Therapist Mental Health and Addiction Comprehensive Psychiatric Care and Assessment Stabilization Unit

Make a difference in a growing innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in peoplecentered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

As a Therapist Mental Health & Addiction in our Comprehensive Psychiatric Care Program you will be an integral part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers providing a combination of treatment planning clinical case coordination and direct service through both individual and group work for individuals struggling with complex mental health and/or addiction. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes get ready to love it here!

Hours of work: Master schedule with evenings and weekends per schedule

What youll be doing:

• Coordinate initiate and may conduct assessments to help guide treatment planning
• Provide case management services including service planning coordination navigation and evaluation of progress
• Provide individual and group psychotherapy utilizing evidenceinformed practices including CBT DBT and interpersonal group therapy addressing comorbid conditions and providing family therapy to address interpersonal stressors
• Offer individual and group support to family members and lead group counseling and education sessions.
• Work in close collaboration with the Physicians and clinical team to monitor the patient experience reviewing progress creating and adjusting treatment plans and liaising with referral sources
• Take responsibility to develop and implement discharge planning and referral to appropriate community resources
• Identify discharge needs based on the comprehensive patient assessment and care plan
• Provide service and team leadership by establishing treatment goals and working with the patient and other team members to develop action steps to meet these goals
• Act as a communication lead between the patient the team and program both internally and externally ensuring communication of a critical nature takes place
• Complete documentation and recordkeeping as per Homewood Health Centre and governing College policies

What were looking for:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in a recognized Social Science program with addiction specific education
• Must be a member in good standing with the relevant regulatory college/governing body in Ontario or in pursuit of relevant credential OCSWSSW COTO CNO or registration as a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists
• Competent in the provision of CBT DBT and other evidence based approaches for the treatment of complex mental health conditions and substance use disorder
• Demonstrated skills and experience in assessment and treatment using evidencebased practice
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Awareness and acknowledgement of the value of using measurementbased care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making; experience an asset
• Ability to facilitate and lead an interdisciplinary team orchestrating team resources
• Individual and group counselling skills including the ability to present psychoeducation to large groups
• Capacity to deliver inclusive and culturally responsive approaches
• Knowledge of addiction and concurrent issues along a continuum of care
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act PHIPA Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 Health Care Consent Act

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients staff and community from COVID19 subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

Why Work With Us

Homewood Health is Canadas largest and leading service provider for medically focused evidencebased treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence integrity collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!

As an equal opportunity employer Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility diversity equity and inclusion. For this reason we encourage applications from members of equityseeking groups including women racialized and indigenous communities persons with disabilities and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.

Join us at Homewood Health and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier more productive and fulfilling.