Job details
- JobBank Id: 44547216
- JobSeekr Id: 379595
- Drug Addiction Counsellor
- Carlsbad Springs, ON
- Part time leading to full time
- Valiant Behavioural Health
- $25.00 to $45.00
- 24 to 40 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Master’s degree
Experience
5 years or more
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Counselling centres
- Rural area
- Residential treatment centre
- Rehabilitation centre and special health institution
- Mental health institution, facility or clinic
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Provide therapy
- Implement treatment plans
- Apply psychological theory and principles regarding behaviour and mental processes
- Counsel clients, provide therapy and mediation services, and facilitate group sessions
- Maintain accurate records
- Administer standard psychological tests for assessment
Supervision
- 5-10 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification
- Membership in a provincial or territorial psychological association
- Registered Marriage and Family Therapist
- Membership in the Canadian Psychological Association
Experience and specialization
Policy and program experience
- Addiction or substance abuse
Type of treatment experience
- Behaviour modification or behavioural therapy
- Cognitive therapy
- Crisis intervention counselling
- Psychodynamic analytic therapy
- Psychotherapy
Area of specialization
- Drug addiction
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Values and ethics