Registered Clinical Counsellor

Lifemark Health Group • Kelowna, BC

3d • CA$36 - CA$60 • Hybrid

About The Position

Lifemark Health Group is seeking a personable and confident Registered Clinical Counselor to join our awesome team at our Lifemark Harvey Avenue Clinic. The primary focus of this position will be to work in a multidisciplinary treatment program. Based on the applicant’s skills and interests, other roles for this position could include providing services to mental health clients funded by third-party insurance programs (eg., long term disability, ICBC, and/or WorkSafeBC); supporting other multidisciplinary programs at the clinic (eg., occupational rehabilitation or concussion recovery); or providing services to private mental health clients. You belong here if you value practicing within an interdisciplinary team environment, based on a bio-psycho-social approach to intervention, which may include psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and in some cases, physical rehabilitation specialists. You belong here if you value belonging to a growing mental health team that offers peer consultation, supervision, and professional growth. You belong here if you value working with a diverse adult population with a variety of mental health and psycho-social needs, which respond well to cognitive-behavioral principles and evidence-based psychotherapy. Finally, you belong here if you want to be part of something bigger than your own practice!

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counselling/ Clinical Psychology
• Registered with the BC Association of Clinical Counselors
• Training and/or experience with evidence-based treatment for PTSD.
• Experience in case conceptualization and treatment of a range of mental health symptoms with a variety of adult clients.
• Clinical knowledge in the areas of grief/loss, depression, anxiety, trauma, and adjustment issues.
• Experience working as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team.
• Experience preparing assessment, progress and discharge reports.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, solid judgement, and integrity.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of psychological management of chronic pain and head injury/concussion management

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling services to clients referred privately, by employers, by various insurance companies, and other third-party organizations to address psychosocial problems related to injury, trauma, and mental illness.
• Facilitate/co-facilitate psycho-education groups for adults with PTSD and other trauma-related disorders
• Adopt a goal-focused, therapeutic approach for alleviating distress and improving social and occupational functioning.
• Participate weekly in interdisciplinary team conferences to discuss clients’ treatment plan and goals, the progress made to date, and any barriers to treatment.
• Complete administrative tasks to include file management, communication, and report writing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level