Forensic Social Worker - Surrey, Canada - PHSA

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Forensic Social Worker (MSW)
BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services

Surrey, BC

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Join our new multi-disciplinary team of passionate and committed professionals working to support clients with complex mental health issues and/or substance use disorders, and have come into contact with the law.

This Social Worker position will support the Enhanced Care Housing Project.


The Enhanced Care Housing Project supports clients found not criminally responsible or unfit to stand trial due to a mental disorder as they transition out of the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital and into the Community Transitional Care (CTC) housing program located on the səmiq̓wəʔelə lands (former Riverview Hospital Lands, Coquitlam).

The CTC program provides recovery and rehabilitation services to facilitate a safe and successful transition and reintegration of forensic patients into the community.


This position will be temporarily based out of the Surrey Forensic Regional Clinic; but will later transition permanently to the səmiq̓wəʔelə lands.


This role is ideally suited to a person who enjoys supporting clients to achieve success with reintegration in their community, working in a team environment, solving problems, and working collaboratively with partners.

This person must be committed to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC and DRIPA


What you'll do

  • Complete a full biopsychosocial social work assessment of adults experiencing severe psychiatric and behavioral difficulties who have been referred by the Courts by methods such as interviewing patients to identify their developmental history and their perception of level of social functioning and problems; interviewing family members and other community sources for collateral information reviewing referral information from Police, Court and other community agencies; preparing a written assessment that may be utilized in Court, submitting recommendations and information related to diagnosis, fitness to stand trial, mental state at a time of offence and treatment plans; identifying client needs, problem areas and formulating treatment goals; preparing ongoing written assessment of client progress and submitting written reports to the B.C. Board of Review and/or Review Panel regarding recommendation for release.
  • Collaborate and consult with other professionals in the multidisciplinary team in the coordination and review of patient treatment by methods such as participating in treatment conferences to determine team members responsibilities; monitoring treatment plans, reevaluating and modifying treatment to meet changing needs of patients and/or his/her support system; providing systems perspective including family, social and community network to other team members; acting as a client advocate; planning client discharge and release to the community by arranging preplacement visits, referrals to boarding homes, and community mental health support agencies; maintaining comprehensive documentation ensuring case reviews and tracking of client's treatment progress; and providing information and support to families on an ongoing basis.
  • Maintain concise and accurate documentation of relevant information on client files in accordance with FPSC policy standards to meet regulatory requirements and provide evidence and rationale to support findings and treatment plan such as compiling pertinent background information. Provides written reports and summaries as per FPSC policy, standards and guidelines.

What you bring

Education, Training and Experience

  • Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work.
  • Two (2) years recent, related experience working in a mental health setting, or an equivalent combination of experience.
  • Effective September 1, 2013, full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers (BCCSW) is required.

Skills and Abilities

  • Broad knowledge of and experience in utilizing developmental theories, family dynamics, behaviour management modalities; providing direct treatment through individual, group and family therapies; and other treatment services for adult offenders and their care givers.
  • Broad knowledge of the service delivery system for adults at risk at the local, regional and provincial level.
  • Broad knowledge of social work theory and Forensic Psychiatric Social Work practice.
  • Broad knowledge of BCCSW professional practice standards.
  • Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
  • Broad knowledge of Bill C30 and the Provincial Co
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