Clinical Counsellor, Reproductive Mental Health

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $40.53 - $50.62 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
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Detailed Overview: Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Operations and in collaboration with the Reproductive Mental Health Program team, the Clinical Counsellor provides individual, couples and group clinical counselling services both independently and as a co-facilitator; consults with a variety of health care providers, hospital and community-based, on a wide range of clinical issues pertaining to the management of reproductive mental health issues most specifically perinatal depression/anxiety and PMS; refers problems and/or concerns with clinical patient issues to the psychiatrist; and plans, develops, delivers and evaluates community-based education concerning reproductive mental health issues. Responsibilities:

- Provides comprehensive clinical counselling and psychotherapy, in group, couple and individual settings, utilizing a variety of clinically sound psychotherapeutic techniques.
- Completes an initial assessment of potential client and interviews referral source and other adjunctive sources of information to determine the nature of the mental health problem, services being requested, severity of the problem, eligibility for services and appropriateness for the mandate of the Reproductive Mental Health (RMH) program offered to clients.
- Receives and documents referrals from a variety of sources (i.e. phone, mail, fax, walk-ins, hospital discharge and/or follow-up notice) according to established protocols and completes standard admission, registration and intake documents through initial interview of the referred client and examination of available clinical records; enters information on electronic clinical record.
- Provides clinical screening and assessment of clients by methods such as interviewing, obtaining relevant information and interpreting data using a variety of modalities and in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices.
- Plans, designs, and delivers individual and various modalities of group psychotherapy to reproductive mental health patients.
- Maintains confidential patient files and documentation of telephone and in-person contacts with reproductive mental health clients
- Consults with a variety of health care, social service and other providers, both hospital and community-based, on a wide range of clinical issues pertaining to the management of reproductive mental health clients and service delivery issues.
- In collaboration with the RMH outreach coordinator plans, develops, delivers and evaluates community-based education/training and facilitates discussion groups concerning reproductive mental health issues.
- In keeping with the goals and objectives of the RMH program, or as needed, initiates the planning, coordination and evaluation to ensure that appropriate educational and informational resources are developed for the program. Problem solves through any aspect of the process as required and is conversant in using a variety of teaching modalities including videoconferencing.
- In collaboration with the team, establishes goals, objectives, and indicators and measurement tools for the purposes of quality assurance.
- Provides the overall planning, coordinating, and evaluating for the program by working at a community and provincial level to increase capacity of communities across British Columbia to address reproductive mental health issues.
- Provides information and referrals to other resources at BC Women's or in the community for both women and care providers.
- Provides educatio