Social Worker - WSIB Mental Health Program - Regular full-time 2024-11117

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Date Posted: 11/12/2024

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Reference No.: 2024-11117

Position Type: Regular full-time

Department: Sunnybrook Centre for Independent Living

FTE Status: 1.00

Hours of Work: 8 hrs

Campus Site: Bayview

Shifts Weekday Required: Days

Shifts Weekend Required: No Weekends

Statutory Holiday(s) Required: No

Summary of Duties
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is developing a new mental health program serving injured workers across Ontario, insured by WSIB. This program focuses on improving patients’ functional and psychological outcomes after a workplace injury. Care delivered through this program includes interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments, follow up, and treatment to patients who have had a significant injury to their mental health in their workplace.
The successful candidate will have an exciting role assisting with the development of the new program, and will be responsible for providing excellent clinical care through assessments and treatment. This patient population may have diagnoses of PTSD, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, etc. The Social Worker works in an interdisciplinary team to provide clinical recommendations and oversee the worker’s care to improve their functional status and well-being through occupational-focused assessments and treatment. Care may be provided in-person or virtually depending on the worker’s needs.
In this role, you will primarily be working with an interdisciplinary team to provide mental health treatment (e.g. with psychiatrists, psychologists, allied health, etc.) and to develop comprehensive reports that provide recommendations on further care for patients. You will provide clinical treatment for patients with varied mental health concerns, with the aim of improving their function and preparing them for return to work, if possible. Treatment may be provided in individual or group formats, in-person or virtual, and will be tailored to the needs of the patient. This role will work Monday to Friday, with the opportunity for hybrid work-from-home when possible.
This is a key role in our new WSIB Mental Health program, with the opportunity to directly participate in the development of this new program, in addition to providing excellent clinical care to injured workers with workplace-related mental health injuries.
 
Qualifications/Skills
• Must be a current member in good standing and be registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• 3 years’ of psychotherapy experience working with patients with diagnoses of PTSD, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders and various comorbidities
• Training and experience with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), required
• Training and experience in Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) an asset
• Training and experience in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy an asset
• Experience in facilitating therapeutic groups (DBT and/or CBT preferred)
• Able to quickly establish supportive therapeutic rapport
• Experience using measurement-based care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision-making, preferred
• Clinical experience working with First Responders, preferred
• Experience with third party payers (e.g. WSIB, insurers, employers), preferred
• Superior time management, organization, and prioritization skills in addressing multiple tasks and timelines in a fast-paced environment
• Effective report-writing and documentation abilities
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
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