Job Details
Wage range: $44.03 to $56.50
Shift structure: Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day
Primary location: CASA Calgary
Union: In-scope
FTE: 1.0
Status: Permanent
About the Role:
The Trauma Program nurtures connection and safety in the caregiver-child relationship after experiencing trauma. Children and youth may come into the program via one of three streams: the Outpatient Trauma Clinic, the Trauma and Attachment Group (TAG) or Consultative Services.
The Mental Health Therapist will:
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments for assigned children and youth.
- Develop individualized and family treatment plans in conjunction with the primary team.
- Formulate diagnoses, when applicable, using the DSM-5-TR and other diagnostic tools.
- Provide therapeutic interventions to support the patient in achieving therapeutic goals, utilizing a variety of developmentally-appropriate treatment approaches.
- Facilitate Parent Support Groups and Multi-Family Therapy Groups that are psycho-educational and/or psychodynamic in context, utilizing a variety of evidence-based therapeutic modalities.
- Contribute to staff knowledge and understanding of provisional program based operations improvement and evaluation.
- Build specialized parenting skills for caregivers caring for children with exceptional needs.
- Complete written discharge summaries to referring Therapist and Psychiatrist after patient discharge.
- Carry out case management functions including convening case conferences, and liaising with community services and other professionals involved with the adolescent and family.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in psychology, social work (with psycho-social intervention designation), occupational therapy or nursing.
- Active registration in good standing with a professional college identified under the Health Professions Act.
- A minimum of two years of clinical practice in child and family mental health and/or youth addictions.
- Knowledge and experience in supporting the healing of children and youth who have experienced trauma.
- Knowledge and experience in the following therapeutic modalities: EMDR, ART, sensory motor psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, SMART, DBT/CBT and ARC.
- Training and experience in play therapy is considered an asset.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Valid Class 5 operator's license and access to a vehicle.
- A satisfactory Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Intervention Check. This would be the financial responsibility of the successful candidate.
- Ability to pass and maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification (training provided by CASA), as well as physical ability to perform all interventions.
Closing Date: June 11, 2025
Please quote the following competition number in your application materials: 25-119. #MHT
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