Walden - Dance​/Movement Therapy Group Leader

Walden - Dance/Movement Therapy Group Leader

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Walden Behavioral Care is one of the only rapidly growing, leading national specialty healthcare systems dedicated to serving all genders and offering the full continuum of care for people with all types of eating disorders. We currently have 4 locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Over the past 15 years, utilizing our state‑of‑the‑art evidence‑based, personalized approach to care, we have helped over 20,000 people on their road to recovery.

Headquartered in Massachusetts, we have over 450 employees who are dedicated to helping people with eating disorders get the help they need and deserve.

The Dance/Movement Therapy Group Leader position provides inpatient and residential group treatment and individual consults to support individuals experiencing mental illness, inclusive of eating disorders.

Hours/Shift: 24hrs/week, including 1 weekend day a month

Pay: $67,000.00-$ depending on experience and license

• Conduct 10-12 multi-modal groups a week with adolescents and adults, and document group attendance and activity in the medical record and individualized treatment plan. Group content focused on dance/movement therapy for individuals with eating disorders.
• Participate in daily rounds as time allows, and communicate daily with members of the treatment teams on patient progress and
• Conduct the Expressive Therapy consultations as needed. Review content and share pertinent information with the treatment team and program staff.
• Develop and update group syllabus for skills-based, process-oriented, and educational groups.
• Collaborate on the organization, cleaning, and ordering of materials for the movement room used by the entire building.
• Participate in weekend tasks, at a maximum of one weekend day a month, with a flexible weekday off in compensation (“comp day”) to be applied in agreement with your supervisor.
• Collect outcome and quality data as required for reports; prepare required reports as needed.
• Work with clinical teams to ensure clients have access to and are participating in pro‑social activities.
• Attend required supervision meetings, staff meetings.
• Teach group skills and therapeutic content to students, interns, and program staff as needed.
• Assist the treatment team in coordinating referrals for internal and external services.

• Master’s Degree in expressive arts therapy (preferred, or in training)
• Experience of certification in expressive art therapies preferred

• Experience providing groups in a mental health setting, preferably in an eating disorder or inpatient psychiatric setting
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a mental health setting

• Preferred to have LCSW, LMHC, R‑DMT (registered dance movement therapist), or in training.
• CPR certification, required

• Must possess knowledge of psychiatric group process, therapeutic relationships processes, age‑specific growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, crisis management with aggressive behaviors.
• Demonstrated capacity to create group ideas and therapeutic group interventions.
• Knowledge of behavioral health, including group treatment modalities.
• Crisis management skills and group intervention skills with clients.
• Strong clinical and patient counseling skills.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.