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TQRs:
- PhD degree or Equivalent in mental health field (i.e., Psychology, Social Work, Counselling Psychology)
- MSW or MA in mental health field or equivalent with a minimum 8 years of clinical experience focused on assessment and treatment of couples & families
- Bilingual
- Supervisory Experience (AAMFT approved supervisor or equivalent) – minimum 8 years of supervisory experience in the area of couple and family psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy Permit Professional Order of Psychologists of Quebec (OPQ)
- Completed Graduate or Post-graduate training in couple and family therapy in an accredited university or training center
Demonstrated clinical expertise and teaching supervisory experience in the following areas:
- Knowledge of advanced level systemic models of family assessment and treatment with attention to the heterogeneity and diversity of the post-modern family, integrating contextual, gender, sexual orientation, cultural, developmental and relational perspectives through the evaluation process.
- Knowledge of recent theoretical and empirical advancements in family assessment from a systemic perspective with attention to principles of best practices in family therapy
- Knowledge integrative assessment methods and the formulation of systemic clinical impressions (e.g. McMaster Model).
- Knowledge of core competencies of systemic models pertinent to information gathering, and common factors in couple and family therapy that run across theoretical frameworks such as engagement, therapist attributes, communication skills and alliance-building, structure and client expectancy factors, placebo effect and developing a formulation of the challenges faced by a family presenting for therapy.
- Knowledge of developmental tasks along the family life cycle including attachment theory and genogram construction as a tool of evaluation.
- Knowledge of issues regarding the inclusion of children in the evaluation for custody and access.
- Knowledge of the expanded developmental life cycle with a focus on the assessment of the child and the family from infancy, youth, and adolescence, through young adulthood and later life.
- Knowledge of the laws, principles and rules of OTSTCFQ, AAMFT codes of ethics and Quebec/Canadian professional bodies which regulate the professional conduct of marriage and family therapists, as it is applies to clinical practice.
Demonstrated clinical & teaching experience in the following competencies:
AAMFT
- Domain 1: Admission to Treatment
- Domain 2: Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis
Professional Order of Social Workers and Couple and Family Therapists of Québec (OPTSQ):
Establish treatment suitability for psychotherapy Conduct a clinical evaluation Develop a therapeutic plan Ensure collaborative partnerships Respect the ethical and legal parameters of the profession of couple and family therapy
Professional Order of Psychologists of Quebec (OPQ)
- Theoretical Models (45 hours)
2025-06-15
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