Youth Therapist, Substance Use Services

Job summary

Provides client and family-centered care through screening, assessment, and therapy for youth with mental health and substance use disorders. Facilitates care coordination, case management, and community outreach to support recovery and reduce barriers to treatment.

Job details

Provides client and family-centered care through screening, assessment, and therapy for youth with mental health and substance use disorders. Facilitates care coordination, case management, and community outreach to support recovery and reduce barriers to treatment. Requires a Master's degree in a social or health sciences program such as Counselling Psychology or Social Work. Candidates must have at least one to two years of recent, related experience and be eligible for registration with a professional association.

What you’ll do

Provides client and family-centered care through screening, assessment, and therapy for youth with mental health and substance use disorders. Facilitates care coordination, case management, and community outreach to support recovery and reduce barriers to treatment.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in a social or health sciences program such as Counselling Psychology or Social Work. Candidates must have at least one to two years of recent, related experience and be eligible for registration with a professional association.

Listed skills

• crisis intervention · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred
• case management · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• client advocacy · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Substance use counseling
• Mental health assessment
• Case management
• Trauma-informed care
• Crisis intervention
• Group therapy
• Client advocacy
• Risk assessment
• Treatment planning
• Evidence-based practice
• Cultural safety
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Relapse prevention
• Documentation
• Community outreach

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector

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