Occupational Therapist delivering trauma therapy, assessments, and return - to - work care at The Newly Institute’s Canadian mental health clinic. Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams across specialized programs.
About the role
- Youth and Family Therapist providing therapy to children, youth, and families with complex needs. Engaging in assessment, treatment planning, and effective intervention to support well-being.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive assessment utilizing appropriate tools as per the presenting issues that involve all significant stakeholders in the child/youth's lives
- Provide specialized assessments where appropriate for specific issues such as sexual abuse, harmful sexual behavior/sexual offending, eating disorders and other complex diagnoses
- Interpret many different factors and formulate treatment plans including goals and clinical strategies upon completion of all assessments and ensure all involved partners have a clear understanding of treatment recommendations and plan
- Actively participate in the treatment planning process for clients including monitoring of each individual's progress toward the attainment of their goals
- Provide individual, family and/or group therapy using evidence based/informed modalities/programs that will have a direct and positive impact on the safety and well-being of clients
- Initiate and attend case review, multidisciplinary and other planning meetings with key stakeholders
- Act as a case manager for assigned clients
- Provide follow-up service to discharged clients as needed
- Assist clients in making referrals to community resources and/or internal resources as needed to support the family and enhance the treatment work
- Provide consultation to New Path staff or other agency staff regarding child and family functioning and related clinical interventions
- Actively participate as a supportive member of the program at Community of Practices (CoP)
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work or a master's level program central to the practice of psychotherapy
- Authorized to provide the controlled act of psychotherapy in compliance with the regulations and bylaws established by a regulatory college in Ontario
- A minimum of 3 years professional experience and familiarity with various psychotherapy, evidence based/informed individual, group and family intervention programs (CBT, Narrative, TF-CBT, Brief solution focused, DBT)
- Demonstrated experience with complex clinical treatment for sexual abuse, sexual offending, eating disorders and high conflict divorce
- Knowledge of and experience in completing clinical interviews, assessments and formulations that are broad, informed and inclusive
Benefits
- Employer Paid Group Benefits
- Employer Match Pension Program
- 4 weeks paid vacation per year to start
- Additional paid time for sick, birthday, float, 1/2 days on Christmas and New Year's Eve
- Employee and Family Assistance Program - provides short-term counselling, wellness resources, perks and free virtual fitness programs
- Continuous professional development and career opportunities
- Over 10+ committees where staff, youth and families can join and partner to co-develop projects, processes and services that impact or interest them which directly contributes to our culture of inclusion and engagement
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