Your Opportunity:
Reporting to the Area Manager Forensic Assessment & Outpatient Services, The Mental Health Therapist will act as a collaborative member of the treatment team for the Rocky Mountain Program providing in-custody (Calgary Correctional Centre) and community-based (FAOS), recovery-oriented assessment, treatment, psychotherapy, support, group, follow-up and case management to adults experiencing concurrent mental health and addiction disorders. In addition, they will also act as a member of the core clinical Sexual Offender Treatment Team for RMP and/or FAOS. Primary treatment services will be delivered within the context of a provincial correctional environment and in the context of a forensic mental health community clinic. The clinician will provide recovery-oriented services for high-risk high needs offenders. Assessment & Treatment services are provided to individuals convicted of sexual offenses under the criminal code of Canada. The position involves provision of clinical services to individuals and/or families, as well as consultation to the inter-professional team. The role may also include supervision of students in an aligned discipline as required. The MH & Addictions Therapist may also provide input / participate in facilitation of program development, staff development, service planning, quality improvement and evaluation and/or research activities as identified by the Forensic outpatient service area(s). The Addictions and Mental Health Therapist will work effectively in an interdisciplinary setting and also act as a liaison and program ambassador of forensic services. Work will be performed with a high degree of independence within broad guidelines and in accordance with program and professional standards.
Description:

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.

• Acute Care Alberta:
• Primary Care Alberta:
• Recovery Alberta: Y
• Classification: Mental Health Therapist Provin
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Rocky Mountain Sexual Offender Program / Forensic Assessment Outpatient Services
• Primary Location: Sunridge Professional Bldg
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Multisite

Please refer the Job description for details