Crisis counsellor
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Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor’s degree
- or equivalent experience
- Counselling psychology
- Clinical child psychology
- Social work, other
- Social sciences, other
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Community service organization
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Prepare a treatment plan for each patient
- Provide education to clients regarding health promotion and injury prevention, management and treatment
- Provide therapy
- 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
- Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Experience and specialization
Type of treatment experience
- Cognitive therapy
- Crisis intervention counselling
- Psychotherapy
Counselling specialization
- Crisis intervention
Area of specialization
- Drug addiction
Additional information
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player