Psychotherapist, Service Coordinator - Toronto, Canada - Lumenus Community Services

Lumenus Community Services

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Toronto, Canada

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Psychotherapist, Service Coordinator

LOCATION:
Toronto, ON

POSITION TYPE:
Part-time Regular (24 hours/week)

POSTING CLOSING DATE:
November 10, 2023

Lumenus is currently filling part-time permanent positions in our Brief Services Program.

Brief Services:

The positions have a focus on providing Brief Psychotherapy/ Service Coordination (Single sessions in What's Up Walk In) to children, youth, young adults and their families who have mental health concerns and/or a dual diagnosis (mental health and developmental disability).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide a range of clinical services (individual, parent, family therapies) including goal directed Psychotherapy in a Single Session, according to client needs and as required in the position;
Assume the intake function with clients and their families, work collaboratively with all involved, complete Assessments, set goals and service plans from a systems perspective.
Participate in the carrying out of Assessment and Outcome measures as required.
Work collaboratively with the school, health and child welfare systems to ensure integrated and coordinated service to assigned youth/families;
Participate in team meetings, supervision and consultations on a regular basis to provide quality of care;
Identify and advocate on behalf of youth and families to address gaps in service;
Maintain effective working relationships with the referral sources and other service providers as required.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

M.S.W., M.A., or equivalent with at least 2 years of professional experience or combination of education and experience;
Registration with the OCSWSSW or CRPO is required.
M.S.W., M.A., or equivalent with entrylevel professional experience or combination of education and experience;
Registration qualifying in progress with the OCSWSSW or CRPO:
CRPO Qualifying must have already obtained 300 Direct Client Contact hours and 65 Clinical Supervision hours
CRPO Qualifying must have completed the exam or are registered to write the exam

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:

Excellent assessment and intervention skills with youth/families and relevant experience providing individual and family therapy to children and or youth;
A solid understanding and clinical experience with the Bio-PsychoSocial Model, as well as clinical evidenceinformed practices such as CBT, SFT, EFT/EFFT, Narrative, DBT, attachment and traumainformed work;
A strengthbased philosophy of service provision and a belief in the resiliency of children, youth and families;
A capacity to build and nurture working relationships with partner agencies;
A selfstarter with an ability to work independently, as well as within an established team structure;
Solid understanding of the Antioppressive framework.
Able to demonstrate knowledge of autism and/or dual diagnosis and the impact on the clients and their families.
Knowledge of LGBTQ, racialized, and newcomer communities, and youth with a dual diagnosis (mental health and developmental disability) and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as lived experience of racism, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia are advantageous;

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Satisfactory clearance under the Vulnerable Sector Screening process;
Flexibility and ability to travel to work in different office locations, schools, home, community as needed;
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings;
Fluency in Spanish, Tagalog, Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, or Vietnamese is an asset.

Lumenus believes that immunization against COVID-19 is an individual and societal responsibility and that we must do everything possible to protect our clients, families, employees, students, volunteers and contractors against the spread of COVID-19.

As a condition of employment, proof of full vaccination or exemption under the Ontario Human Rights Code must be submitted to Human Resources seven (7) calendar days prior to start date.

We ask applicants to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance by contacting Human Resources.

Human Resources will work together with the hiring committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the selection process which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.