Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) - Critical ...

Job Summary The Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) provides therapeutic individual and group activities for youth that utilize a creative and trauma-informed approach. Interventions include, but are not limited to, utilizing art, play, music, dance, socialization and social skills groups, and recreation to support the youth to manage emotions, loss, stress and trauma and to build meaningful connections in their community. The LCAT provides these services both in the community and in the Transitional Bed setting. This is a full-time (40 hours) position on Monday - Friday, day shift schedule. Based at our 1183 Monroe Ave Campus in Rochester, NY with some travel on the job throughout Hillside's Monroe Region occasionally required. Essential Job functions + Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, including the program Clinician who serves as the youthu2019s primary therapist, to ensure creative interventions support the youthu2019s broader psychotherapeutic goals. + Partner with Behavior Analysts to align arts-based sensory and recreational goals with behavioral plans, and with the mental health therapist to monitor the impacts of treatment. + Design and implement therapeutic recreation activitiesu2014such as community outings, adaptive sports, and social clubsu2014that align with the youthu2019s clinical and personal interests and goals. + Support youth during high-stimulation recreational activities, providing immediate crisis intervention and de-escalation in coordination with the program staff. + Conduct arts-based assessments that provide the team with insights into client trauma, cognitive functioning, and diagnostic nuances. + Co-lead therapeutic groups in collaboration with other team members, utilizing creative modalities to break through resistance or facilitate communication in family or peer dynamics. + Execute trauma-informed de-escalation techniques that support the youthu2019s safety plan. + Coordinate with the team to ensure a

Created: 2026-03-11