Psychiatric Social Worker Clinical Counselling

Provide psychiatric social work counselling and psychosocial assessments with Fraser Health in an integrated interdisciplinary mental health setting. Support acute patient care.
This Social Worker provides clinical counselling to patients and families within Psychiatry. The work includes mental illness and substance misuse assessments, crisis counselling, brief therapeutic interventions, and group work. You will support healthcare professionals through consultation, education, and coordinated care planning.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide therapeutic counselling to patients, families, and treatment teams
Conduct psychosocial assessments for acute mental illness and substance misuse
Document assessments, progress notes, reports, and patient information
Coordinate discharge plans, referrals, and community services
Deliver psycho-educational groups, presentations, and support services
Requirements:
Master’s degree in Social Work from an approved school
Two years’ recent clinical experience in mental health treatment
Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers
Comprehensive knowledge of mental illness, addictions, and cultural dynamics
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and professionals
Bring clinical counselling, assessment, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills to psychiatric social work with Fraser Health patients and families.