Art therapist- Beirut

RESPONSIBILITIES & OBJECTIVES

• Conducting art therapy sessions with patients using various types of visual art, including drawing, sculpting, painting, ceramics, and clay modeling.
• planning and facilitating activities
• maintaining the workshop and equipment
• listening to beneficiaries and advising them on suitable activities
• organizing and carrying out group workshops, for kids and families.
• encouraging members of the group to relate to each other through their art
• liaising with other team members, including social workers, animators, drama therapist and psychologist.
• attending seminars, workshops and conferences related to the job
• safely refer beneficiaries to social workers/ psychologist when needed
• Discussing patients’ artworks with them to evaluate the meaning and emotions behind the artworks.
• Developing suitable art therapy programs for beneficiaries based on their needs, and preferred forms of artistic expression.
• Teaching beneficiaries coping skills and strategies to enable them to deal with challenging and traumatic experiences.
• Maintaining detailed records of beneficiaries' progress as well as observations made during art therapy sessions.
• Presenting reports of the sessions and beneficiaries’ progress.