Are you a professionally registered Creative Arts Therapist (e.g., Art Therapist, Music Therapist, Drama Therapist) in Australia with a Master's degree in your specific modality? Are you passionate about leveraging the therapeutic power of creative processes to support mental health and well-being, and adept at delivering services via telehealth? Mentalzon.com invites innovative and skilled Creative Arts Therapists to join our platform, connecting you with clients across Australia seeking your unique therapeutic expertise.

About Mentalzon.com:

Mentalzon.com is a forward-thinking platform dedicated to broadening access to diverse and high-quality mental health and therapeutic services. We deeply value the unique contributions of Creative Arts Therapists in facilitating expression, insight, and healing. Our platform empowers you to establish or grow your independent private practice, offering autonomy, secure technology, and a way to reach individuals who can benefit from your specialized skills in art therapy, music therapy, drama therapy, or other recognized creative arts therapy modalities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver Remote Creative Arts Therapy Sessions: Provide individual or group (if appropriate for platform and your setup) creative arts therapy sessions via secure telehealth, utilizing your specific modality (e.g., art-making, music engagement, dramatic enactment).
• Conduct Therapeutic Assessments: Employ creative and verbal methods to assess client needs, strengths, and therapeutic goals within a psychotherapeutic framework.
• Develop Client-Centred Treatment Plans: Collaboratively develop treatment plans that integrate creative processes to address therapeutic aims such as emotional expression, stress reduction, trauma processing, self-awareness, and interpersonal skills development.
• Facilitate Therapeutic Creative Processes: Guide clients through therapeutic experiences using your specific creative arts modality, fostering insight, emotional regulation, communication, and overall well-being.
• Adapt Interventions for Telehealth: Skilfully adapt creative arts therapy techniques for effective and engaging remote delivery, considering client resources and the online environment.
• Maintain Professional Records: Ensure accurate, confidential, and timely documentation of client sessions, progress, and treatment plans, adhering to the ethical codes and practice standards of your professional association (e.g., ANZACATA) and Australian privacy legislation (e.g., Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)).
• Uphold Ethical and Professional Standards: Practice strictly in accordance with the Code of Ethics and Practice Standards of your recognized professional creative arts therapy association (e.g., ANZACATA).
• Liaison and Collaboration: With client consent, liaise with other health professionals, support coordinators (for NDIS participants), or family members when appropriate to support holistic care.

Essential Requirements:

• Professional Registration: Current professional clinical registration with a leading Australian or Australasian creative arts therapy association, such as:
  • ANZACATA (Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association): e.g., Registered Arts Therapist (AThR), Registered Music Therapist (RMT).
  • AMTA (Australian Music Therapy Association): For Registered Music Therapists (RMTs), if not registered via ANZACATA.
  • Equivalent professional-level registration with a recognized body for other specific creative arts therapy modalities (e.g., Drama Therapy) that uphold comparable standards of training, supervised practice, and ethics.
• Education: Successful completion of a Master's degree (AQF Level 9) in a specific creative arts therapy discipline (e.g., Master of Art Therapy, Master of Music Therapy, Master of Drama Therapy, Master of Dance Movement Therapy) from a university program recognized by ANZACATA or the relevant professional body.
• Supervised Clinical Practice: Verifiable completion of supervised clinical practice hours as required for professional registration by your association.
• Experience: Proven post-qualification experience in providing creative arts therapy in a clinical or community setting.
• Right to Work: Must possess the legal right to work on a self-employed basis within Australia.
• Technical Proficiency: Competence in using secure video conferencing platforms for therapy delivery. Ability to guide clients in using available creative materials or adapting processes for a telehealth context.
• Professional Environment: Access to a stable high-speed internet connection and a private, secure, and professional workspace suitable for conducting confidential creative arts therapy sessions remotely (considering space for movement or materials if applicable).
• Professional Indemnity Insurance: Current professional indemnity insurance specifically covering your creative arts therapy practice (including telehealth) in Australia.
• Commitment to Professional Standards: Adherence to ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and supervision requirements as stipulated by your professional association.

Desirable Requirements:

• Registered NDIS Provider: Current registration as a provider with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and experience delivering creative arts therapies under NDIS funding.
• Telehealth Experience: Demonstrated experience and/or specific training in delivering creative arts therapies effectively via telehealth.
• Private Practice Experience: Previous experience in establishing or working in a private creative arts therapy practice.
• Specialization: Experience or specialization in working with particular client populations (e.g., children, adolescents, adults with mental health conditions, individuals with disabilities, trauma survivors, aged care).
• Familiarity with a range of digital tools that can support remote creative arts therapy.

Conditions of Engagement (Self-Employed Basis for Private Practice):

• Autonomy and Flexibility: Design your own work schedule, manage your client load, and tailor your therapeutic approach within the ethical framework of your profession.
• Work Remotely from Anywhere in Australia: Provide services from any suitable location within Australia.
• Private Billing / NDIS Funding:
  • Establish your own competitive sessional rates for private creative arts therapy services.
  • Services may be funded by NDIS participants if you are a registered NDIS provider and the therapy aligns with their plan goals.
  • Important Note: Creative Arts Therapy services, when provided solely under that professional title, are not eligible for Medicare rebates. Clients will typically be paying privately or through NDIS funding.
  • (Typical private creative arts therapy rates in Australia can range from AUD $120 - $200+ per session. NDIS rates are guided by the NDIS Price Guide).
• Platform Visibility: Gain access to clients actively seeking specialized creative arts therapy services through Mentalzon.com.
• Focus on Therapeutic Work: Our platform aims to facilitate client connections, allowing you to concentrate on your core therapeutic practice.

How to Join Mentalzon.com:

1. Create Your Profile: Register on Mentalzon.com, detailing your Master's qualification, professional registration (e.g., ANZACATA AThR/RMT, AMTA RMT), NDIS provider status (if applicable), specific creative arts therapy modality, areas of expertise, and therapeutic approach.
2. Upload Verification Documents: Submit copies of your Master's degree, certificate of current professional registration, proof of identity, details of your professional indemnity insurance, and NDIS provider registration (if applicable).
3. Verification Process: Our team will review and verify your credentials and professional standing.
4. Set Your Availability and Services: Define your working hours, the types of creative arts therapy services you offer, and your fee structure.
5. Engage with Clients: Start receiving enquiries for private consultations. Manage all aspects of client engagement, including fee structures (private or NDIS), directly with your clients in accordance with professional and ethical standards.

Why Partner with Mentalzon.com as a Creative Arts Therapist?

• Showcase Your Unique Skills: Offer your specialized creative arts therapy approach to a broader audience.
• Practice Your Way: Enjoy the freedom to build a telehealth practice that aligns with your professional philosophy and client needs.
• Clinical Independence: Maintain full autonomy in your clinical reasoning and therapeutic application of creative processes.
• Transparent Collaboration: Free registration to join. Mentalzon.com is designed to support your independent practice; any platform service fees will be clearly communicated.
• Enhance Accessibility: Help make creative arts therapies more accessible to individuals across Australia, regardless of their location.

If you are a professionally registered Creative Arts Therapist in Australia with a relevant Master's degree, committed to ethical and impactful practice, and ready to embrace telehealth, we invite you to connect with Mentalzon.com.

Note: A Master's degree in a specific creative arts therapy modality and current professional clinical registration with ANZACATA (or equivalent recognized professional body for your specific discipline) are essential for practitioners on this platform. Services offered are typically on a private fee-paying or NDIS-funded basis and are not eligible for Medicare rebates when provided under the title of Creative Arts Therapist. This opportunity is for self-employed practitioners. You are responsible for ensuring full compliance with all professional, ethical, and legal requirements for your practice in Australia.