Mental Health Clinician

3 weeks ago

Calgary, Canada Alexandra Comm Hlth Ctr Full time

**Mental Health Clinician**

**Pathways to Housing**

**Permanent | Full-Time**

**What we do and why we do it**:
Pathways to Housing, Pathways Assertive Outreach, HomeBase, Prelude, and Abbeydale Place are Housing First Programs through The Alex that support formerly homeless program participants with significant physical and/or mental health issues. Participants are provided with subsidized housing and rapid access to a myriad of supports to encourage stability, recovery, and improved quality of life.

Pathways to Housing is an evidence-based Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program guided by Housing First and Harm Reduction principles. Pathways to Housing supports participants with a primary psychotic illness (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, and bipolar II disorder with psychotic features), a history of chronic homelessness, and capacity for independent living in scattered site housing. Our interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, mental health therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, recreation therapists, housing, and administrative staff collaborate to support program participants to achieve stable housing, pursue greater overall health and wellness, reintegrate into community, and to move towards recovery.

Reporting to the Clinical Team Lead, the Mental Health Clinician is a key member of the Pathways Team and is responsible for utilizing a variety of approaches to support program participants to achieve stability and wellness while reintegrating into community. Mental Health Clinician offers individual evidence-based therapies in an outreach setting (within participant’s homes), facilitates skills and process groups, assists program participants in meeting basic and housing needs, and is responsive to ACT Team duties including on call duties. This is a full time, permanent position.

**What you will do**:
**_ Program Philosophy_**
- Offer culturally sensitive services where indicated
- Uphold the principles of ACT Model, Harm Reduction, Housing First and Trauma Informed Care
- Understand the Residential Tenancy Act, Mental Health Act and Community Treatment Orders
- Understand and follow program policies and procedures

**_Administrative_**
- Complete monthly evidence-based assessment tools with program participants and required data entry
- Create, implement and update participant-centred service plan goals, safety planning, housing support plans
- Complete required documentation with excellence, in accordance with agency policy and procedures, and respective of professional college requirements

**_ Participant Care_**
- Provide single-staff, assertive outreach services to individuals with significant mental health and addiction concerns
- Support program participants who experience acute, severe and persistent mental health and substance use disorders
- Meet with participants to evaluate their health and substance problem
- Identify substance use issues and create goals and treatment plans
- Refer and accompany participants to support groups, as needed
- Provide and complete treatment referrals
- Develop and facilitate substance-use related group counselling programs, i.e. Structured Relapse Prevention and/or Cognitive Behavior Therapy, as needed
- Provide counselling regarding the use and effects of alcohol and drugs
- Prepare needs and risk assessments
- Maintain a comprehensive understanding of crisis management and the impact of trauma on mental health and addiction issues
- Willingness to teach and support participants in their suites and community settings with daily living skills (e.g. cooking, cleaning, financial literacy, grocery shopping, budgeting, laundry, etc.)
- Help identify risk factors that could lead to eviction and work alongside program participants to reduce the likelihood of eviction, including supporting with regular unit inspections
- Accompany and/or provide transportation support to external appointments and assist with activities of daily living as required
- Advocate for the rights of program participants
- Aid participants with systems navigation, including justice, financial, and health care system(s)
- Assist participants with obtaining and maintaining income supports
- Assist program participants with rent payment and rental arrear payment plans as needed
- Understand and support participants with medication assistance as required
- Demonstrate strong crisis support and de-escalation skills
- Facilitate group programming for participants using principles of psycho-education, cognitive behavioral therapy

**_ Team_**
- Demonstrate exceptional written and oral communication skills, including active listening skills
- Actively participate in daily team meeting and case planning meetings
- Demonstrate initiative and an ability to work as an influential member of a team under mínimal supervision, supporting colleagues as needed
- Display a high degree of professionalism as well as collaborate wit

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