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Position Summary
The WDN Addictions Counsellor is part of our Integrated Team.  They conduct therapy sessions and meet regularly with clients and families to treat, manage, and overcome Addiction Related issues. As a WDN Addictions Counsellors work to improve the effectiveness of client treatment plans by building trust with patients, balancing complex issues and consequences, and ensuring patients have a functional support system to assist with recovery.
Primary Duties
    Perform patient screening and assessments.
    Conduct individual or group therapy sessions to build rapport with patients and discuss ongoing treatment plans.
    Facilitate crisis interventions for patients as necessary.  
    Identify traits that may affect a patient's treatment and providing them with tools to mitigate these obstacles.
    Collaborate with medical professionals in a multi-disciplinary treatment team
    Develop treatment plans specific to each patient's substance use or behavioral addiction patterns, physical and mental health, and life goals
    Provide educational and prevention programs, pretreatment assessments and referrals to treatment centers to members of the Community who are experiencing problems with addictions
    Refer patients to other health or Wellbeing resources as required.  
    Complete necessary reporting and maintain records as required.
    Adhere to all safety regulations, procedures, and safe work practices, including the successful completion of required Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) training; and
    Other related duties as assigned.