LEAD MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Responsibilities

• Assists the Psychologist with management duties including peer reviews and performance evaluations of Mental Health Professionals.
• Conducts mental health interviews, screenings, and evaluations and determines appropriate mental health services and treatment plans to address an inmate’s, detainee’s, or resident’s (I/D/R) specific mental health needs in accordance with the mission of the outpatient mental health program and policies.
• Provides a full range of supportive mental health services including brief individual counseling, group counseling (process or psycho-educational), and specialty group counseling (e.g., anger management, coping skills, end of sentence, life term, etc.), and I/D/R consultations.
• Provides case management services as required to ensure continuity of ongoing service delivery.
• Prepares all related mental health documentation in accordance with applicable organizational and state standards in a clear, thorough, and timely manner.
• Consults with Security, Medical, Classification and other departments as needed in I/D/R related mental health concerns.
• Responds to psychological emergencies and provides crisis intervention as required up to and including involuntary hospitalization or placement under observation due to suicide risk or inability to adjust within general population due to symptoms of mental illness.
• Performs post-release planning and communicates with community based mental health facilities for referral and continuity of care as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree as a Mental Health Clinician who has full licensure as a mental health provider under Statutes governing the state where the facility is located.
• State licensure as a Clinical Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor.
• Qualified Mental Health supervisor experience preferred.
• One (1) year experience providing mental health services in an institutional setting is preferred.
• Able to work in crisis situations in a professional and mature manner.
• Strong counseling and motivational skills.
• Must be able to work individual and in a team environment.
• Above average verbal and writing skills.
• Must be able to develop clear and concise reports in a timely manner.
• Able to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.