Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Community Assertive Services (CAS) is a client-centered, recovery-oriented program that supports community living, psychosocial rehabilitation and intervention for children, youth and their families who have serious mental illnesses, have severe symptoms and impairments and have not benefited from traditional outpatient programs. This home/community-based treatment program follows a flexible Assertive Community Treatment model of intervention. The Mental Health Therapist will provide mental health assessment, treatment, care coordination, crisis intervention and consultation to children/youth experiencing psychological, emotional, and social and/or behavioural difficulties for psychiatrically complex, high-risk children and families. The program goal is to stabilize children and families in crisis for a brief period in order to reduce the number of Emergency Department presentations and length of stay in hospital. You should know Assertive Community Treatment, Family Systems, CBT, DBT, Harm Reduction, and Crisis intervention. It would be helpful to have foundational knowledge in EMDR and other Trauma Based therapeutic modalities. You will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team to provide linkages to community A+MH services and collaborate with physicians, parent(s) or guardians and a broad range of community professionals and services. Additionally, you will provide mental health interventions as the treatment plan indicates and collaborate with Child and Family Services and EPS staff to plan appropriate community follow-up and support the Mental Health Crisis Team and Stollery ED when required.

Description:

As the Mental Health Therapist, you will be required to use a variety of treatment modalities (individual, family, and group) to persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.

• Classification: Mental Health Therapist Provin
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Community Assertive Services
• Primary Location: Inglewood House B
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 27-APR-2023
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 08-MAY-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $41.12
• Maximum Salary: $54.61
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of masters degree in Psychology; or masters degree in Social Work (clinical specialization) including education in mental health assessment and psychotherapy; or masters or bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy; or masters degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college Additional Required Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you will have strong organization skills and thrive on being self-directed in your work. You will demonstrate a high degree of independence and have adept communication and assessment skills. You will be comfortable navigating the complexities of working across different systems and working with complex issues relating to the mental health of children, youth and families. This will include building relationships and trust in non-traditional ways and identifying alternate solutions to provide support. A minimum of three (3) years clinical child and adolescent mental health experience within the last five (5) years. Previous experience with the assessment and treatment of children/adolescents with complex mental health concerns/diagnoses. Previous formal clinical training in child and adolescent mental health. Previous experience with crisis management. Master\'s degree in Occupational Therapy, Psychology or Social Work (clinical specialization) who have Psychosocial Intervention Authorization with considerable experience in mental health assessment & provision of psychotherapy. Master\'s degree in Nursing including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Registration with Appropriate Regulatory College under the HPA. CPR, NVCI training. Preferred Qualifications:

Previous experience working with Trauma. Previous experience working with Child and Family Services, EPS and/or Multicultural groups, such as community, friendship, or settlement services. Experience with child and adolescent mental health therapeutic interventions such as various group, family therapy, DBT, CBT, EMDR and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.

We\'re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.

Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it\'s about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.

We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Alberta Health Services