Clinician Family Counseling

8 months ago


Hamilton, Canada Banyan Community Services Full time

In accordance with Banyan Policy, Procedure & Practice Manual, the onsite Clinician is responsible for their assigned program’s therapeutic environment. In that capacity this individual participates in the development and oversees the implementation and evaluation of the clinical program ensuring that interventions and strategies are evidence based/evidenced informed and that intervention fidelity and integrity is maintained. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the Clinician provides clinical support to youth in conflict with the law and their families. The Clinician will support youth in understanding and addressing their substance use, as well as substance related behaviours, provide individual counselling, crisis assessments and stabilization support/plans, clinical assessment within the community and secure settings.

**Position Responsibilities**

Program Delivery
- Liaise with service providers, family lawyers and/or the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL) working with families going through the conferencing process to ensure they have a clear understanding of Family Group Conferencing, and how they can be involved.
- Clinical Assessment - ensure that an initial clinical assessment is completed for adults who are experiencing identified clinical issues that are impacting the relationships within the family home and/or experiencing violence in the form of Physical, Sexual, and Emotional, Financial or Criminal Abuse and/or Harassment /Stalking.
- From this clinical assessment the Clinician identifies issues such as mental health issues, parental issues, attachment issues etc., that are causing issues within the family dynamics.
- Identifies behaviour management strategies and applies knowledge of family dynamics, trauma and the dynamics of woman abuse to develop a care plan and implement effective support strategies.
- Establish a therapeutic relationship with the client and implement a treatment plan based on accurate diagnostic understanding and client strengths.
- Case Management - oversees intake, assessment, and the development of individualized client driven counselling plan. Counselling plans will be
- Be evidenced informed, measurable, tied to individual goals and the goals of the program.
- Promote strengths and competencies for sustained change, while simultaneously mitigating identified risk factors and promoting protective factors across the various ecological levels.
- Individualized counselling to for parents, guardians and their children to support their identified individual needs.
- Identifies behaviour management strategies and applies knowledge of trauma and the dynamics of woman abuse to develop a care plan and implement effective support strategies.

**Provide**:

- Programming and Family Group Conference facilitation (facilitation of group discussion, question and answer period).
- Support for the family during the conference as required.
- Education - in conjunction with the appropriate education resources, work collaboratively to ensure that clients are receiving the best education possible that has regard for their individual needs and assessments.
- Advocacy -ensures resources are tied to identified and assessed needs and goals of the clients.
- Identifies behaviour management strategies and applies knowledge of trauma and the dynamics of woman abuse to develop a care plan and implement effective support strategies.
- Develop appropriate and effective safety planning, as needed.
- Represent the organization at community forums, committees, planning tables, etc.

**Relationships/Supervision**

Working in a multi-disciplinary environment, the Clinician:

- Works collaboratively with the onsite Program manager to ensure that program integrity is met.
- Works collaboratively with the Clinical teams.
- Develops and maintains relationships with other community service providers.

**Administration**
- Maintain clear, concise documentation in the Client Information System, including ongoing case notes, assessments, discharge summaries conferences, incident reports, and other reports or file notes assigned.
- Assist in data collection, and any other outcome driven data collection as directed.
- Administer quality assurance surveys.
- Represent Banyan at community events both locally and more broadly as required, developing and maintaining community linkages that promote the interests of the program.
- Attend all internal and external meetings as required.

**Other**
- Responsible and accountable for ensuring a safe and healthy workplace for themselves, colleagues and staff by committing to working in a safe manner, reporting hazards and injuries, utilizing all necessary safety equipment and protocols and at all times and complying with all relevant Health and Safety policies, procedures and legislations.
- All incidents, accidents, and other hazardous occurrences affecting any of Banyan’s staff, clients, or the organization are to be reported according to Banyan policy



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