Clinical mental health counselor Jobs in Brampton, ON

Overview

Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin (CMHA Peel Dufferin) is pleased to partner with various agencies in the Peel Region to offer services to the local community at the new Brampton based Homeless and Addictions Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub.

HART Hubs are community-based care hubs designed to address mental health, addiction and housing needs for people experiencing homelessness. They provide integrated care, offering a wide range of services such as primary care, mental health services, addiction care and employment supports. With targeted community outreach and rapid referral pathways, HART Hubs aim to support individuals with complex needs, helping them recover, achieve housing stability, and inclusion.

What You Will Do

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, the Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Therapist will deliver individual client-centered therapy utilizing DBT interventions to individuals experiencing complex mental health concerns. The DBT program involves an intensive six months of weekly DBT skills group and phone coaching.

• Conduct individual therapy sessions adhering to DBT protocol
• Conduct comprehensive standardized mental health assessments, including risk assessments
• Devise and deliver therapeutic treatment to ensure progress toward goals, including crisis and life-threatening behaviours, adhering to the DBT treatment model
• Plan, organize and co-facilitate DBT skills groups
• Participate in DBT Team Consultation
• Update all appropriate documentation within 24 hours of client contact
• Communicate information regarding assessments, treatment plans and evaluations to the treatment team, client, referral source and other caregivers within practice / agency / legal guidelines
• Refer and link clients to community resources and groups that support recovery goals
• Actively participate in staff meetings, team huddles, supervisions, case conferences, trainings, and events as required
• Participate in internal or external committees, including the Counselling Community of Practice, as requested by the Manager
• Work effectively and collaboratively with program teams, internal and external to CMHA / Peel Dufferin

What You Need to Join Our Team

Deadline to Apply : Tuesday February 3rd at 5 : 00 PM

Accessibility Statement : When contacted by CMHA Peel Dufferin for a career opportunity, please advise the People and Culture Department of any accommodation needs that may make your experience through the recruitment process more comfortable. We are committed to working with you to meet these needs by providing reasonable accommodations, ensuring you have access to a fair and equitable process. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs. Should you have feedback, please email us at HRrecords@cmhapeel.ca

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Recruitment : To streamline our recruitment process, we utilize an applicant tracking system (ATS) to manage and organize applications. While the ATS aids in efficiency, the essential review and evaluation of candidates is carried out by members of our People and Culture team. AI is not used to make any decisions in our recruitment process.

Next Steps : We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. We retain all applications submitted for one (1) year after the closing date of the posting for consideration in future career opportunities.

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