Social Worker, Adolescent Medicine

1 week ago

Toronto, Canada SickKids Full time

**About SickKids**:
Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

**Position Description**:
The Social Worker will work collaboratively with the Clinical Leads for the Substance Use Program and the Transgender Youth Clinic (TYC). The role involves providing social work services, including acting as a therapist for caregivers of teens with substance use disorders and providing services through in-depth psychosocial assessments and interventions for youth and caregivers in the TYC.

**Here's What You'll Get to Do**:

- Conduct psychosocial assessments working in collaboration with other members of the program team, with adolescents and caregivers of adolescents who have alcohol and substance use disorders or are affected by substance use, and who are attending individual and/or day treatment services in the Substance Use Program.
- Develop and implement treatment plans which build coping skills, improve relationships, and quality of life. Such treatment would be conducted through a variety of modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), DBT, CBT, MI, and others.
- Assume responsibility for all aspects of social work practice including issues of productivity and utilization.
- Collaborate/communicate with hospital health care teams and community agencies.
- Practice in a manner that is consistent with the philosophy of continuous quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
- Provide therapeutic support including supportive therapy and mental health counseling to adolescents and their caregivers with a variety of substance use and concurrent disorders (co-existing substance use and mental health disorders).
- Provide services through in-depth psychosocial assessments and interventions for youth and caregivers in the Transgender Youth Clinic (TYC).
- Conduct psychosocial assessments, develop and implement intervention plans, and provide brief intervention and supportive counseling.

**Here's What You'll Need**:

- A Master's degree in Social Work.
- Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers.
- A deep understanding of the depth and complexity of issues that underlie adolescent substance use disorders and concurrent disorders.
- Knowledge and experience working with adolescents and with caregivers, particularly in day treatment programs in both group and individual formats is an asset
- Well-developed assessment and intervention skills, including therapeutic skills as well as skills in crisis management, loss and bereavement, parent work, and other mental health interventions.
- Knowledge and experience with evidence-based therapeutic modalities such as MI, CBT, DBT, or ACT with adolescents is an asset
- Well-developed strengths in advocacy and collaboration.
- Knowledge of the network of community services and resources; an understanding of health care delivery systems and the practice of social work in a secondary setting is also important.
- Ability to collaborate effectively as a member of the health care team and to take initiative and leadership when appropriate.
- Commitment to remain abreast of current literature and relevant developments in clinical practice.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and efficient time management.
- Demonstrated ability to function as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team. '
- Demonstrated belief in lifelong learning and evidence-based practice.
- Experience working with adolescents and parents.
- Experience working with non-binary, gender-expansive, trans, gender diverse/fluid, or non-conformity individuals is an asset.
- Demonstrates commitment and actions in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion objectives.

**Employment Type**
- Temporary, one-year contract, with modified benefits (1.0 FTE). There may be an opportunity to extend.

**Our Commitment to Diversity**:
The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyon

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