QUALIFICATIONS :
Education, Training And Experience
Bachelors Degree in Child / Youth Care or other discipline related to mental health, plus three (3) years recent related experience in the assessment and treatment of Children / Youth with psychiatric / mental health concerns.
A working knowledge of DSM IV diagnoses and related treatments, the Mental Health Act, the Hospital Act and the Child, Family and Community Service Act.
Valid Class 5 BC Driver's License.
Skills And Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to conduct age-appropriate mental health assessment, including risk to self / others and mental status.
- Ability to apply crisis intervention and stabilization principles.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure, in high-acuity situations.
- Demonstrated ability in establishing therapeutic relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with a variety of internal and external contacts, including co-workers, physicians, community agency representatives, patients / clients, and families / significant others.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to consistently apply effective and respectful communication skills, including active-listening, problem-solving, respectful limit setting, and reframing.
- Practice within the concepts of Patient / Family Centred Care, Trauma Informed Care, Collaborative Problem Solving and Motivational Interviewing.
- Ability to contribute to a safe work environment including utilizing the least restrictive de-escalation skills.
- Ability to organize work and the demands of the shift and work effectively and efficiently under pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to use a computer and software, such as various Microsoft Office applications, electronic health records, etc.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
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