Sex Offense Treatment Therapist - 2186 - MCC

About the role

The Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking a Sex Offender Treatment Therapist to join the DOC team. This position provides sex offender treatment to adults confined at Monroe Correctional Complex, focusing on individual and group therapy sessions, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Treats an assigned caseload of adult sex offenders.
• Facilitates group and individual therapy sessions for 12-15 assigned group members.
• Completes documentation to include agency approved assessment, Institutional Treatment plans, progress notes, and a comprehensive Transition Summary for each assigned client.
• Ensures clients have notified and invited appropriate support persons to the Family Support Seminar event.
• Meets with client support persons to educate and answer questions.
• Affords assessments and completes documentation on an assigned caseload of adult male sex offenders.
• Completes the intake using the agency approved risk/needs assessment and completes an Institutional Treatment Plan for each client.
• Facilitates behavioral change in clients, conducts specialty groups, and liaises with Risk Management Staff to assist transition of sex offenders.
• Presents caseload information to committees related to client planning, risk management issues, and transition.
• Works with appropriate stakeholders regarding the management of sex offender clients.
• Works directly with guardians, victim advocates regarding the management of sex offenders.
• Serves as an active member of the transition process identifying incarcerated individual risk, development of management techniques and strategies.
• Delivers testimony as required to the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board.
• Provides dispositions and testimony as legally required.
• Provides training and workshops to external agencies as directed.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Sex Offender Treatment Supervisors, Program Manager, or Program Director.

Qualifications

• Obtain/maintain Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential per RCW 18.19.030 within 30 days of hire.
• AND-One year of experience providing structured individual and/or group psychotherapy guided by a treatment plan to juvenile or adult populations.
• OR-Three years of mental/behavioral health experience with a minimum of six months of providing psychotherapy in a group setting guided by a treatment plan.
• OR-Six months experience conducting structured group therapy in a sex offense specific program utilizing cognitive Behavioral Interventions.
• Preferred candidates will have at least six months experience (paid or unpaid) in providing group treatment.

Supplemental Information

Mission: Improve public safety by positively changing lives.
Vision: Working together for safer communities.
Commitment: Operate a safe and humane corrections system and partner with others to transform lives for a better Washington.
Core Values: Integrity and trust, Respectful and inclusive interactions, People's safety, Positivity in words and actions, Supporting people's success.