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2 Part Time Mental Health Therapists to provide crisis response & therapeutic support services to the PBCN membership in the communities of Pelican Narrows, Deschambault Lake, Southend, Sandy Bay and Sturgeon Landing. Positions are based out of Prince Albert office, the services will be provided exclusively in the above communities and therefore requires extensive travel. The Mental Health Therapists will work closely with the Elders & Holistic Health team & be an integral part of the community, multi disciplinary health services team and be responsible for providing the following services within a team approach and utilizing evidence informed and best practices in the areas of: Crisis prevention, intervention and aftercare; Individual, family and community assessments, interventions and therapeutic supports (addictions, grief & loss, anxiety and depression and other mental health and behavioural conditions/disorders); Case management; Policy, procedures, protocols and program development; Membershiip and capacity development with community Holistic Health and Nursing staff.
These positions liaises and collaborates with other professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses and physicians in treatment, planning and implementation.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Registered Clinical Counsellor
- Membership with a provincial association for marriage and family therapy
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
Specific Skills
- Write reports (assessment, follow-up, progress, court reports, etc.)
- Interview clients
- Follow up results of counselling programs and clients' adjustment
- Evaluate clients' progress in resolving identified problems and movement towards defined objectives
- Evaluate effectiveness of counselling programs and interventions
- Develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and means of attaining them
- Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
- Conduct Research
- Assess clients' problems
- Liaise with communities
Work Setting
- Health care facility
Client Population
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Seniors
- Families
- Couples
- Children
- Aboriginal groups
- Young offenders
- Persons with intellectual disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Persons with learning disabilities
- Females
- Males
Work Location Information
- Staff accommodation available
- Rural community
- Remote location
- Various locations
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Large caseload
- Large workload
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Child welfare check
- Driver's validity licence check
Area of Counselling Specialization
- Substance abuse
- Stress management
- Sexual abuse and trauma recovery
- Family and marriage
- Depression
- Crisis intervention
- Conflict resolution
- Childhood and adolescent issues
- Behaviour disorders
- Bereavement
- Anger management
- Anxiety/panic
- Cross cultural issues
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