Clinical Services:

• Provides regular supervision and feedback of clinical and cultural in developing their knowledge of prevention, intervention, diagnosis and treatment of substance use and concurrent disorders, and assists with integrating this new knowledge into their work with clients;

• Works collaboratively with the nursing staff to ensure medical needs are met for clients;

• Chairs weekly clinical meetings and organizes and maintains all notes from meetings;

• Secures clinical and cultural replacements when needed;

• Provides feedback to all clinical and cultural staff

• Conducts annual performance evaluations on clinical and cultural staff and reports any issues/concerns to the Executive Director;

• Ensures clinical staff maintain their certifications;

• Oversees clinical assessments for clients and works with the clinical and cultural staff to plan and implement the trauma focused – cultural based program;

• Reviews client progress for all clinical programs to ensure satisfactory progress and provides recommendations and direction to the clinical staff in order to ensure client needs are being met;

• Maintains clinical notes on all client applications received;

• Assists in developing treatment plans for clients;

• Responds to situations requiring Crisis Intervention with clients;

• Facilitates groups and staff sessions, where clients can begin to address ongoing clinical issues;

• Works with the cultural team to ensure First Nations’ culture, language and traditions are seamlessly incorporated into the clinical program;

• Participates in case reviews with counsellors for each client, where individual treatment plans can be reviewed and revised if needed;

• Supervises and guides clinical staff in understanding general case management tasks, evaluating treatment plans, innovating solutions and ensuring compliance with OHL’s case management protocols;