Project Create seeks Community-Based Art Therapists - $50 to $100/hour
Project Create is seeking Art Therapists, Expressive Arts Therapists, Music Therapists and/or Dance/Movement Therapists to provide weekly group art therapy sessions with children and youth in our community partnership sites and at our arts center in Anacostia. The Therapist is responsible for planning and implementing discipline-specific therapeutic services for the assigned program.
Project Create contractors enjoy a rewarding and hands-on experience working with children and youth in an engaging group workshop setting. Sessions are typically held on weekdays during out-of-school-time hours, but some classes take place during the school day and on weekends. Most courses are scheduled weekly for 10 to 16 consecutive weeks on a semesterly basis.
This position is an independent contractor position, and hours range from 1 to 10 hours weekly, depending on organizational need. Local travel to Anacostia studio and partner sites East of the River and throughout greater Washington DC metro area.
$50-100/hour for teaching (commensurate with experience)
$25/hour paid administrative and planning time
“Our HeART Space Program was created in 2020 to provide Project Create elementary-age students and their family members with a healing space to come together to acknowledge the emotional toll of the COVID-19 pandemic. In groups of up to six families, through 2-hour weekly sessions guided by experienced art therapists, our HeART Space family groups leverage the creative process within a psychotherapeutic relationship. The groups focus on building coping mechanisms, increasing emotional wellness, decreasing anxiety, and building resilience by sharing stress management skills and helping families build social connections. Through creative techniques such as drawing, painting, collage, coloring, and sculpting, participants express themselves and move towards healing.
Thanks to grant funding, all HeART Space programs at the Project Create Arts Center are offered at no cost to participants.
Our HeART Space Program has been so well-received that we are planning to expand our groups beyond families to include middle and high school students, parents, and young adults. Stay tuned!”