Shared Care Mental Health Counsellor - Youth - Adult

Position Overview

“Our Vision is Healthy People, Vibrant Communities, Care for All”. To bring this vision to reality the WRHA Mental Health & Addictions Services provides an integrated and comprehensive range of mental health and addiction services and supports primarily for residents of Winnipeg across the healthcare continuum that support and promote recovery. Through collaboration and partnership across various health, social service and community sectors the program strives to promote mental health and well-being for all, to reduce inequities and the impact of mental health problems and to work towards sustainability of mentally healthy individuals and communities.

The Mental Health & Addictions Service provides a range of services and supports to individuals within the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. In addition to crisis response services, case management services, treatment, rehabilitation and support services, a shared mental health care service has been implemented; a collaborative mental health clinical therapy service within a Primary Care setting.

Working within an integrated team approach, the Shared Care Counsellor will contribute to the overall improved health status of patients within a Primary Care Clinic through the provision of mental health clinical counselling interventions. Services are provided across the lifespan; within a framework of advanced clinical practice, including consultation, assessment and therapeutic interventions. The counsellor will work collaboratively and interactively with the Family Physician and the consulting psychiatrist, functioning as clinician, service coordinator and liaison with other sectors within the healthcare system as required. The counsellor will be required to function as an autonomous mental health practitioner within the Primary Care Team setting.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years mental health clinical counselling experience (children, adolescents, adults & family).

Education (Degree / Diploma / Certificate)

Certification / Licensure / Registration

Qualifications and Skills

Physical Requirements