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Art Therapy for All is continually looking for interns & credentialed art therapists who are interested in per diem, contract, part-time, or full time clinical work and/or providing community art engagements

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Clinical Art Therapist

Location:

You must be located in Los Angeles and willing to commute weekly to zip code 90042 + you can do CA telehealth or virtually if you are a licensed MHC or MFT in WA

Associates are welcome to apply

The Art Therapist will provide individual/ couples/ family/ group clinical art therapy and non-clinical therapeutic art interventions. They may provide community/ organizational/ institutional art-making activities. The Art Therapist will work closely with the Board of Directors. They will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to advance the mission of the organization. Supervision will be provided if you are an ATR-P and/or Associate-level therapist.

Essential Qualifications

  • Graduate degree in Art Therapy, Expressive Therapies, or other Creative Arts Therapies (Dance & Movement therapy, Drama therapy) from an accredited institution

  • Credentialed (ATR-P, ATR, ATR-BC) or similar (REAT, RDT, LCAT)

  • Licensed as a Mental Health/Clinical Professional Counselor (LMHC/LPCC) or LMFT (Associate-level applicants also accepted), or Social Worker (LCSW/ACSW) in WA and/or CA

  • 1 year clinical experience serving diverse clientele (internship acceptable)

  • Strong knowledge of multicultural competencies & cultural humility in art therapy

  • Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

  • Ability to be supervised and accept feedback

  • Has an active personal art practice

  • Has 10+ years work experience (in any position)

  • Has a computer with reliable internet

  • Has reliable means of transportation and is able to travel for events

  • Able to work legally in the United States

  • Accepting of transgender individuals/can navigate they/them pronouns

Highly-desired Qualifications

  • Bilingual (Spanish, Korean, Armenian, Farsi, Taglog/Filipino or any other language)

  • Social justice oriented

  • Familiarity with LGBTQ+ and d/Disability issues

  • Grant-writing or fundraising experience a major plus

  • Nonprofit experience

  • Has/ had a private practice/ willing to learn how to run your own practice

  • Experience working in a community setting and/or doing political activism

  • Have done marketing in any capacity, including social media branding

  • Member of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA)

  • Desire to be on of the Board of Directors

  • People of color are encouraged to apply even if you do not meet all criteria

  • Willing to be trained in Museum Art Therapy/other interventions

  • EMDR trained

  • Knows ERP, ACT, or ICBT for the treatment of OCD

Please include your license # and state, credential numbers, and education in your CV and use the body of your email to display your cover letter, please.

Student Trainees

Need a graduate-level practicum or internship site? We might be able to help!

Please have your internship site requirements handy before you inquire about whether you can intern with us.
We prefer that you attach your school’s site contractin your inquiry email. This step saves us both time if it’s not the right fit.

Location: must be located in California or Utah

You will need your own computer. We are located near Atwater Village for those in Los Angeles and have office space in Westlake for those in Seattle.

Ideal candidate:

  • Mature

  • Great communication

  • Is interested in art, art therapy, working the private/group practice setting, and/or Adlerian Psychology

  • Can do outreach as part of their non-clinical hours

  • Has the ability to be supervised & trained in platforms like EHR

  • Has supervision in a course with their school

  • Accepts feedback with grace and without defensiveness

  • Responds to email & text in a timely fashion

  • Mature, engages in self-regulation and -care

  • Wants to work with queer folks & trauma

  • May want to get EMDR-trained during their internship

  • Will complete notes in 24 hours of session

  • Can communicate outside of working hours in urgent situations

  • Enrolled in a graduate program in the U.S.

  • 5+ years work experience, in any role

  • Is prompt or early

  • Is accepting of transgender and LGBTQ+ individuals; can navigate “they” pronouns

  • Has taken a multicultural competency course or is willing to do a CEU

Highly desired skills:

  • Likes art

  • This is your second career

  • Wants to stay on after internship

  • Is pursuing ATR-P upon graduation

  • Wants to do social media for ATFA

  • Passionate about social justice

  • Interested in being on the Board of Directors

  • Speaks Spanish, universal Armenian, Chinese, Korean, Farsi/Persian, Tagalog/Filipino and/or other language(s), even if rudimentary

  • Interested in being part of a community of art-based therapists and social justice workers

  • Willingness to facilitate groups online or in person

  • Is willing to take part in attracting their own clients through platforms and networking (you will be trained) as if you were in private practice

Interested candidates:

Send a professional email in place of a cover letter

Exemplify your written communication skills. Please note the position you are applying for in the Subject and attach a minimal, legible, PDF Resumé OR academic Curriculum Vitae (CV)

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Change Makers

Position: Board Member

Ideal candidate:

  • Knows something about art therapy or is willing to find out

  • Can commit to 1.5 hours quarterly for online meetings of the board

  • Responds to email in a timely fashion

  • Self-motivated

  • Can manage their own time (except when projects are pressing) without prompting

  • Navigates computers & various software with ease (Google Suite, Microsoft Office)

Highly desired skills:

  • Values art

  • Advertising/Marketing

  • Grant writing and/or fundraising

  • Event planning

  • Is a member of the healthcare community

  • Has existing community partnerships and/or experience with philanthropy

  • Social media literacy

  • Familiarity with or interest in political advocacy

  • Finance knowledge, investments,

  • Nonprofit experience

  • Is a member of the AATA

  • Can attend other meetings and take on special projects

Location:

You can be located anywhere. You must be able to work remotely using reliable Internet and your own computer.

Hours:

The hours commitment for this role vary. Quarterly meetings are 1.5 hours. The board member can take on special projects in addition to meetings and voting.

People of color are encouraged to apply even if they don’t meet all criteria.

VOLUNTEERS

Please email us your availability, what timeframe you are willing to commit to, a resume and letter of recommendation, a comprehensive list of all software you know how to use, and a sample of professional writing in an email.

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