MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health interviews, screenings, and evaluations to determine appropriate mental health services and treatment plans to address specific mental health needs.
• Provide supportive mental health services: brief individual counseling, group counseling (process or psycho-educational), and specialty group counseling (anger management, coping skills, end of sentence, life term, etc.).
• Provide case management services to ensure continuity of ongoing service delivery.
• Prepare all related mental health documentation following applicable organizational and state standards in a clear, thorough, and timely manner.
• Consult with Security, Medical, Classification and other departments as needed.
• Respond to psychological emergencies and provide crisis intervention (involuntary hospitalization, placement under observation due to suicide risk, or inability to adjust within general population due to symptoms of mental illness).
• Conduct post-release planning and communicate with community based mental health facilities for referral and continuity of care.

Qualifications

• Review minimum requirements before applying.
• Please note licensed interns may be considered based on our client's requirements.
• To be considered, you must have a clinical supervisor who has been approved by the state board.
• Ideally, you should have experience providing mental health services in an institutional setting for at least one year.
• Minimum Requirements:
  • Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health related field such as Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work.
  • State licensure (dependent upon the state) as a Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Professional or Mental Health Counselor (if claiming license eligibility, applicant must be able to provide proper documentation).
  • Licensed interns may be considered based on client requirements. Licensed interns must have an established clinical supervisor approved by the state board that governs the license.
  • 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.

Physical Requirements

• In this position, you will frequently divide your time between sitting and walking.
• Candidates should also be able to occasionally: lift, carry, push, or pull up to 40 lbs.; stand, bend, stoop, and reach above shoulder level.