Mental Health Therapist

The Rural Addiction and Mental Health Clinic located in Claresholm provides short-term episodic care to individuals across the lifespan with the outcome to integrate our clients back into the community. Our team consists of Mental Health Therapists, Community Liaison Workers and Psychiatry who follow a stepped care approach within Addictions and Mental Health. The Mental Health Therapist acts as an agent of change in the counselling relationship utilizing performance metrics with one or more modalities of psychotherapy; individual, family and/or group, and appropriately apply these modalities or treatments to a varied caseload of clients with mental health and addiction concerns. You will collaborate with clients regarding their treatment outcomes and have the opportunity to experience live clinical and one to one supervision in your practice. You will conduct clinical assessments and implement advanced level clinical interventions including psychosocial interventions of clients. As the Mental Health Therapist you will communicate clear, practical, evidence-based diagnoses, assessment findings, plans, and make recommendations to the team, families and other service providers. You may be involved in case conferences, therapeutic groups, staff meetings, professional development activities, student supervision, program planning, and other related duties. A demonstrated commitment to collaborative practice to enhance patient health outcomes; your ability to set realistic expectations and boundaries in the therapeutic relationship; ability to work independently; conflict resolution, critical thinking and leadership skills are all essential to this role. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

As the Mental Health Therapist, you will be required to use a variety of treatment modalities (individual, family, and group) to persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.

Master's degree in Psychology; or master's degree in Social Work (clinical specialization) including education in mental health assessment and psychotherapy; or master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy; or master's degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.

Masters of Social Work or Registered Psychologist with Psychosocial Intervention Authorization. Active or eligible for registration with Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) or College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP). Minimum 2 years of experience providing assessment, treatment and discharge to a generalist population with mental health and addiction concerns within the last 5 years. Training and experience in individual and group therapy modalities. Competency in using the DSM V with provisional diagnosis. Advanced crisis management skills including but not limited to Suicide Risk assessments, intervention and treatment, de-escalation skills and the ability to triage the client’s wellness and utilize the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of the client.

Experience using performance metrics (i.e. feedback informed treatment). Training and experience in therapeutic modalities such as: Trauma Informed Care, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) and/or other evidence-based modalities. Understanding of Concurrent Capable Practices. Experience providing supervision to practicum students.