Kingston Residency Consortium
Kingston Residency Consortium
Kingston Residency Consortium
KRC
Kingston Residency Consortium
Ongwanada is the lead agency for the Kingston Residency Consortium (KRC). The KRC is designed to prepare a psychology resident to practice as a clinical psychologist. This Canadian Psychological Association-accredited program provides a breadth of training experiences with a diverse population. The residents work with individuals with physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and/or occupational impairments. These impairments may have occurred as a result of developmental, illness, trauma, or injury processes.
Recognizing that disabilities present different challenges to individuals at various stages of their development, the program also exposes residents to a lifespan perspective. To accomplish these goals, the KRC unites the resources of 5 agencies in the Kingston community. Each provides a unique perspective on the role and skills required of psychologists to identify function and disability, promote maximum participation, and minimize limitations.
The five agencies are Ongwanada, Queen’s University, Providence Care Hospital, Limestone District School Board and KidsInclusive. The KRC is endorsed and supported by the administration within each agency.
KRC has been accredited by Canadian Psychological Association for the 2019-2024 term. On May 23 & 24 2024, KRC had a re-accreditation site visit, and we are awaiting feedback from the CPA Accreditation panel. (At this time, we do not anticipate any concerns with regard to re-accreditation).
Kingston Residency Consortium
Mission Statement
The KRC’s training focus is to develop psychologists whose broad knowledge, skills, and values can be applied in clinical psychology and ensure they are competent to utilize the knowledge, skills, and values working within a wide range of clinical areas and populations.
In addition to applied training in the core competencies of psychological services practice (interpersonal relationships, assessment and evaluation, intervention and consultation, research, ethics and standards, supervision), our approach emphasizes the scientist-practitioner model to all aspects of psychological services.
Training opportunities occur while working with multifaceted, complex cases within populations with acquired and developmental disabilities, using the resources across four agencies. The collaboration among the various agencies (which are funded by different government ministries) provides exceptional opportunities for clinical and role diversity in hospital and community-based settings, involving multiple interprofessional teams, various supervision roles, and a variety of practice models.
A unique aspect of our training program is this rich diversity with a core emphasis on training across the lifespan in the breadth and depth of psychological practice.
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191 Portsmouth Avenue
Kingston, Ontario K7M 8A6
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Charitable Business Number: 107796393RR0001
Registered Name: Ongwanada Developmental Services
File No: OP-24-243
Date Posted: November 12, 2024
Closing Date: Until Filled
Position: Temporary Full Time Transitional Aged Youth Services Worker - Multiple Positions
Location: Cassidy Transition Aged Youth Home
Date of Vacancy: Up to One Year
Hours of Work: 80 hours per pay minimum guarantee
Wage: Hourly: Start - $30.80 6 Months - $31.36 One Year - $31.80
POSITION: To provide short-term transitional community living support to transitional age youth as part of an interagency/community based team for individuals with a developmental disability/mental health diagnosis. Working as a primary transition aged youth services worker for specific persons served. Provide short-term transitional emergency bed residential support for up to two individuals at one time.
DUTIES:
- Teaching and supporting individualized life skills development including self-care, grocery shopping, daily living tasks, communications, budgeting, community living, job coaching, socialization/living with others and accessing community services, guided by evidence based assessment and youth needs;
- Developing goals with the youth supported through weekly independent living skills activities aligned with youth’s identified discharge goals;
- Developing, implementing and evaluating teaching/training opportunities to enhance youth skill development;
- Completing ongoing data collection, recording and analysis as it relates to such factors as, skill acquisition, required medical supports, behaviour etc;
- Monitoring changes in a person served conditions, taking appropriate action and engaging the Supervisor-Clinical Homes and/or appropriate professional i.e. nurse, physician, psychiatrist, psychologist as required;
- Transcribing physicians’ orders and monitoring, preparing and administering medication as prescribed;
- Encouraging choice and supporting persons served to be active in their community in an inclusive, nurturing and healthy lifestyle manner;
- Participation in regular multi-agency meetings to plan and review the progress of each person served based on observable and measurable outcomes;
- Performs organizational and administrative duties and other general duties as assigned
For the complete position description, please contact Human Resources through careers@ongwanada.com
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- Graduate of a Youth Worker, Developmental Service Worker (DSW), Behavioural Science Technologist (B.S.T) or B.A. Psychology or a Registered Nurse (R.N) or another acceptable post-secondary program;
- Incumbent must have successfully completed/maintain Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training, and any other course deemed appropriate by Ongwanada;
- Current CPR/First Aid certification;
- Incumbent must have successfully completed a Pharmacology course deemed acceptable to Ongwanada and maintain medication training in keeping with Ongwanada policies;
- Valid G Driving License with full driving privileges;
- Experience working with dual diagnosis individuals as well youth is an asset;
- Experience working in an environment which supports a bio-psycho-social approach, and harm-reduction, would be an asset.
Please submit a Cover Letter and Resume quoting file number to:
Human Resources Specialist
Ongwanada
191 Portsmouth Avenue
Kingston, ON K7M 8A6
Fax (613) 548-8135 Email: careers@ongwanada.com
Please note consideration will be given to internal bargaining unit members before proceeding with external applicants.
