Social Worker I
3 months ago
Social Worker I - MSW Standard, Child & Youth Mental Health, Outpatient Programs
BC Children's Hospital
Vancouver BC
The Social Worker provides mental health and/substance use assessments and intervention to assist children, youth, women and their families presenting with serious mental health and/or substance use issues. Intervention services provided by the Social Worker include: family assessments; crisis intervention; short-term counselling; individual, family and group therapy; advocacy; liaison with community services; coordination of resources; consultation with teams; collaboration with community agencies, education, program planning and research. Social work services are provided to patients and their families to address social and emotional stressors resulting from the interaction of physical, social, cultural, and psychological outcomes associated with assessment, diagnosis and treatment. The Social Worker provides consultation to team members and relevant community agencies regarding child welfare concerns. The Social Worker promotes family-centered care on a case by case basis within BC Children's Hospital, Child & Youth Mental Health Services and the community.
What you'll do
Conducts comprehensive mental health, substance use, and family assessments by methods such as interviewing the patient and family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and family, and formulation of assessment and plan of intervention, in accordance with professional practice standards and clinical policies.
Provides mental health clinical intervention in the context of evidence-based care to children, youth, women and their families through individual, family and group therapy.
Supports patients and their families by providing education, short-term counselling and crisis intervention during the adjustment to hospitalization, new diagnosis of mental health and/or substance use issues, and change or loss in mental health functioning.
Facilitates comprehensive discharge planning with the team, patient, family and community agencies to ensure psycho-social follow-up.
Establishes and maintains effective collaborative and constructive liaison relationships with a variety of individuals and groups, including patients and families, community providers, MCFD social workers, schools, hospitals and other agencies, in order to coordinate services across the continuum of health care.
Participates in program planning and development as part of an interprofessional team within BC Children's Hospital and BC Mental Health and Addiction Services and the continuum of health care. Identifies, promotes and participates in program planning strategies to enhance system processes and resources for patients and their families.
What you bring
Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work, including relevant graduate level mental health courses and mental health practicum.
Minimum one (1) year recent related clinical experience working within a child, youth and women's mental health and substance use setting relevant to the service area within BC Children's; must include experience in child protection, child development and grief and loss, women's issues, women abuse and harm reduction model; or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.
Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.
**You can demonstrate**:
Comprehensive knowledge of Social Work theory and practice.
Ability to conduct and document a comprehensive psychosocial and family assessment in mental health.
Knowledge of and ability to provide crisis intervention, short-term counselling and individual, family and group therapy.
Knowledge of the psychosocial needs of children/families with mental health conditions.
Knowledge of the normal development of children and ability to work with mental health and substance use issues including DSM and mental health assessment of depression, suicide and anxiety.
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 (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities impacting indigenous communities and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism and accompanying reports (BC DRIPA, TRC, etc.).
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 car
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