Vancouver Island Health Authority
Mental Health Support Counsellor for Youth Crisis Intervention
Job Description
Provide essential psychotherapeutic support for children and youth facing mental health challenges. Leverage crisis intervention skills, community resource coordination, and short-term stabilization techniques in a mobile role across multiple sites.
As a Child and Youth Outreach Counsellor, you'll deliver urgent clinical responses using your expertise in risk assessment and psychological needs. With a focus on high-risk clients, your strategies will target complex emotional and behavioral issues. Collaboration with community resources is key, aiding youth in distress while ensuring their safety and well-being.
Key Responsibilities: • Provide triage and urgent clinical responses • Assess psychosocial needs of high-risk youth • Coordinate with community services for support • Deliver short-term stabilization services • Travel between multiple service sites as required
Requirements: • Baccalaureate Degree in a health-related discipline • 2 years of crisis interv...
As a Child and Youth Outreach Counsellor, you'll deliver urgent clinical responses using your expertise in risk assessment and psychological needs. With a focus on high-risk clients, your strategies will target complex emotional and behavioral issues. Collaboration with community resources is key, aiding youth in distress while ensuring their safety and well-being.
Key Responsibilities: • Provide triage and urgent clinical responses • Assess psychosocial needs of high-risk youth • Coordinate with community services for support • Deliver short-term stabilization services • Travel between multiple service sites as required
Requirements: • Baccalaureate Degree in a health-related discipline • 2 years of crisis interv...