POSITION DESCRIPTION

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• Full Time

Serves as an art therapist and counselor for undergraduate and graduate students; advises faculty and staff as to the mental health needs of students; offers programs/workshops to students and staff on topics of interest (e.g. drug abuse, sexual assault); available for consultation with faculty and staff, particularly around crises that occur on campus, including after-hours crises.

• Performs intake assessments to determine treatment needs and recommendations for students presenting to Counseling Services.
• Conducts individual and couples brief art therapy, counseling and psychotherapy.
• Provides crisis intervention and emergency coverage to students who are experiencing emotional distress, are a danger to self or others, or are in need of immediate hospitalization either directly or through community mental health agencies.
• Available for consultation with faculty and staff, particularly around crises that occur on campus, including after-hours crises
• Provides consultation back-up to faculty and staff when Director is unavailable.
• Conducts outreach programming focused on the developmental needs of the students, that maximizes their potential to benefit from the academic experience at SAIC, and that is informed by the practice of art therapy.  
• Provides consultation regarding individual students to faculty, staff, family members, and other mental health professionals as needed within the bounds of the confidential art therapy/counseling/psychotherapy relationship.
• With the Counseling Services leadership, develops and implements philosophy, policies, and procedures of counseling service operations.
• Attends regular counseling services and OSA staff meetings.
• Tabulates record of clinical activity each semester/year.

ABOUT SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

For more than 150 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been a leader in educating the world’s most influential artists, designers and scholars. Located in downtown Chicago with a fine arts graduate program consistently ranking among the top four graduate fine arts programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, SAIC provides an interdisciplinary approach to art and design as well as world-class resources, including the Art Institute of Chicago museum, on-campus galleries and state-of-the-art facilities. SAIC’s undergraduate, graduate and post-baccalaureate students have the freedom to take risks and create the bold ideas that transform Chicago and the world—as seen through notable alumni and faculty such as Michelle Grabner, David Sedaris, Elizabeth Murray, Richard Hunt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Cynthia Rowley, Nick Cave, and LeRoy Neiman.