Family Counsellor

The Children's Day Treatment Program is a Mental Health Outpatient Program operating out of the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary Alberta. We are a multidisciplinary team supporting, assessing and treating children in grades 3-7 in a school-like setting, who present with complex mental health challenges/diagnoses. Reporting to the area supervisor/manager, The Family Counselor provides system-based assessment and treatment, Case Management, and coordination of therapeutic services for program clients and their families within the Children's Day Treatment Program. The Family Counselor collaborates with an interdisciplinary team of health professionals and is required to carry an advanced clinical caseload and provide family, and individual assessment and treatment, group therapy, milieu management and crisis intervention. Flexibility is required for practice within an evolving continuum of care. 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 a Family Counsellor, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up to clients and their families. You will also provide clinical focused consultation with other programs or community resources and acts as a liaison to develop and promote preventative health programs in the community. You will collaborate with other health care providers and community service providers to ensure a continuum of care in the community.

Completion of master's degree in a health related field. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.

Completion of master's degree in a health related field. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college. Experience working in a multidisciplinary mental health team. Experience working with children and adolescents with mental illness.

Minimum 3 years' experience providing family therapy. Working knowledge of the DSM V. Completion of Brain Story Certification Preferred. Knowledge of Attachment Theory & Collaborative Problem-Solving Training preferred. Suicide Risk Assessment training.