Social Worker (Msw), Mental Health & Substance Use Services, Timber Creek

The salary range for this position is CAD $40.53 - $50.62 / hour

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Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Services, or designate, for administrative and daily operational issues and to the Professional Practice Chief, Social Work for professional practice issues, provides clinical social work services to clients and their families in the Timber Creek mental health program. Provides clinical counselling services and conducts comprehensive social work and psychosocial assessments of clients suffering acute episodes of serious and persistent mental illness using a variety of modalities and in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices. Educates and provides support and consultation to clients, families, and healthcare professionals. As a member of an integrated, interdisciplinary team, takes a key role in discharge planning and ensuring optimal continuity of care through activities such as liaison, referral, advocacy, coordination, brokerage, and pre-placement visits. Develops, coordinates, and delivers in-services, presentations, psycho-educational and support groups. Initiates, develops and carries out research activities in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, and delivers in-services, presentations, psycho-educational and support groups and/or training related to mental health by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team, determining relevant content and required audiovisual/handouts aids, conducting literature searches, and planning and coordinating seminars.
• Arranges meetings to develop and coordinate care plans and community services for clients requiring facility placement and/or community support and collaborates with hospital and community services from a social work perspective to determine appropriate levels of care and the effective utilizations of client resources.
• Provides comprehensive therapeutic clinical counselling services to clients and their families, community supports, and interdisciplinary treatment teams to coordinate services, manage cases, and facilitate meetings.
• Accompanies and transports clients to pre-placement visits at residential facilities as required.
• Acts as resource to clients and their families by providing information for clients and families regarding community, resources and access to these resources, suggesting contacts to facilitate optimal planning, arranging referrals, and facilitating the development of community resources to strengthen families.
• Maintains client records by documenting client assessments, charting client information, preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures to meet regulatory requirements and documenting for future reference.
• Communicates/collaborates with mental health and related community service agencies and family physicians by collaborating in the assessment and management of individuals at risk, making referrals to appropriate resources when follow up is required and exchanging relevant information.
• Participates as a member of the mental health program and local committees and planning bodies by engaging in program/practice evaluation, identifying opportunities for change, assessing available resources, initiating solutions, analyzing outcomes and identifying areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery to enhance client care services and reduce service gaps in the community.
• Educates and provides consultation and support to clients, families, and healthcare professionals on issues related to high risk factors, recovery and current community practice in the field of mental health, child protection, adaptation to illness and disability, protection of vulnerable adults, chemical dependency, community living and support services.
• Maintains a variety of records such as workload statistics by recording information into approved formats, collating data, analyzing trends, accounting for variances, and preparing reports as required.
• Initiates, develops and carries out research activities and program planning and development relevant to the needs of the client, families, hospital and community in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team by identifying current trends/gaps in literature and writing research proposals. Follows through with research methodology, disseminates research findings, and ensures clinical practices and protocols are consistent with research findings.
• Maintains an active role in planning for care during the hospital stay, and facilitating optimal discharge planning by interviewing the client and/or family to assess and determine a care plan and type of service required, as a member of an integrated, interdisciplinary team. Articulates analysis and decision to members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintains current knowledge in Social Work practice in the mental health field by reviewing literature in the assigned clinical specialty area, consulting with clinical and community experts within the field, evaluating practice, and participating in professional development activities in order to improve care through new practices.
• Conducts comprehensive social work and psychosocial assessments of clients, and families by interviewing the client and/or family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the client and/or family and interpreting the data using a variety of modalities, in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited school of Social Work. Two (2) years' recent, related experience in a mental health treatment setting or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.

Valid Class 5 BC driver's license with access to personal vehicle for business purposes.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to initiate, develop and carry out research activities.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload in a complex environment.
• Ability to develop, coordinate and deliver in-services, presentations, psychoeducational and support groups.
• Knowledge of legislation applicable to social work in mental health programs, and ability to apply the principles within relevant Mental Health Acts including the Adult Guardianship Act.
• Comprehensive clinical counselling skills including crisis counselling, brief therapeutic interventions and group work applicable to clients and families.
• Ability to work effectively with others, including working effectively in a multicultural environment, independently, and as part of an integrated interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to make effective referrals, reflecting in-depth knowledge of community resources and strong collaborative skills in working with community health and social agency personnel.
• Ability to provide leadership to the interdisciplinary team in care planning for the effective utilization of client resources.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of emotional issues related to mental illness and addictions and client and family cultural dynamics.
• Ability to educate and provide consultation to clients, families and healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with clients, families and staff and community agency personnel.