Registered Clinical Counsellor  

Location:: Lifemark Harvey Avenue [https://www.lifemark.ca/clinics/kelowna/harvey-avenue/clinic-information] (1634 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6G2 [https://maps.app.goo.gl/iRh4NwasWjsfMhhm7])

Status: Permanent Full-time @ 30hrs/week

Location type: In-Clinic (primarily), with possibility of Hybrid

Compensation: $36-60/hour or salary or Fee for Service

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.

Build a career while making a difference

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!

 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.

Licensing:

• Clinical Counsellors must have a Master’s degree in Counselling/ Clinical Psychology and be registered with the BC Association of Clinical Counselors 

Experience 

• 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.
• Have clinical knowledge in the areas of grief/loss, depression, anxiety, trauma, and adjustment issues.
• Knowledge of psychological management of chronic pain and head injury/concussion management an asset.
• Experience working as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team.
• Experience preparing assessment, progress and discharge reports.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, solid judgement, and integrity.

 Apply today! Please visit our website at www.lifemark.ca [http://www.lifemark.ca/]. 

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