Mental Health Therapist,Trauma Specialist Job Halifax area,Nova Scotia Canada,Healthcare

Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

As a Mental Health Therapist, Trauma Specialist, you will be an integral part of a collaborative team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here!

What you’ll be doing:

Conduct interviews with clients and client-identified resources, assess social, psychological, emotional and behavioral issues and identify core areas of concern to be addressed by therapeutic interventions

Provide reports on client’s behavior and progress and maintain clinical records

Maintain knowledge related to the areas of trauma and therapeutic interventions

Facilitate or co-facilitate psycho-educational, experiential and process groups

Develop, implement and evaluate programs based on patient needs and goals

Provide client-centered treatment, RTW (Return to Work)-oriented support and culturally competent services to clients

Assume responsibility for the treatment, recovery process and support of assigned clients

Facilitate group therapy, provide individual counselling and therapeutic interventions

Participate in weekly team meetings for client reviews, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, discharge planning and to organize daily assignments

Establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with clinical and program stakeholders

Collect client information for the purpose of customer reports, program evaluation, research, and proposals

Participate in trauma-related committees, project development, quality improvement, promotional initiatives across SAW (Stay at Work), RTW Divisions and Inpatient/Residential Programs

Supervise assigned students and/or interns

What we’re looking for:

Masters in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work, or other related discipline

Valid registration with the relevant governing body

Knowledge of standardized and non-standardized assessments

Service-specific training , wellness education

Knowledge of issues of trauma, concurrent addiction disorders, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Recovery, CBT, DBT, CPR, Mental Health Act and PHIPA

Strong organizational, time management and presentation skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point

Ability to provide seamless customer service delivery to both internal and external stakeholders and identify opportunities for customer service improvement

Proven ability to work independently as well as to contribute actively to team objectives

Take responsibility for actions and decisions

Find ways to integrate sustainability into your own work

Awareness and acknowledgment of the value of using measurement-based care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making; experience an asset

Why work with us

Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!

As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.

Join us at Homewood Health and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.


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