Recreation Therapist, Integrated Mood, Anxiety and Addictions Concurrent Program

Homewood Health Centre•Guelph, ON

62d

About The Position

As a Recreation Therapist working with patients in our Integrated Mood, Anxiety and Addictions Concurrent Program, you will be an integral part of a collaborative, inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our patients, clients and customers. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here!

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Therapy
Experience working with mental health and addiction populations
CPR Certification is required
Registration (R/TRO) OR Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) required within 1 year of hire
Comfortable with public speaking and large group facilitation
Ability to work independently and within a team environment
Awareness and acknowledgement of the value of using measurement-based care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making; experience an asset
Proficient with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Engaging, collaborative and creative, astute to clients' needs with the ability to adapt and be flexible
Good communication and organizational skills

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy an asset
Experience with Mindfulness and Yoga instruction preferred
Personal Training/Group Fitness training an asset

Responsibilities

Identify patient-centered goals that lead to outcomes that are meaningful and relevant to the patient and their family, supports and community
Provide personalized counseling and coaching; develop group and/or individualized programs
Assume a therapeutic role in the motivation, counselling, supervision and instruction of patients in treatment interventions
Facilitate and co-facilitate psychoeducational and experiential groups
Provide the opportunity for leisure skill development in a safe context to experience new behaviours
Document patient treatment and ongoing progress, according to Recreation Therapy, Program and Hospital standards
Support individual skill development relating to community leisure resources that promote integration
Develop, implement and evaluate programs based on patient needs
Conduct ongoing assessment of group readiness and participation with respect to mood, social interaction, functional level, attitude, suicide risk and behaviours affecting the recovery process
Utilize individualized assessment and determine individualized intervention based on needs, preferences, strengths and goals
Administer, select, interpret Recreation Therapy assessments to determine leisure functioning, leisure needs/problems, utilizing standardized assessment tools and group process, 1:1 interviews and observation skills
Provide individual counselling following Recreation Therapy assessment pertaining to findings and specific needs
Effectively communicate and document results of assessment to the patient, family and team, according to program/discipline standards
Identify recreation and leisure opportunities in the community and provide consultation to other team members