Mental Health Clinician Concurrent - Cambridge, Canada - Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington

Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington

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Cambridge, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Posting closes:
July 19, 2023 at 5:00pm

About Us:

The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) provides a full care system for those with addictions, mental health or developmental needs. We serve everyone from children to adults to seniors, all under one roof. Our programs help individuals and families to lead lives filled with meaning and promise. We have 400 staff at offices in Cambridge, Waterloo, Kitchener, Guelph, Fergus, and Mount Forest.

We are fully accredited by Accreditation Canada and are proud of our Exemplary Status (the highest standing) received at our most recent accreditation exercise

Why Join our Team:

Competitive Compensation and Benefits:
Our compensation package includes a competitive salary and generous benefits supporting the wellness of our staff.

We are proud to be members of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) offering one of Canada's largest and most respected defined benefit plans.

Career Development Opportunities:
Our wide range of services and supports allows for varied opportunities for career growth. Our multi-disciplinary approach to care offers cross collaboration and enhanced opportunities for learning. A formal succession planning process is key to our internal leadership recruitment.

Values that include:
Mutual Respect, Accountability, Integrity and Excellence and Innovation and a culture that is welcoming and inclusive.

Commitment to Health and Safety:

We have a strong health and safety culture at CMHA WW and work tirelessly to address the health and safety needs of staff and the people we serve.

The Opportunity:

We are recruiting for a
MENTAL HEALTH
CLINICIAN CONCURRENT(FACT)
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This is a regular full-time role (35 hours per week Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) based at 9 Wellington St. Cambridge.

The Mental Health Clinician Concurrent on the Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) Team provides group and individual assessment and treatment interventions to individuals to assist in their mental health and addiction recovery goals.

The Concurrent Clinician is involved in the assessment, treatment, and aftercare phases of the patient's recovery process.

This includes facilitating psychoeducational and process-oriented groups to individuals as well as their family/other supports, community partners and/or other health care professionals.

In keeping with the FACT standards, a comfort in providing assertive outreach, engagement, home visits and community-based care is a must.

This position reports to the Manager, Adult Intensive Services.

Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) is a recovery-oriented, evidence-based best practice.

A FACT team is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of clinicians providing monitoring and treatment to clients with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI).

Clients may at times require traditional assertive community treatment (ACT) but a larger majority of clients on the team require less intensive treatment and support.

To combine care for these two groups, the FACT team employs a flexible switching system where the intensity of services can be ramped up or ramped down as needed depending on individual client need.

This combination of flexibility and continuity provides better opportunities for recovery and rehabilitation and ties in well with the natural course of SPMI with its recurring episodes and relapses.

Qualifications:

Masters level degree in psychology, social work or relevant health or social science field.
Registration with relevant college/registering body
Formal training in Addictions required
3 to 5 years' work experience with individuals who have complex mental health and addiction issues providing individual and group therapy
Proven knowledge of theories of addiction, evidencebased and recoveryfocused treatment models, pharmacology, withdrawal management, concurrent disorders/issues, crisis intervention, and special client populations
Demonstrated experience and knowledge in working with key issues and providing specialized services to individuals with more complex concerns and specialized needs such as the homeless, physical health issues, family issues, LGBTTQ and aboriginal peoples
Demonstrated commitment to clientfocused and strengthbased philosophy of care;
Proven ability in community development and capacity building with community partners for example with offsite communitybased services, school boards and mental health systems;
Proven ability to work closely with a clinical team, and independently in a manner consistent with high professional standards;
Knowledge of various modalities of therapy including CBT, Trauma Informed, MI
Experience working with individuals in crisis and at high risk for selfharm
Experience working from a harm reduction philosophy in your approach to care
Sound understanding and demonstrated knowledge of the needs of people with mental health concerns and their f