PSYCHOLOGIST (1546) at CBHSSJB

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION A person who assesses psychological and mental functioning and determines, recommends, and carries out interventions and treatments to promote psychological health and restore the mental health of human beings in interaction with their environment. They design and carry out psychological assessment, guidance, consultation, and treatment activities adapted to the individual and collective needs of the user(s). REQUIREMENTS Education: • PhD in Psychology; • Member in good standing of the Ordre professionnel des psychologues du Québec. Please note that applicants with a Master’s degree in Psychology may be considered but shall be hired with a different job title Please note that applicants registered as Psychotherapists and meeting the experience requirements detailed below may be considered for this position. Experience: • Clinical experience carrying out psychotherapeutic interventions with clients of various ages; • Experience with community-based interventions and coordination of service plans is an asset; • Experience with systemic approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma focused assessments, and crisis intervention is an asset; • Experience working with children, adolescents, and their parents is an asset; • Experience working with trauma, childhood abuse, and attachment related issues is an asset; • Experience working with substance abuse issues is an asset; • Experience working with Indigenous Peoples is an asset. Knowledge and Abilities: • Ability to evaluate and assess client needs, and to develop psychotherapeutic interventions strategies based on the assessment; • Ability to communicate theoretical and practical knowledge, as applied to coaching and training; • Familiarity with other forms of therapy including mindfulness based (MBCT), Narrative, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Play therapy, dialectical therapy is an asset; • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; • Excellent critical thinking, synthesis, organizational and decision-making skills; • Practical, attentive to detail and analytical; • Sense of accountability, resourcefulness and vigilance; • High adaptability capacity; • Open minded to other's language, culture, values and beliefs; • Knowledge of Cree culture and language, social/health issues and Eenou/Eeyou Pimaatsiiun healing practices and paradigm is an asset; • Good teaching skills. LANGUAGE • Fluent in English; • Fluency in Cree or French is an asset.