Creative Arts Therapy Intern (Limited Permit)
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Job Description
About Company
The company is located in Brooklyn, NY, and appears to be a healthcare facility, likely a long-term care or residential setting, given the mention of “residents” and “end-of-life care.” It has a “Therapeutic Recreation Department” that integrates clinical and recreational services.
Job Description, Detailed
• Job Title: Creative Arts Therapy Intern (Limited Permit)
• Department: Therapeutic Recreation Department
• Location: Brooklyn, NY
• Reporting Structure: Works under limited permit supervision.
• Summary:
This role involves providing both clinical and recreational group activities that are specifically tailored to the needs and abilities of residents. The intern will utilize creative arts therapy interventions to support residents’ emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being, including specialized care for end-of-life situations. The intern will also contribute to special programs, educational initiatives, and the overall departmental goals, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards.
• Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards:
• Conduct comprehensive assessments at the initial visit for residents.
• Complete an initial patient profile within 7 days of admission, as assigned by the Director of Recreation.
• Develop an individualized care plan within 10 days of admission.
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary care plan meetings, contributing clinical observations and therapy goals aligned with person-centered care plans.
• Continuously monitor resident progress and recommend necessary adjustments to care plans.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation, including daily participation records, progress notes, interdisciplinary care plans, and quarterly evaluations, in adherence to facility policies.
• Engage in quality improvement activities pertinent to the recreation department.
• Clearly identify and document residents’ primary physical, psychosocial, or spiritual needs through interviews and clinical observation.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of residents’, patients’, and family information.
• Effectively elicit and/or reflect the current primary physical, psychosocial, or spiritual concerns of the patient/family through interviews and clinical observation of non-verbal indicators.
• Utilize effective counseling skills to gather assessment information, including open-ended questions, empathetic listening, reflecting/re-phrasing responses, and validation of appropriate thoughts, feelings & behaviors.
• Display a compassionate and non-judgmental attitude towards problems and challenges.
• Incorporate and document discipline-specific interventions into the overall plan-of-care goals, with ongoing updates as needed.
• Qualifications & Requirements:
• Education: Master’s or doctoral degree in Creative Arts Therapy from a program registered by the New York State Education Department as licensure-qualifying or deemed substantially equivalent.
• Licensure/Permit: Must be eligible for a limited permit (CAT-P) in New York State.
• Experience:
• Prior clinical internship experience in a healthcare, mental health, or community setting as part of a Creative Arts Therapy graduate program is required.
• Experience with older adults or in long-term care is preferred but not required.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Word Processing, spreadsheet software, and electronic medical records.
• Professional Affiliation: Active membership in a relevant national creative arts therapy association (e.g., AATA, ADTA, NADTA) is strongly preferred.
