Cedar Centre

Year 2 Practicum

September 2025 – April 2026

Name of Practicum Site, Unit or Program:

Cedar Centre

Location:

17705 Leslie St., Unit 12, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 3E3

Description of the practicum site and student activities:

Cedar Centre provides trauma-specific therapeutic services for individuals across the lifespan who have experienced interpersonal childhood trauma (sexual, emotional, physical abuse, neglect and witnessing violence).

Adult Program

Cedar Centre’s Adult Program provides clinical therapeutic services for individuals 19+ who have experienced interpersonal childhood trauma before the age of 18. Practicum students will have the opportunity to provide short term support to participants who are on the waitlist for individual therapy. Students also have the opportunity to participate in STAIR (Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation) coaching with participants.

Student activities to develop social work competencies

Direct Service Delivery/Interventions/Working with Recipients of Service:

Conduct intake/needs assessments
Provide resource and referral information
Carry a caseload of individual clients
Develop, promote, plan and/or (co)facilitate educational groups or workshops
Develop and implement therapeutic interventions – assessment, implementation and evaluation of interventions
Counsel individuals in office or virtually
Apply best practices as outlined by the organization

Interprofessional collaboration:

Attend staff/administrative meetings
Attend in-service events
Consult and collaborate with professionals from other disciplines
Advocate for the client system
Participate, liaise and represent the agency at community meetings or plan of care meetings or task groups

Indirect Service Delivery:

Prepare and maintain case notes, reports, statistics which meet the organization’s accountability guidelines
Collect and/or analyze data
Contribute to research and other organizational initiatives

Practicum Requirements:

(Click on all the boxes that apply.)

☐ Immunizations per PHA Guidelines

☐ N95 Respirator/Mask Fitting

☐ Covid Vaccinations

☐ Influenza Vaccination (Flu shot)

☒ Police Reference/Vulnerable Sector Check

☐ Driver’s License

☐ Use of Own Car

☐ Travel by public transportation between home visits, or satellite offices, or community meetings, etc.

☒ Comfort working with the population being served

☐ Comprehensive report writing and documentation

☐ Lived experience/Current member of the community being served

☐ Evening attendance

☐ Weekend attendance

☐ Changing shift attendance

☐ Language (specify in field below)

Other requirements:

Trauma-informed and experience working with adults. Student to have understanding of the Tri-Phasic Model. Student to feel comfortable offering counselling/therapy and intake/assessments through face to face and video/phone. Student to have flexibility being able to offer services in-person at the office.
Preference given to BIPOC-identifying or LGBTQ2S/gender-diverse or other marginalized students.

Please select Fields(s) of Study:

(click on all boxes that apply.)

☐ Children and their Families

☐ Social Justice and Diversity

☒ Mental Health and Health

☐ Social Work in Gerontology

☐ Human Services Management & Leadership

Does your practicum require any previous experience?

(If yes, please specify.)

Previous experience working with clients in a counselling setting preferred due to the complex nature of our clinical environment.

Is this practicum in-person, remote or hybrid?

Hybrid

Will this practicum involve direct work or a mix of direct and indirect?

Mix of direct and indirect

Number of practicums offered:

Field Instructor name and credentials:

Mallory Nielsen, MSW

Application deadline:

March 26, 2025

Do you require a resume? Or resume and cover letter?

Cover letter and resume

Accessibility Considerations:

Will the student have access to a private space for notes or computer use? Yes

Are there breaks between clients/patients/meetings? Yes

Is the practicum considered fast-paced? Medium

Is there a high noise level in the practicum? Low

Is the site wheelchair accessible? Yes

What are the physical demands of the practicum? None

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 4pm on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Applications will be forwarded on to the site.

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