Provide psychiatric social work counselling and psychosocial assessments with Fraser Health in an integrated interdisciplinary mental health setting. Support acute patient care.

This Social Worker provides clinical counselling to patients and families within Psychiatry. The work includes mental illness and substance misuse assessments, crisis counselling, brief therapeutic interventions, and group work. You will support healthcare professionals through consultation, education, and coordinated care planning.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide therapeutic counselling to patients, families, and treatment teams
- Conduct psychosocial assessments for acute mental illness and substance misuse
- Document assessments, progress notes, reports, and patient information
- Coordinate discharge plans, referrals, and community services




- Deliver psycho-educational groups, presentations, and support services

Requirements:

- Master’s degree in Social Work from an approved school
- Two years’ recent clinical experience in mental health treatment
- Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers
- Comprehensive knowledge of mental illness, addictions, and cultural dynamics
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and professionals

Bring clinical counselling, assessment, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills to psychiatric social work with Fraser Health patients and families.

📌 Psychiatric Social Worker Clinical Counselling (Burnaby)
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 Burnaby