The Child & Youth Care Counsellor (CYC) at Community Counselling Services (CCS) is responsible for providing comprehensive mental health and addictions services for clients falling under the responsibility of the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority (HRHSSA), primarily the communities of Hay River and Enterprise, but could also include Hay River Reserve on occasion. This position reports directly to the Clinical Supervisor, Community Counselling Services. Positions is located in Hay River, and serving a primary population of around 4000 people. Services are provided in accordance with the NWT Mental Health Act, Child and Family Services Act, the Community Counselling Program Standards, and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association standards. Services are intended to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of residents and their community. More specifically, the Child and Youth Care Counsellor plays an integral role in supporting children and youth with complex mental health needs, and their families, to live successfully within their home, school and local community. The CYCC is responsible for implementing some specialized assessment and therapeutic programming within the daily life space of children and youth, within school and at times at community counselling environment.
Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by a Master’s degree in Child and Youth Counselling, Counselling Psychology with development, family, and/or child or art psychotherapy focus, Clinical Social Work or Education with a focus on therapeutic counselling.
