Therapist - Reproductive Life Stages

This is a Regular Part-Time (0.4 FTE) Opportunity.    Type: Replacement   Summary of duties, but not limited to: Comprehensive care planning and assess and implement short-term psychotherapy, including:   Patient Assessment: Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments of children and adolescents  Formulate assessment findings and determine the suitability for appropriate resources Consult with team members and participate in team discussion regarding assessment and treatment, when required Care Planning: Develop an intervention plan in collaboration the interdisciplinary team, based on identified needs. Document intervention plan according to specific hospital and professional standards. Interventions: Provide individual group therapy/treatment for children and adolescents and draw upon recognized psychotherapy models Consult and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members, as required. Provide Parent Support: Conduct family assessments to identify strengths, needs, and intervention goals Provide individualized parent coaching to support child development and family well-being Educate parents on age-appropriate developmental milestones from infancy, early childhood until 18 years of age. Support healthy sleep routines and address common childhood sleep challenges Coach parents in managing temper tantrums and other challenging behaviors. Teach emotional validation techniques to strengthen parent-child attachment and support children’s emotional regulation Help parents build effective communication and discipline tools that foster cooperation and resilience.   Team and Program Development: Participate in program development, student education and research as required in a fully affiliated academic setting within the University of Toronto. Participate in personal professional development.   As a role model and champion, you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.   The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.   Qualifications Master degree in related field required Current registration with a College that allows for the regulated practice of psychotherapy required Minimum 3 years clinical mental health experience, preferably in a hospital setting Experience working with families, providing parenting support, and treating children and adolescents’ mental health issues. Demonstrated experience with a variety of psychotherapies including cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, psychodynamic, and group therapy. Experience in the treatment of trauma-based mental health issues Skilled in assessing issues related to childhood trauma Skilled in assessing issues related to family dynamics Comfortable facilitating both psycho-educational and process groups. Ability to work independently and manage complex and high-acuity patients Experience with virtual service-delivery, including delivery of psychotherapy by video Experience with use of therapist-facilitated online psychotherapy applications an asset Excellent time management skills Proficient in Microsoft Office, and electronic medical record Exceptional written/verbal communication skills Professional behavior and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women’s College Hospital.   This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all.