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The Walk-In Counsellor provides solution focused, client centered, and outcome-informed counselling services in a single session brief therapy Walk-In clinic setting. Services are wellness focused and and based on brief-intervention practices. Ability to assess high-risk situations and engage in risk assessment.
Work as a team player with other CFSPA staff.
Participate fully in individual and group clinical supervision and team meetings. Must be a member in good standing with an accredited professional association.
Criminal record check required.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- 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
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
- Public transportation is available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Registered Clinical Counsellor
- Registered Marriage and Family Therapist
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
- Counsel clients and provide psychotherapy
- Assess clients' problems
- Identify additional/alternative services and provide referrals
- Knowledge of 12 step philosophy
- Liaise with communities
- Teach life skills
Work Setting
- Social service agency
- Counselling centres
- Community service organization
Client Population
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Seniors
- Families
- Couples
- Children
- Aboriginal groups
- Culturally diverse groups
- Young offenders
- Persons who are deaf/hard of hearing
- Persons with intellectual disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Females
- Males
- Homeless
Work Location Information
- Urban area
- Willing to relocate
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Large workload
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Driver's validity licence check
Area of Counselling Specialization
- Substance abuse
- Stress management
- Sexual abuse and trauma recovery
- Personal growth and self-development
- Life transitions
- Family and marriage
- Depression
- Crisis intervention
- Conflict resolution
- Compulsive gambling
- Childhood and adolescent issues
- Behaviour disorders
- Bereavement
- Assertiveness training
- Anger management
- Anxiety/panic
- Cross cultural issues
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