1. Can you describe your experience and qualifications as an art therapist, particularly in relation to trauma-informed practice? Can you describe your experience and qualifications as an art therapist, particularly in relation to trauma-informed practice?
2. Could you share a specific example of a successful group art therapy intervention you have facilitated? What were the outcomes? Could you share a specific example of a successful group art therapy intervention you have facilitated? What were the outcomes?
3. What techniques or approaches do you find most effective when working with service users in both brief and longer interventions? What techniques or approaches do you find most effective when working with service users in both brief and longer interventions?
4. How do you approach working independently while ensuring that your interventions align with the objectives of a multi-disciplinary team? How do you approach working independently while ensuring that your interventions align with the objectives of a multi-disciplinary team?
5. Can you provide an example of how you’ve managed risk while working collaboratively with other mental health professionals? Can you provide an example of how you’ve managed risk while working collaboratively with other mental health professionals?
6. How familiar are you with using outcome measures, clinical audits, and research in evaluating your therapy practices? Can you give an example from your previous work? How familiar are you with using outcome measures, clinical audits, and research in evaluating your therapy practices? Can you give an example from your previous work?
7. In your opinion, what is the role of creativity in supporting a person's health and autonomy? How have you incorporated this into your practice? In your opinion, what is the role of creativity in supporting a person's health and autonomy? How have you incorporated this into your practice?
8. How would you go about developing your part of the service in liaison with both inpatient and community teams? How would you go about developing your part of the service in liaison with both inpatient and community teams?
9. As the postholder is expected to support the wider team through formulation, could you explain your understanding of formulation in art therapy and how you would apply it? As the postholder is expected to support the wider team through formulation, could you explain your understanding of formulation in art therapy and how you would apply it?
10. With Tuesdays being a core team day, how do you see your role contributing to the overall effectiveness of the arts therapies service? With Tuesdays being a core team day, how do you see your role contributing to the overall effectiveness of the arts therapies service?
11. Given the diversity of the service user population at West London NHS Trust, how do you ensure that your therapeutic approaches are sensitive to cultural differences? Given the diversity of the service user population at West London NHS Trust, how do you ensure that your therapeutic approaches are sensitive to cultural differences?
12. Sharing your experience, how do you adapt your interventions to meet the varied needs of service users from different backgrounds? Sharing your experience, how do you adapt your interventions to meet the varied needs of service users from different backgrounds?
13. What strategies do you implement for your ongoing professional development as an art therapist? What strategies do you implement for your ongoing professional development as an art therapist?
14. Can you discuss a challenge you faced in your previous role and how you overcame it, particularly in relation to working with diverse service users? Can you discuss a challenge you faced in your previous role and how you overcame it, particularly in relation to working with diverse service users?
15. How do you envision your contribution to enhancing the evidence base for art therapy within this service, especially with regard to research and clinical outcomes? How do you envision your contribution to enhancing the evidence base for art therapy within this service, especially with regard to research and clinical outcomes?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
Good luck!