Mental Health Social Worker - Toronto, Canada - University Health Network

University Health Network

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Mental Health Social Worker

Job Posting #: 928905

Union:
Non-Union

Site:
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

Department:
Integrated Movement Disorders Program

Reports to:
Manager

Hours:37.5 hours per week

Wage range or Salary:
$ $51.22 hourly

Status:
Temporary Full Time (18 months)

Shifts:5 days

Posted Date:
February 15, 2024

Closing Date:
February 29, 2024

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Position Summary

The Integrated Movement Disorders Program (IMDP) was founded in 2019 as a collaboration between the Toronto Western Hospital Movement Disorders Clinic and Toronto Rehab.

We are an interdisciplinary team composed of a neurologist, psychiatrist, physiotherapist, psychotherapist, and education/communications lead and our goal is to create new therapies that combine physical and mental health in real time.

We provide integrated rehabilitation and skills building for patients with chronic neurological illness so that they can maximize their potential and have improved function and quality of life.

We are looking for a Social Worker who has a deep interest and experience in the Brain and Mental Health who is enthusiastic and collaborative with an interest a person-centered care model.

The social worker will be a part of a multidisciplinary team and will play an integral part in continuing to build our program, with an aim to fulfill the goals and mission of our Center of Excellence through supporting the psychosocial needs of patients and families.

The clinical populations of interest are movement disorders including Parkinson's disease and related conditions, and Functional Movement Disorder.

Because these are complex disorders with physical, emotional and cognitive sequelae, the team includes specialists in neurology, rehabilitation, and mental health.

We have developed integrated approaches to assessment and treatment that go beyond traditional multidisciplinary models to focus on emotional and psychological health and quality of life.

The model has a strong component of patient education and self-management.

An essential skill set to the role is the provision of counselling and time-limited psychotherapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as develop group therapy sessions.

Equally important is an interest and willingness to "think outside the box" given the highly collaborative nature of the therapies we provide.

This role additionally encompasses care coordination for patients treated in the program as they navigate the team.

There is an important component of providing psychoeducation, individually and in groups, and developing educational materials (including videos) to support this.

DUTIES

Clinical care:
Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems that may arise as a result of neurological illness
Formulate, develop, and implement a comprehensive shortterm psychosocial treatment plans utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and interventions. Interventions may include crisis intervention, trauma work, as well as grief and bereavement work. Anxiety treatment skills is an asset
Participate in multidisciplinary health care in clinics and provide leadership in representing clinical social work perspective/liaison with patient and family
Provide independent followup visits, either in person, phone or via telehealth
Maintain a working knowledge of re levant medical/legal issues that impact on patient care, e.g., advance directives, child and elder abuse
Act in a leadership capacity to build a community network of trained providers
Program coordination and development:
Coordinate the patient journey through the program through communicating the dates/times of therapy sessions and keeping track of patient flow through the program
Education and selfmanagement:
Contribute to our quarterly newsletter Connect
Lead monthly education sessions for newly diagnosed patients
Develop educational resources to help the team
Liaise with community partners e.g. Parkins