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Title posted on indeed.com - Counsellor

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Employer details Brock University

Job details

*Please apply through the following link: https://brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku\_careers/job/St-Catharines-Main-Campus/Counsellor\_JR-1019912* *Please note: Interviews will take place in January 2025. * *About the Role:* Reporting to the Manager, Health & Clinical Operations, the Counsellor provides counselling to students to assist with their social/emotional growth and development, to support the students' academic success and over well-being. The Counsellor will support a wide range of issues including an impaired ability to function effectively academically, combined with emotional distress or conflict. *The Counsellor will: * * Meet with students to identify and assess students' needs and risks; * Identify, assess, develop, and implement effective wellness plans; * Provide short-term counselling including cognitive behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma informed, cross-cultural counselling, and Positive Psychology interventions; * Provide short-term consultation and support to students with situational and transient or crisis-situational issues and long-term counselling interventions to students experiencing complex mental health difficulties; * Asses, prepare, and conduct counselling, psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic sessions and groups for students and other Brock partners; * Provide comprehensive care, life and learning skills to students and their families, as permitted within confidentialities and privacy requirements; * Liaise with faculty, staff, and student groups on campus relating to student mental health, psychological well-being and student behavior to promote services and ensure a high level of awareness of services provided; * Participate on committees to assist with developing a culture of student care on campus; * Develop and deliver special programs, training, and workshops to meet the needs of students, faculty/staff working with students, or community partners; * Assist students with appropriate academic documentation and support; * Tack the status and progress of students with complex mental health needs; * Evaluate outcomes and maintain statistics with respect to student interventions and community education on student mental health issues; * Maintain private and confidential communication and documentation. *Key Skills and Experience:* * Master of Social Work or Master of Counselling Psychology degree; * Certification, in good standing, with relevant designated professional college; * Experience providing counselling services, preferably with young adults in a post-secondary setting; * Applied knowledge in carrying out recommendations from assessments and medical reports; * Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and with community partners; * Knowledge of issues relevant to the young adult population and knowledge of relevant legislation in the field (counselling or social work); * Group therapy skills including knowledge of group process and therapeutic issues; * Solid computer competency including word processing, spreadsheet, database, web applications, Outlook, PowerPoint, Workday, and scheduling/appointments systems; * Knowledge of records management and privacy requirements (FIPPA, PHIPA) and best practices; * Effective counselling skills with the ability to effectively provide interventions to a diverse student population, including students experiencing complex mental health difficulties; * Excellent crisis intervention skills and clinical assessment skills; * Effective in communicating difficult and sensitive information, in situations where the issues are complex, and communication may be challenging; * Skilled in evaluating student needs and risks and determining the most appropriate intervention; * Demonstrates critical thinking skills and takes initiative to improve processes and/or services; * Flexible and adaptable to changing requirements and circumstances. *Preferred or Asset Skills: * * Ability to administer an