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Catholic Family Services a community-based, non profit organization which provides professional individual, marriage and family counselling as well offers Life Improvement Programs is:
Accepting Applications
For a
Part-time counselor(21 hrs./wk.) to work directly with families participating in the Strengthening Families Program
A Masters Degree in Marriage and Family counselling or related field is preferred. Applicants with a Bachelors Degree in a related field with 2-3 experience will also be considered.
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
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not applicable
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
Specific Skills
- Write reports (assessment, follow-up, progress, court reports, etc.)
- Prepare case histories
- 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
- Counsel clients and provide psychotherapy
- Assess clients' problems
- Identify additional/alternative services and provide referrals
- Liaise with communities
- Facilitate groups
Work Setting
- Counselling centres
- Community service organization
Client Population
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Families
- Children
- Aboriginal groups
- Culturally diverse groups
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Females
- Males
Work Location Information
- Work in employer's/client's home
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
Area of Counselling Specialization
- Substance abuse
- Stress management
- Sexual abuse and trauma recovery
- Personal growth and self-development
- Life transitions
- Depression
- Crisis intervention
- Conflict resolution
- Childhood and adolescent issues
- Behaviour disorders
- Anger management
- Cross cultural issues