Clinical Therapist, CMHA

Reporting to a Manager in the Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) program the clinical therapist will work as part of an interprofessional team in one of the MHA ambulatory clinics or Intensive Services. The clinical therapist will work with healthcare professionals including Social Workers Occupational Therapists Psychologists In-Home Support Youth Care Workers Community Navigators Recreation Therapists Teachers and Psychiatrists. The clinical therapist will work with children youth and families utilizing a culturally relevant and evidenced informed treatment to deliver mental health and addictions treatment to children and youth up to 19 years of age in an ambulatory clinic outreach services day treatment services or a community-based settings. This is done in accordance with the mission philosophies and vision of the IWK Health Centre. Responsibilities include clinical work with children youth and their caregivers specific to their mental health and addiction needs within a Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA). The clinical therapist will have a scope of practice that includes individual and family therapy as well as delivery of evidence-based group interventions. Teaching and clinical supervision of students capacity-building initiatives and supervision of in-home support workers and community navigators are additional responsibilities for this position.

About the Opportunity

IWK Mental Health & Addictions is hiring Clinical Therapists (CT) across the portfolio in different service areas across the Mental Health and Addictions program.

Community Outpatient Mental Health & Addictions - The Clinical Therapist (CT) is member of an interprofessional team and responsible for the delivery of assessments and evidence-based treatment to children and youth with moderate to severe Tier 3 mental health and addiction challenges. The CT is responsible for providing assessments case formulation treatment planning and individual/group/family-based therapy to children youth and their addition to the core responsibilities noted above the CT will implement measurement-based care into their practice participate in quality initiatives in the program of care support student learners engage in collaborative person-centered care and utilize available information technology to support best practice.

Monday to Friday; 8:30am - 4:30pm (37.5 hours per week). Some evening work and flexibility may be required.

Masters Degree in a clinical health-related discipline (Masters in Social Work Psychology Masters in Counseling Masters in Nursing or Masters in Occupational Therapy) required.
Current professional registration (in good standing) or eligible for registration with the appropriate association or regulatory body required.
Clinical training supervision and skills in evidence based mental health and addictions treatment including but not limited to cognitive behavioural therapy motivational interviewing dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) emotion focused family therapy and trauma focused CBT required.
Minimum two (2) years experience in providing clinical assessment treatment planning intervention and discharge planning required.
Minimum two (2) years clinical experience in child and youth mental health required.
Demonstrated competence in application of the Choice and Partnership approach (CAPA) required.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of standard criteria used (DSM V) for the classification and diagnosis of mental health disorders.
Knowledge and experience working with Measurement Based Care platforms and engaging clients in data collection within their practice.
Demonstrated cultural competence and a strong understanding of how the social determinants of health impact on mental/physical health required.
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills ability to take initiative work independently with limited supervision and participate as a member of an interprofessional team.
Demonstrated knowledge and skills in crisis intervention suicide and violence risk assessment/ intervention
Demonstrated knowledge and skills in collaborating and engaging with families in relation to sharing information and implementing family-sensitive services that involve families/caregivers in the care.
Excellent problem-solving organizational and prioritization skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
High level of written/ oral/ interpersonal communication skills; experience with conflict resolution.
Ability to work effectively in multiple software applications.
Non-violent crisis intervention and Suicide Risk Assessment preferred.
Competencies in other languages an asset.