Works as a member of a multidisciplinary team in providing comprehensive care to clients and family members living with mental health challenges. This involves completing a comprehensive mental health assessment, developing a treatment plan, and providing direct psychotherapy to clients and family members to help them to achieve their optimal level of health.

Duties

- Provide psychotherapy to clients on an outpatient basis.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to conduct initial assessments and develop personalized intervention plans; interview clients individually, in the family context or in groups to determine and evaluate the client’s social, financial, psychological, cultural and family situation.
- Provide individual therapy and group therapy for clients to assist in resolving complex problems mental health challenges.
- Participate in the development and adjustment of programming, treatment plans, including case conferences and meetings with clients.
- Educate clients and the public on available resources.
- Make referrals to appropriate community treatment alternatives and services along the MH&A; continuum of care.
- Engage in committees, community initiatives, team meetings, and quality improvement activities.
- Analyze findings of assessment to assist in developing a care plan with the appropriate referral source.
- Collaborate with members of hospital staff, community partners and other persons or groups seeking guidance in an effort to address the needs of the clients.
- Function as a professional role model demonstrating good interpersonal skills and a commitment to self-growth and development.




- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with other hospital and medical staff and community partners while remaining a client advocate.
- Participate in peer supervision and serving in a consultative role with other staff, as requested.
- Participate in regular meetings in the department which may change as the job evolves.
- Maintain current knowledge of best practices and benchmarks for the delivery of services, appropriate research, literature, accreditation requirements, policy and legislative requirements and implementing improvements/changes as appropriate.
- Comply with organizational policies, procedures and standards.
- Participate in In-Service programs regarding the social and emotional components of health/illness and their effects on patients and families.
- Maintain accurate client records and statistical reports as required.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling and social programs.
- Assuming other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

- Masters of Social Work Degree, Masters of Counseling, Master of Psychotherapy or equivalent and authorized to perform the controlled act of psychotherapy in Ontario.
- Registration with an appropriate governing College.
- ASIST & CPI training is an asset

Experience

- Minimum 1-year recent experience providing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT/CBT-E), Family-Based Therapy (FBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)



Motivational Interviewing (MI/ME) and/or Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

KNOWLEDGE & SKILL

- Experience in the delivery of evidence based individual and group therapies across the age span is required.
- Experience Providing family based therapy including family sessions, psycho-education .
- Experience working in a community-based, outpatient program or regional program
- Demonstrated knowledge of best practices and trauma-informed care.
- Ability to provide public education, group presentations and teaching to staff, patients, families, and community members
- Knowledge of local and provincial resources is required.
- Knowledge of the DSM-V, concurrent disorders, crisis intervention theory, suicide risk assessment, and techniques is an asset
- Understanding and ability to implement requirements outlined in the Mental Health Act is required
- Demonstrated strong communication skills including the ability to relate well with others and adapt style as needed.
- Excellent assessment skills and the ability to synthesize information into clear concise reports for other members of the multidisciplinary team. Demonstrated ability to work as a team member and deal effectively with the multi-disciplinary team.
- Human relations skills including empathy, sensitivity, understanding of human and organizational behavior, motivational techniques and counseling skills (e.g. teaching patients).
- Ability to read, write and communicate to perform the duties of the position.

Note: Because of the changing nature of the work and work to be done, other responsibilities and duties may by assigned and qualificatio

📌 Psychotherapist – Mental Health and Addictions – Outpatient Mental Health – Full Time (Sault Ste. Marie)
🏢 Sault Area Hospital
📍 Sault Ste. Marie