Child & Youth Counsellor - Mental Health Crisis Team

2 weeks ago

Victoria, Canada Island Health Full time

**Job Description**:
In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA), patient safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at VIHA; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Under the direction of the Program Coordinator or designate and in collaboration with other health professionals, both internal and external, the Child & Youth Counsellor (CYC) provides care in the Pediatric Unit for children and youth experiencing mental health crisis or acute psychiatric illness building capacity support to the Pediatric Staff involved in their care. Using a trauma-informed approach the CYC develops and supports the pediatric staff to develop and carry out stabilization care plans, provides evidence-based brief therapeutic interventions within the context of crisis stabilization, provides individual and family crisis counseling, liaises and coordinates care with community programs for discharge planning and assists in the constant supervision of admitted MH patients. The CYC also collaborates with the Integrated Mobile Crisis Response Team to provide brief follow-up services for children and youth discharged from hospital.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education, Training And Experience**:
Bachelors Degree in Child/Youth Care or other discipline related to mental health, plus three (3) years recent related experience in the assessment and treatment of Children/Youth with psychiatric/mental health concerns. A working knowledge of DSM IV diagnoses and related treatments, the Mental Health Act, the Hospital Act and the Child, Family and Community Service Act. Valid Class 5 BC Driver's License.

**Skills And Abilities**:

- Demonstrated ability to conduct age-appropriate mental health assessment, including risk to self/others and mental status.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure, in high-acuity situations.
- Demonstrated ability in establishing therapeutic relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with a variety of internal and external contacts, including co-workers, physicians, community agency representatives, patients/clients, and families/ significant others.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Practice within the concepts of Patient/Family Centred Care, Trauma Informed Care, Collaborative Problem Solving and Motivational Interviewing.
- Ability to contribute to a safe work environment including utilizing the least restrictive de-escalation skills.
- Ability to organize work and the demands of the shift and work effectively and efficiently under pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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