Social Worker (MSW), Heartwood Centre for Women, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services - Vancouver, BC

**Social Worker (MSW)** BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services Vancouver, BC **This is a Regular, Full-Time opportunity with the Heartwood Centre for Women located in Vancouver, BC.** **What is Heartwood Centre for Women** Heartwood Centre for Women (Heartwood) is a 30-inpatient bed, trauma informed, integrated treatment facility for women (19+), including members of Two-Spirit and gender-diverse communities, across B.C, who struggle with severe substance use and mental health challenges. We believe that people, when properly supported, have the strength and resiliency to manage their lives. **What you’ll do** * Conduct comprehensive mental health and/or addiction, and family assessments by methods such as interviewing the patient and family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and family and formulation of assessment and plan of intervention, in accordance with professional practice standards and clinical policies. * Provide mental health clinical intervention in the context of evidence based care to children, youth, women and their families through individual, family and group therapy. * Support patients and their families by providing education, short-term counselling and crisis intervention during the adjustment to hospitalization, new diagnosis of mental health and/or addiction issues, and change or loss in mental health functioning. * Facilitate comprehensive mental health and/or addiction discharge planning with the team, patient, family and community agencies to ensure psycho-social follow-up. * Establish and maintain effective collaborative and constructive liaison relationships with a variety of individuals and groups, including patients and families, community providers, MCFD social workers, schools, hospitals and other agencies, in order to coordinate services across the continuum of health care. * Participate in program planning and development as part of an inter-professional team within BC Children’s Hospital and BC Mental Health and Addiction Services and the continuum of health care. Identify, promote and participate in program planning strategies to enhance system processes and resources for patients and their families. * Promote patient and family care by participating in relevant committee work within the Social Work discipline, specialized program, hospital-setting, and/or continuum of health care. Collaborate with team members in many forums, both informal and formal, in case consultations by attending team meetings, rounds, and psycho-social forums relevant to family centered care. **What you bring** Qualifications * Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work, including relevant graduate level mental health courses and mental health practicum. * Minimum 1 year recent related clinical experience working within a child, youth and women’s mental health and addictions setting relevant to the service area within BC Mental Health & Addictions