Mental Health Therapist

Job title:

Mental Health Therapist

Company

CASA Mental Health

Job description

Join CASA Mental Health in shaping a brighter future for children, youth and families by providing them with timely mental health care and empowering them to thrive.Job DetailsWage range: $43.17 to $55.39
Shift structure: Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day
Primary location: CASA Centre
Union: In-scope
FTE: Up to 1.0 FTE (36.25 hours per week)
Status: PermanentAbout the Role:The Trauma program nurtures connection and safety in the caregiver-child relationship after experiencing trauma. Children and youth may come into the program via one of three streams: the Outpatient Trauma Clinic, the Trauma and Attachment Group (TAG) or Consultative Services.The Mental Health Therapist will:

• Work with the CASA team and external supports to provide high-quality, trauma-focused mental health therapies to children, teens and families.
• Help caregivers with children with exceptional needs build specialized parenting skills.
• Formulate diagnoses as appropriate, using the DSM-5-TR and other diagnostic tools.
• Provide clinical input to Therapy Support Navigators providing case management and wrap-around care for patients and families.
• Conduct case management functions, including convening case conferences and liaising with CASA therapists and psychiatrists, community services and other professionals involved with the child and family.
• Coordinate consultation to others therapists or external partners as appropriate.
• Provide supervision or preceptorship for student placements.
• Contribute to staff knowledge and understanding of discipline-specific issues.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work (with psycho-social intervention designation) or occupational therapy.
• Current registration in good standing with a professional college identified under the Health Professions Act.
• A minimum of two years of clinical practice in child and family mental health and/or youth addictions.
• Demonstrated ability to practice culturally-safe therapeutic interventions.
• Knowledge of and experience in supporting the healing of children and youth who have experienced trauma.
• Knowledge of and experience in bottom-up and top-down modalities is an asset.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.

Conditions of Employment

• A satisfactory Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Intervention Check. This would be the financial responsibility of the successful candidate.
• Ability to pass and maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification (training provided by CASA), as well as physical ability to perform all interventions.

Closing Date: September 3, 2024Please quote the following competition number in your application materials: 24-132. #MHTPowered by JazzHR

Expected salary

Location

Edmonton, AB

Job date

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 05:35:17 GMT

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