CAMH – Downtown Central Flexible Assertive Community Treatment and Slaight Centre for Early Intervention
Fall: Downtown Central Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (Outpatient)
Winter: Slaight Centre for Early Intervention (Outpatient)
Location:
The Downtown Central Clinic is located at 250 College St. and the Slaight Centre is at 1025 Queen St. W.
Description of the practicum site and student activities:
The Downtown Central FACT is an interdisciplinary outpatient team that follows a Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) model of care to address clients’ health and social care needs. It involves a strong community outreach component, wherein clients are seen at their homes/shelters in addition to the clinic. The student will participate in both community- and clinic-based care.
Clients are ages 18-65, live with a primary psychotic illness, and often experience other co-occurring mental illnesses. The social work role involves providing comprehensive mental health case management services including: medication management; psychoeducation and supportive counselling; work with individuals and their families; support with housing, homelessness, substance use, crisis intervention; referrals to community resources; psychosocial assessment, and group programming.
The Slaight Centre is an outpatient Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) team. We serve youth ages 14-30 who are experiencing their first episode of psychosis. We support clients for up to 3 years. We are an interdisciplinary team and use the NAVIGATE model of care. Case managers are responsible for teaching part of this manual: Individual Resiliency Training (IRT) to our clients.
Student activities will include involvement in IRT sessions and case management tasks: supporting clients with financial issues, housing applications, connecting clients to resources, facilitating referrals. IRT sessions may include psychoeducation about psychosis/mania, supportive counselling, goal-setting, discussions about substance use, wellness planning, relapse prevention, healthy relationships, healthy lifestyles, coping skills, and building resilience.
Practicum Requirements:
☒ Immunizations per PHA Guidelines
☒ N95 Respirator/Mask Fitting
☒ Covid Vaccinations
☒ Police Reference/Vulnerable Sector Check
☒ Travel by public transportation between home visits, or satellite offices, or community meetings, etc.
☒ Comfort working with the population being served
Please select Fields(s) of Study:
☒ Children and their Families
☒ Social Justice and Diversity
☒ Mental Health and Health
Is this practicum in-person, remote or hybrid?
Downtown Central: In-person only.
Slaight: Mostly in-person, may be an opportunity for work from home days mid way through the placement.
Will this practicum involve direct work or a mix of direct and indirect?
Direct.
Number of practicums offered: 1
Field Instructor name and credentials:
- Drew Mclean, MSW, RSW
- Sophia Thompson- Campbell, MSW, RSW
Application deadline: Wednesday May 7, 2025
Do you require a resume? Or resume and cover letter?
Resume
Accessibility Considerations:
- Will the student have access to a private space for notes or computer use? Yes
Regular work space will not be private, but students can book rooms to use when needed.
- Are there breaks between clients/patients/meetings? Sometimes
- Is the practicum considered fast-paced? Medium
Pace is difficult to predict.
- Is there a high noise level in the practicum? Medium
- Is the site wheelchair accessible? No
- What are the physical demands of the practicum?
For Downtown Central there will be physical demands associated with conducting home/shelter/community visits. For Slaight, there won’t be many physical demands. We may do community outings on occasion, but these are not mandatory.
- Are there any other accessibility considerations that potential applicants with disabilities should be aware of? N/A.
If you are interested in this practicum, please send a cover letter and resume to miri.ben.dat@utoronto.ca by Wednesday May 7. Applications will be forwarded on to the site.