Clinician, Short Term Assessment and Response Team (START)

The Clinician, Short Term Assessment and Response Team (START) provides comprehensive assessment, treatment and referral coordination for youth/families in acute crisis, educates and consults with hospital and community personnel, networks with community agencies, participates in research and assists in program and resource development.

Education and Experience

Master's Degree in an applicable social or health sciences program such as Counseling Psychology.

Two (2) years of recent, related experience in adolescent crisis intervention in a mental health setting or hospital emergency department, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Eligible for registration with relevant professional association. Valid BC Driver's License and access to personal vehicle for work-related purposes.

Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of Crisis Intervention Theory and demonstrated skill in crisis intervention with adolescents and families.

• Comprehensive knowledge of Systems Theory and an ability to incorporate this into both the mental health assessments and treatment intervention.

• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in group and family therapy.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the developmental stages of the individual and within the family life cycle and of the issues that may occur in relation to this.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the broad range issues pertaining to adolescent mental health problems, including issues related to substance misuse among adolescents and families.

• Knowledge and understanding of the diagnostic criteria pertaining to the psychiatric diagnoses most prevalent in the adolescent population.

• Knowledge of theory and evidence-based practice related to Developmental Pediatrics; Neuropsychiatric conditions such as complex ADHD, FASD, Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Tourette's Disorder; Seizure Disorders.

• Ability to establish rapport with clients and families in order to explore issues beyond the initial presenting concerns.

• Knowledge and ability to conduct social science research.

• Ability to organize workload and prioritize responsibilities, and ability to work effectively with others, both within the hospital and with community agencies utilizing a multi-disciplinary team model.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in continuously changing and complex environment.

• Problem solving and decision making skills and ability to exercise sound judgement.

• Ability to deal effectively with others.

• Physical ability to perform duties of the job.

   

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

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