COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Since October 2011, Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities (THKMC) was incorporated as a charity with an IPC status to provide multiple social and welfare services to the community at large.
THKMC provides assistance to the various groups in our community through more than 60 programmes and services for the elderly and the sick, families, persons with disabilities, and children. We help anyone in need with full respect to their race, colour, creed, language, culture and religion. We have more than 90 programmes and services, reaching out to more than 55,000 people in the community.
Together, as ONETHK – Empowering the Community.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As an Art Therapist, you will be a part of a multi-disciplinary team in the rehabilitation and habilitation of residents and clients with intellectual disabilities and co-morbidities. You seek to establish a connection with residents/clients in the pursuit of therapeutic goals based on the resident/client’s behavioural profile. The aim is to help residents express emotion and express thoughts using arts as a medium. You work with residents and clients either in groups or on a one-to-one basis.
- Assess the resident/client’s needs and strengths
- Assessing the behaviours of the resident/client
- Plan, conduct, review and assess therapy sessions to monitor effectiveness and to aid the planning of subsequent sessions
- Provide quality and professional art therapy services through individual and group art therapy sessions
- Set relevant and appropriate goals for clients (where applicable)
- Work independently with good interpersonal and communication skills
- Encourage residents/clients to take part in the session
- Encourage residents/clients to use a range of accessible art materials and their own creativity to express themselves
- Help residents/clients to explore the world of art through different art mediums
- Support residents/clients’ creative development and facilitate positive changes in their behaviour and well-being
- Help residents/clients to develop an increased self-awareness
- Write and maintain case notes and reports
- Maintain art therapy space and materials
- Bachelor/Master of Arts from an accredited institution
- Registration with relevant professional body or the Art Therapy Association
- Able to work well with other professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Teamwork and passion to serve the intellectual disabilities
