Registered Clinical Counsellor in North Vancouver

Work setting

• Clinic

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Consult with other health care professionals to evaluate treatment plans
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and the patient’s outcomes
• Interview clients, prepare case histories and assess problems
• Interview patients
• Record observations
• Review reports from health care professionals to determine patients’ current and potential functioning levels
• Supervise graduate students, research assistants, para-professional staff and other psychologists
• Supervise other counsellors, social service staff and assistants
• Write progress reports
• Prepare a treatment plan for each patient
• Provide education to clients regarding health promotion and injury prevention, management and treatment
• Provide therapy
• Counsel individuals and groups to achieve more effective personal, social and vocational development and adjustment
• Implement treatment plans
• Analyze the patient during the treatments
• Apply psychological theory and principles regarding behaviour and mental processes
• Develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and means of attaining them
• Counsel clients, provide therapy and mediation services, and facilitate group sessions
• Maintain accurate records
• Plan intervention programs
• Initiate, design and implement specialized therapy programs
• Follow up results of counselling programs and clients’ adjustment
• Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
• Offer mediation, conciliation and arbitration services
• Provide public education and consultation to other professionals or groups regarding counselling services, issues and methods

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Registered Marriage and Family Therapist
• Certification with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word

Type of treatment experience

• Behaviour modification or behavioural therapy
• Client-centered or humanistic/experiential therapy
• Cognitive therapy
• Crisis intervention counselling
• Eclectic therapy
• Group dynamics
• Psychodynamic analytic therapy
• Psychotherapy
• Brief therapy
• Systematic/interactional therapy

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Judgement
• Values and ethics
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player