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Clinical Counsellor Jobs in Lawrencetown at Edgewood Health Network Inc
Title: Clinical Counsellor
Company: Edgewood Health Network Inc
Location: Lawrencetown
Category: Healthcare, Social Work
Location: Lawrencetown
EHN Canada is the nation’s largest private network of industry-leading mental health, trauma, and addiction treatment facilities, each with a passion for providing quality treatment for Canadians. We are committed to both caring for our patients and supporting their loved ones. With over 100 years of collective experience, our inpatient, outpatient, and online programs are offered across the country, providing essentialcompassionate careto patients wherever they are.
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The Clinician will provide high quality case management, clinical treatment,advocacy, individual and group therapy to clients for issues related to Operational Stress Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, with co-occurring mental health and addiction issues. The incumbent is a member of aninterdisciplinaryteam and is responsible for active participation ininterdisciplinarytreatment team meetings and resident centered care planning. Case coordination andcommunicationacross an inter-professional team is an integral component of the role.
Additionally counsellor is responsible for communicating with referral agencies, offering support, and guidance to clients and their families.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provision of individual treatment,educationand ongoing assessment of progress to patients using evidence-based modalities including: cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), mindfulness, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), interpersonal therapy, and trauma-informed care
Facilitation of abstinence-based, relapsepreventionindividual and group basededucationand content
Identification of treatment goals with patients, coordinating across broader clinical teams when appropriate.
Delivery of high quality psycho educational and process groups using evidence-based modalities.
Case coordination andcommunicationacross an inter-professional team both within the company and with external providers.
Collaborationwith other stakeholders in the development, implementation and follow-up of the patient’s aftercare plan including referrals to abstinence-based recovery programs (e.g. AA, CA, NA, SMART, etc). Prepare comprehensive discharge summaries in timely manner.
Completion of detailed documentation and charting appropriately and in a timely manner in accordance with relevant company standards.
Liaise with patient’s family, referral sources, community providers, EAP representatives, case managers and other members of the circle of care on a regular and timely basis.
Engage in personal and professional development, maintain appropriate professional associations, and provide current documentation to the Human Resources Department.
Other duties as assigned, including providing coverage in other programs as required.
Qualifications:
Completion of a Master’s degree program in Counselling, Social Work, Psychotherapy
Registration in good standing as required by professional body, e.g. CCPA, BCACC, CCAC, NSCCT, Nova Scotia College of Social Workers.
Experience is an asset however new graduates are encouraged to apply. Experience facilitating group programs and therapeutic groups is required.
Experience working in a residential mental health and addiction treatment setting is considered a strong asset.
Knowledge of abstinence-based community resources and supports is considered…
