Company:
Surrounded By Cedar Child & Family Services
Details:
The Child & Youth Clinical Counsellor works as part of an integrated and multidisciplinary team to provide individual therapy to urban Indigenous children/youth in care as well as some adult caregivers and birth family members.
Therapy is provided through flexible and comprehensive approaches with an emphasis on utilizing culturally based healing modalities while focusing on the restoration of cultural community connection.
Children and youth referred to the Child & Youth Clinical Counsellor have been impacted by various forms of trauma and may be experiencing serious emotional, psychological, behavior or psychiatric illness.
The Child & Youth Clinical Counsellor will be responsible for providing intake, assessment, treatment and crisis intervention.
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Qualifications & Experience:
• MSW (Clinical Specialization or equivalent training/education), MA in Child & Youth Care, MA (Clinical Psychology) or MA (Counselling Psychology) and have completed a practicum in child
and family mental health.
• Comparable graduate degree at master’s level may be considered with at least three years’ professional experience in child and family mental health.
• Minimum three (3) years of professional experience with demonstrated training in trauma (complex trauma, intergenerational trauma, transition trauma), grief and loss, and attachment
issues within an Indigenous context.
• Must have experience working with Indigenous clients and communities.
• Must be available to work some evenings and weekends based on the individual needs of clients and the operational needs of SCCFS.
• Eligible for registration with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA).
• Must have valid class 5 Driver’s License, favourable driver’s abstract and safe reliable vehicle.
• Must complete a successful Criminal Record check.