The job is based at a children's hospice and residential centre.
To use movement and dance as a method of expression to help individuals explore their feelings without necessarily having to talk or communicate in the traditional manner.
To work with children and adolescents up to the age of 18 who have:
- Emotional or mental health needs
- Physical disabilities
- Personal development needs.
To provide 1-to-1 or group sessions, open or closed, for family and carers of individuals accessing the hospice.
- To develop the idea that movement reflects an individual's thoughts and feelings
- To acknowledge and support clients’ movements
- To encourage the development of new movement patterns and emotional experiences
- To enable personal, emotional, cognitive, spiritual, physical and social integration and development
Responsibilities
- Observe your clients' physical movement to assess their behavioural, cognitive or emotional state
- Plan a series of movement sessions around a particular client or client group's requirements
- Deliver therapy sessions with a variety of clients individually or in groups
- Help clients overcome physical, personal and emotional difficulties through the medium of movement
- Create a safe environment in which feelings can be contained, acknowledged and communicated
- Work through areas of personal conflict by interacting with your clients, either individually or in groups
- Identify appropriate music resources and create props for sessions
- Encourage your clients to interact positively with each other, using role play and other techniques
- Write reports, update client records and complete general administrative work
- Attend clinical supervision sessions and, in some cases, provide reflective spaces to other therapists
- Liaise with colleagues/other professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Share relevant information about your clients with colleagues and relatives, while adhering to ethical codes and rules of confidentiality.
Job Types: Part-time, Freelance
Part-time hours: 8 per week
Salary: £200.00 per day
Benefits:
- Casual dress
Schedule:
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Master's (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- ADMP registration (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Richard House - DMP
Expected start date: 11/07/2023
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