Addictions Services Social Worker
Part-time role providing addiction counseling and psychosocial assessments at a Vancouver hospital. Coordinate care, referrals and education, and contribute to interdisciplinary research.
Aprašymas
- Provide clinical counseling to clients, families and groups affected by substance use.
- Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial and social work assessments.
- Develop and carry out treatment and care plans with interprofessional teams.
- Offer case consultation and follow-up support, and plan client discharges.
- Assess client needs and connect them with community services and rehabilitation programs.
- Refer clients to addiction treatment, recovery, residential, family therapy, vocational and other support programs.
- Maintain electronic client records, assessments, progress notes and reports.
- Advise social workers and interdisciplinary care providers, sharing relevant information with colleagues.
- Help develop and evaluate Providence Health Care drug and alcohol programs.
- Teach and supervise social work students.
- Create and deliver education sessions, presentations and training.
- Track workload statistics and analyze trends.
- Carry out approved interdisciplinary social work research and special projects.
- Take part in committees, group meetings, continuous improvement and community partnership activities.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Reikalavimai
- Hold a Master of Social Work from an accredited university, or a Bachelor of Social Work from an accredited school with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Have one year of recent related experience in addiction, mental health, HIV/AIDS and complex pain, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Hold current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.
- Postgraduate continuing education in therapeutic intervention models for addictions and mental health is preferred.
- Know drug and alcohol addiction issues and evidence-based treatment practices.
- Know psychiatric diagnoses and practice guidelines for disorders, including complex concurrent disorders.
- Be able to conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments using mental health and addictions frameworks and tools.
- Be able to plan, implement and evaluate client interventions.
- Know community resources and be able to make effective referrals.
- Have skills in case management, resource and supportive counseling, and individual and group therapy.
- Know relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act, Adult Guardianship Act and Freedom of Information Act.
- Be able to educate clients, families and healthcare professionals, and deliver presentations, in-services, psycho-educational sessions and support groups.
- Be able to participate in research.
- Be proficient with personal computers, word processing and database management software.
- Have the physical ability to perform the duties of the position.