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Job Title: PT Music Therapist
Level/Salary Range: Dependent on experience
Car Required: Yes
Contact: Mark Bottos

Send resume to Mark via fax to 215-637-2079, email at mbottos@kardoninstitute.org, or mail to Kardon Institute, 10700 Knights Road, Philadelphia PA 19114

Job Responsibilities
-Responsible for providing music therapy in individual and group settings
-Maintaining timely and detailed documentation

Qualifications and Education Requirements
Master’s level therapist or Bachelor’s level with a minimum of two years experience.
Board certified
LPC preferred but not necessary

Preferred Skills
Experience in behavioral health care for at-risk youth preferred. Experience with children and adults with developmental disabilities will be considered.

Internships

Beginning and ending dates:  We offer a part-time internship as a National Roster Internship Program credentialed by the AMTA.   This style of internship typically begins the first week of September and ends the final week of June, but can be adjusted to meet the school and students requirements.  This schedule is conducive to the nature of some of KIAT’s programming which follow a school year calendar.  By having the interns follow the same calendar, our clients have continuity of programming, and our interns experience one entire programmatic year for these programs at KIAT.  With time off for holidays, this creates a 40-week internship, with the intern working an average of 26 hours per week.  Many of our other programs have transitioned to a full-year schedule including our In-House Programs and many Community Connections Programs allowing for greater flexibility in the internship schedule, while maintaining the 40-week internship structure and an average of 26 hours per week.  We also offer a University Affiliated Internship through Temple University, Immaculata University and Drexel University.  Beginning and ending dates follow the semester or quarter schedule with some deviations to maintain continuity of treatment for clients.

Work schedules for interns: Typically, an intern works two days a week at one or two Community Connections sites, and one full day or two half days per week  in the In-House Program.  The exact schedule, sites and populations will vary with each intern, though you can be assured of working in at least two different locations (most accessible by public transportation) and with a mix of populations/ages.  University Affiliated interns follow the schedule agreed upon by the academic supervisor and site supervisor and/or CTD.

Facilities
Kardon has four music studios with observation rooms at its own location and one studio at each of the Community locations. Each is well stocked with a variety of musical instruments. Facilities at the Community Connections sites vary, but in all cases, KIAT assures that they are adequate. There is also a library at Kardon Institute; in addition to a wide selection of books and journals about Creative Arts Therapies, its holdings include both printed and recorded music.

The Internship Experience
Several factors set KIAT’s internship apart from the rest. It is a unique organization where the Creative Arts Therapies are very highly valued and supported. The intern’s experience will be varied and will consist of an unusually high proportion of direct service, i.e., time spent conducting music therapy sessions in relation to time spent documenting or attending meetings. As a part-time internship, this program is ideal for interns who need or want to work during their internship, and Philadelphia is a dynamic city with a great selection of entertainment and cultural events.

Download: Internship Application

For more details, contact Scott Horowitz at shorowitz@kardoninstitute.org

Art Therapy internships may be available to students currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate school art therapy programs.  For more information please contact Marissa Householder, MA, ATR-BC, LPC at mhouseholder@kardoninstitute.org