Concurrent Disorder Counsellor, Vancouver Island

2 weeks ago

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada PHSA Full time

Concurrent Disorder Counsellor
BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services

Victoria, BC


Correctional Health Services (CHS) is a province-wide, specialized program providing care for clients who are incarcerated in one of BC's 10 provincial correctional facilities.

We believe everyone deserves a chance to access healthcare treatments and heal, and CHS offers a non-judgemental place to help make that happen.

Check out what it means to be apart of the CHS team
HERE. Please indicate in your cover letter why you are interested in joining our team at Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre (VIRCC)

What you do

  • Provide trauma informed individualized therapeutic counselling services including crisis intervention and stabilization, in alignment with evidencebased practice, including comprehensive assessment, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, motivational interviewing and therapy, social skills training and relapse prevention.
  • Facilitate psychoeducation and process oriented group therapy, with an assigned number of clients using methods such as reviewing learning needs; assisting with understanding of illness(es); teaching containment skills, relapse prevention and coping strategies; suggesting positive behavior modifications, encouraging socialization, social skill development, and behavioural modeling; providing education regarding health care for immune compromised and disadvantaged clients to maintain physical wellbeing; and supporting patients and their families to take responsibility for their health through education, collaboration, and goal setting.
  • Participate in the development and implementation of individualized treatment plans by methods such as working with clients to develop their goals for treatment and the criteria to measure progress towards these goals, collecting data from these criteria, and meeting with clients on a regular basis to review progress, and evaluating the treatment plan as required.
  • Perform enrollment to programs according to established protocols by methods such as working with the interprofessional team and BC Corrections staff to identify appropriate clients for interventions, preparing discharge planning information and resources that will assist clients in their ongoing recovery and treatment, and meeting with clients, and referring/aftercare agencies to gather information. Liaises with referring/aftercare agencies (community clinics, professionals, private practitioners) to facilitate treatment planning and discharge care.
  • Act as an advocate for clients during interprofessional team meetings to evaluate and change the treatment plan; complete forms relevant to ongoing and after care planning and gather information from substance use and mental health resources, and refer clients to other services as required to assist clients in reaching their treatment goals.

What you bring
***Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree in an allied health discipline (counselling and/or social work) from an approved and accredited postsecondary institution.
  • Three (3) years' of recent related clinical experience, including at least one (1) years' experience in a concurrent disorder, substance use or mental health program providing therapeutic individual and group counselling.

Skills & Knowledge:

  • Comprehensive knowledge of substance dependence and concurrent disorder.
  • Broad knowledge of psychopharmacology (indications and sideeffects), trauma informed practice, and chronic disease such as HIV and Hepatitis C.
  • Demonstrated skill in and experience with motivational interviewing/therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.
  • Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and other related reports.
  • Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

What we bring
Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families.

Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future.

That's why we're focused on your care too - offering health, wellness, development programs to support you - at work and at home.


  • Join one of BC's largest employers with provincewide programs, services and operations offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
  • Access to professional development opportunities through our inhouse training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership

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