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Child & Youth MHSU ClinicianIsland Health • Nanaimo, BC, CA
Child & Youth MHSU Clinician

Child & Youth MHSU Clinician

Island Health • Nanaimo, BC, CA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training And Experience

  • Master's Degree in a relevant field, including but not limited to Social Work, Counselling Psychology, Clinical Counselling.
  • Two (2) years' of recent, related experience including working with persons with mental health, substance use concerns, problematic dependencies, and diverse abilities.
  • Valid BC Driver's License.
  • Knowledge of and experience with a range of emotional, behavioral and mental health issues specific to the child and youth population. Knowledge of developmental disabilities, mental health and/or alcohol and drug use assessments, treatment methodologies, intervention strategies, the change process, and community dynamics.
  • Extensive knowledge of Indigenous communities and resources, ideally those on Vancouver Island.
  • Eligible for registration with a relevant/applicable professional association.
  • Knowledge of applicable legislation, such as the Mental Health Act, the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act and the Guardianship Act; Knowledge of available programs such as community agencies, partner organizations including school districts and Ministry of Children & Family Development, their interrelationships, and their function in delivering care in the community to children and youth with diverse abilities, mental health and substance use illnesses.
  • An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Skills And Abilities

  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to deliver empathic/non-judgmental age and gender sensitive service and to relate well with people from a wide variety of socio-economic and cultural environments.
  • Demonstrated foundation in counselling, evidence-based modalities and approaches including but not limited to Family Systems, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Emotion Focused Family Therapy, and the Transtheoretical Model of Change.
  • Demonstrated ability in problem solving and ethical decision-making.
  • Demonstrated ability to engage clients with sound judgment, good observation and attending skills, tact and empathy.
  • Ability to establish and maintain relationships that are trauma informed and culturally safe, and are based on mutual respect and trust, appropriate sensitivity and transparency, empathy, and compassion with clients, colleagues, professional associates, and the greater community.
  • Ability to engage in productive clinical supervision processes.
  • Ability to apply a neurodiversity affirming lens when addressing risk for substance use, problematic dependencies, and other mood-altering behaviours in children and youth diagnosed with ADHD, ASD, etc.
  • Ability to work independently, demonstrating initiative, with limited supervision.
  • Ability to physically and emotionally carry out the duties of the position.
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