Social Worker I, Msw Standard - Vancouver, Canada - PHSA

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Social Worker I, MSW Standard
BC Children's Hospital

Vancouver, BC


The Social Worker provides psychosocial and family assessments and intervention to assist children and their families presenting with health, rehabilitation, developmental and mental health issues.

Social work services are provided to children and their families to address social and emotional stressors resulting from the interaction of physical, social, cultural, and psychological outcomes associated with diagnosis and treatment, including loss and bereavement services.

The Social Worker provides consultation to team members and relevant community agencies regarding child welfare concerns.

Intervention services provided by the Social Worker includes crisis intervention and short-term counseling, advocacy, liaison with community services, coordination of resources, consultation with teams, collaboration with community agencies, education, program planning and research.

The Social Worker promotes family-centered care and research and education within BC Children's Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre and the community.

As the


_Social Worker_, you will:

  • Conduct comprehensive psychosocial and family assessments by methods such as interviewing the patient and family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and family, and formulation of assessment and plan of intervention, in accordance with professional practice standards and clinical policies.
  • Supports the child and their family by understanding the nature and treatment of the presenting issues by providing education, shortterm counselling and crisis intervention to families and other relevant caregivers.
  • Provides comprehensive clinical counselling with individuals, families and groups by focusing on the child's and family's social, emotional and cultural needs, including adjustment to diagnosis and treatment decisions, loss of functioning and dealing with emotional and family crises in the context of evidence based care.
  • Facilitate comprehensive discharge planning with the team, patient, family and community agencies to ensure psychosocial followup.
  • Establish and maintain effective collaborative and constructive liaison relationships with a variety of individuals and groups, including patients and families, community providers, MCFD social workers, schools, hospitals and other agencies, in order to coordinate services across the continuum of health care.

What you bring

  • Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work, including relevant graduate level mental health courses and mental health practicum.
  • Minimum 1 year recent related experience with children and their family with a health or disabling condition relevant to the service area within BC Children's Hospital & Sunny Hill Health Centre including clinical skills in assessment, crisis intervention, therapeutic interventions, individual, group and family counseling; must include experience in mental health, child protection, child development, intimate partner violence, chronic health conditions, disabilities, and grief and loss in a health care or hospital setting; or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.
  • Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.

You also have demonstrated:

  • Comprehensive knowledge of Social Work theory and practice.
  • Ability to conduct and document a comprehensive psychosocial assessment.
  • Ability to provide individual, family and group counseling.
  • Knowledge of the psychosocial needs of children/families with medical, disabilities, and/or mental health conditions.
  • Knowledge of child development theories.
  • Knowledge of child protection issues and relevant legislation concerning children, consents and FOIPPA.
  • Knowledge of formalized agreements between C&W and MCFD relevant to child protection protocols and other formal agreements with community agencies.
  • Knowledge of C&W guidelines such as, Children and Youth at Risk for Abuse and Neglect.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and ability to work with mental health issues, including DSM, and mental health assessment of depression, suicide, and anxiety.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and ability to work with grief and loss issues.
  • Working knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively in an interprofessional environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, and to deal effectively with coworkers, physicians, other health care professionals, clients and their families, and external agencies.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
  • Demonstrated ability to deal with and/or guide others in resolution of conflict issues.
  • Demonstrated ability to teach Social Work students and other team members both formally and informally.
  • Awareness of and commitment to learning and unde
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