Human Services Counsellor

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada St. Michael's Hospital Full time

As a member of our interprofessional Withdrawal Management Services team, the Human Services Counsellor plays an important role in supporting people who use drugs and/or alcohol who have expressed interest in temporarily abstaining from using and are seeking residential withdrawal management services at our 135 Sherbourne location.


DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develops therapeutic relationships with people who use drugs and/or alcohol who have a goal to withdraw safely from substances
  • Completes new client intakes, program transfers and discharges
  • Maintains therapeutic milieu for residential WMS clients throughout their stay in the program
  • Completes assessments of mental status, suicide risk and substance use
  • Monitors clients for signs and symptoms of overdose, intoxication and withdrawal
  • Develops collaborative care plans with community services and supports
  • Engages in treatment planning activities including making inquiries about available community resources, completing referral forms, r monitoring service delivery
  • Providing individual motivational interviewing counselling and psychoeducation around substance use
  • Cofacilitating evidenceinformed group interventions including seeking safety,
  • Provides crisis prevention and intervention as required
  • Engages in transfer of accountability/shift report reports
  • Completes clinical documentation

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Successful completion of college diploma program in Human Service Addiction Studies, Social Service Worker, Mental Health studies required
  • Successful completion of university degree in arts or sciences considered an asset
  • Successfully completed post graduate certificate in addictions and mental health considered an asset
  • Previous experience working in an addiction counselling role considered an asset
  • Excellent knowledge of best practices in addictions care and treatment required
  • Excellent knowledge of community resources for people who use drugs and/or alcohol required
  • Excellent therapeutic relationship and collaborative care planning skills required
  • Excellent interprofessional teamworking collaboration, problem solving and conflict management skills required
  • Very good understanding of the social determinants of health, antioppressive and trauma informed practice required
  • Proficiency in using Microsoft suite and computerized clinical documentation systems required

HOURS:

  • Must be willing to work 12 hour day and evening shifts on a rotational basis


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