Volunteer and/or internships available at GMHC

[Guest guest]

Greetings colleagues!

I am happy to announce this call for volunteers and/or second year interns

interested in providing art psychotherapy services for the Mental Health &

Substance Use Counseling Program at Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC). In this setting, clinicians will

provide art psychotherapy services to a diverse population of adults (men and

women) with a broad range of presenting problems and diagnoses.

Volunteers/interns will have the opportunity to provide the following services

to clients: biopsychosocial assessments and weekly psychotherapy for

individuals, couples, and groups.

Candidates must possess the following requirements:

- Hold a masters’ level degree from an accredited Art Therapy/Expressive Arts

Therapy program or be enrolled as a second year student in an accredited

graduate level Art Therapy/Expressive Art Therapy program.

- Previous experience providing services to an adult population. Experience

working with HIV and LGBT populations preferred. Spanish speaking is a plus.

Interest in technology as related to art therapy is a plus.

- Ability to make a minimum commitment of 6 months, 2 days per week to the

agency (hours are flexible and will be arranged based on the volunteer/intern's

availability and supervisory needs). The ability to start this summer is a plus.

In exchange for volunteering/interning candidate will receive:

-Weekly individual clinical/administrative supervision by an ATR-BC, LCAT

(hours will count towards LCAT or masters level program requirements)

-An opportunity for a broad range of clinical opportunities

-Opportunity to work with a dynamic team of clinical social workers, art

therapists, and mental health counselors

-Opportunity to attend weekly mental health team meetings, monthly staff

meetings and professional development trainings held throughout the year on a

broad range of clinical topics related to the client base

-Quality supervision with a supportive and caring supervisor who graduated from

the School of the Art Institute in Chicago and who has been supervising

volunteers/interns for many years.

If you are interested, please contact me – Basia Mosinski,

Assistant Director of Mental Health at GMHC and AATA Technology Committee

Chair- by email (preferred). Please send resume and cover letter to barbaram@...

Or contact me by phone 212 367-1019.

**Also, if you know someone else who might be interested in this opportunity

please forward this post.Sincerely,Barbara Basia Mosinski