MSD Assessors Needed - Metro Vancouver area

MPA Mission statement Inspiring hope and supporting recovery for people with mental illness by establishing and operating social, vocational, recreation, advocacy and housing programs that support people in their own communities. MPA Society is a non-profit and Registered Charitable organization founded in 1971 by people facing the challenges of mental illness. ********************************************************* THE ADVOCATES OF MPA ADVOCACY NEED ASSESSORS
	The Advocates of MPA Advocacy work with low income people who have mental illness to access benefits such as the disability allowance through Provincial Income Assistance. RSWs are needed to conduct a clinical assessment that supports the narratives of physician and client and provides an understanding of daily living restrictions. The Application for Designation as a Person With Disabilities (PWD) is divided into three sections. Typically we assist the client with Section 1 which is the client’s chance to tell their own story about difficulties they may have with daily living. After this we still need a medical report and an assessment. We then send the client off with the application and a STRONG suggestion that a doctor do only Section 2. The Physician’s Report.  My personal preference, and that of most of the Advocates (there are 4.8 of us) is that another person do Section 3. The Assessor’s Report. We describe this as a clinical assessment that supports the narratives of both the Doctor and the client but which provides a deeper understanding of daily living restrictions. These applications tend to be the strongest. In our collective experience the best Assessors seem to be Social Workers, BSW or MSW but always registered with the College. That is a legislative requirement. The Assessor typically does this job on his/her own time and is paid directly by the BC Government. You would not be working for MPA but with the Advocates for the benefit of the clients. All will be revealed once someone expresses an interest in this work and meets with the Advocates. Or the Advocates can come to you! We never have enough Assessors to do timely applications and really need assistance. I can be contacted through email or the telephone link below. Thank you for your time. Karen Hobbs, Advocate MPA Advocacy khobbs@mpa-society.org  Office 604-482-3706 Fax 604-738-5875 www.mpa-society.org