Sex Offense Treatment Therapist - AH32- AHCC

About the role

The Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking a Sex Offender Treatment Therapist to join the DOC team. This position is responsible for developing and completing treatment plans, maintaining progress notes, and providing final treatment summaries. The therapist works collaboratively with various DOC staff and community stakeholders to promote public safety and facilitate the re-entry process.

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 external distribution.
• 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.
• Affirms 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.
• Participates in staff meetings and supervision.
• 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.
• One year of experience providing structured individual and/or group psychotherapy guided by a treatment plan to juvenile or adult populations.
• 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.
• Six months experience conducting structured group therapy in a sex offense specific program utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Interventions.
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in counseling, psychology or social work from an accredited college or university and six months experience (paid or unpaid) in providing group treatment.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least one year experience conducting process oriented mental health or sex offense treatment groups, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
• A preferred candidate will have at least one year experience conducting process oriented mental health or sex offense treatment groups, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).