Occupational Therapist

Job summary

The Occupational Therapist will conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and deliver evidence-based mental health, addiction, and trauma treatment in both individual and group settings. They will also contribute to interdisciplinary team functioning and integrate return-to-work perspectives into client care plans.

Job details

Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning. As an Occupational Therapist/Psychotherapist, Homewood Clinics, you will be an integral part of a collaborative team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our 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! What you’ll be doing: * Conduct comprehensive assessments according to Occupational Therapy best practice framework and the program model * Select, administer and analyze assessment results through individual and/or group protocols * Use appropriate standardized and non-standardized assessment tools which include occupational performance areas of self-care, productivity and leisure * Incorporate the client domains representative of physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual aspects of functioning * Contribute to interdisciplinary team functioning and understanding of client(s) * Integrate return to work perspectives into all work with clients * Deliver evidence based mental health, addiction and trauma treatment in individual and group settings * Provide mental health, addiction and trauma clinical assessments, case reviews, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions and discharge planning * Deliver psycho-educational skill-building sessions for clients * Collaborate with colleagues across services including Homewood Clinics, Disability Prevention Services, Return to Work, Homewood Health Centre, Homewood Research Institute and other interdisciplinary team members * Provide 1-2 days evening hours to support individual sessions and/or group facilitation This is a 20-month temporary full-time position. What we’re looking for: * Master of Science in Occupational Therapy * Experience within Mental Health & Addictions, group and individual psychotherapy * Membership with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario is required * Knowledge of standardized and non-standardized assessments and concurrent addiction disorders * 3-5 years of clinical experience treating concurrent psychological and substance use disorders with specific focus on Return to Work and assessing overall capacity and psychological functioning * Assessment of group dynamic and facilitation skills for group therapy * Training and experience with CBT, CPT, DBT, wellness education, trauma specific treatment modalities, psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery model * Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, PHIPA, and the Health Care Consent ACT * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, French language skills would be an asset * Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint * Awareness and acknowledgement of the value of using measurement-based care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making Why work with us Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference! As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. Join us at Homewood Health™ and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.

What you’ll do

The Occupational Therapist will conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and deliver evidence-based mental health, addiction, and trauma treatment in both individual and group settings. They will also contribute to interdisciplinary team functioning and integrate return-to-work perspectives into client care plans.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy and be registered with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. The role requires 3-5 years of clinical experience in treating concurrent psychological and substance use disorders.

Benefits

• Professional development
• Collaborative work environment
• Continuous learning opportunities

Listed skills

• case management · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred
• crisis intervention · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Occupational therapy
• Psychotherapy
• Mental health assessment
• Addiction treatment
• Trauma treatment
• CBT
• DBT
• CPT
• Group therapy
• Case management
• Return to work planning
• Psychosocial rehabilitation
• Clinical documentation
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Crisis intervention
• Psycho-education
• Disability Prevention
• Group Therapy
• Continuous Development
• Therapeutic Interventions
• Clinical Experience
• Treatment Planning
• Discharge Planning
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Research
• Mental Health
• Decision Making
• Clinical Assessments
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Communication
• CPT Coding
• Disabilities
• Occupational Therapy
• French Language
• Psychology
• Innovation
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Psychiatric Rehabilitation
• Trauma Care
• Mental Health Act

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Occupational Therapist
• Health Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
• Occupational Therapists

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