Licensed Social Worker Licensed Professional CounselorLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist

We are hiring a Licensed Social Worker/ Licensed Professional Counselor/ Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for one of our clients in Canon City CO.

Job Description:

• Review records and interviews inmates to assess sexual violence level treatment needs and treatment amenability;
• Develop and modify individual treatment plans and goals as required by individual needs of the inmates;
• Provide offense specific treatment to sex offenders by conducting group therapy (Track I Track II Intensive Treatment Community etc.) and supplemental individual therapy status reviews homework assignment reviews and feedback and evaluations according to the Sex Offender Treatment and Monitoring Program (SOTMP) program design;
• Document assessment and treatment interventions progress or lack of utilizing the appropriate department forms and codes for mental health files and departmental data bases;
• Assure continuity of care for sex offenders by providing written reports for consideration of community corrections placement and Parole Board hearings following SOTMP therapist manuals and protocols providing necessary information to receiving agencies providers and facilities; provide consultation to staff other agencies and boards inside and outside DOC; workshops and follow up contact for the family and community support systems of sex offenders;
• Promotes and is accountable for the safety and security of the clinical and correctional environment through conscientious observations and sensitive item contraband control;
• Informs supervisor of any violations of safety and security through the report writing process attends training programs as assigned including selfdefense course to ensure selfprotection skills;
• Participate in Sex Offender Treatment & Monitoring Program meetings to design and update program content receive training conduct staffing on inmates throughout the DOC to determine treatment recommendations for SOTMP and other mental health services to ensure consistent delivery of sex offender treatment services throughout the DOC;
• Review sex offender specific evaluations; provide training for the correctional system regarding the philosophy rationale treatment and management of sex offenders high risk behaviors in a therapeutic community; participate in subcommittees; research maintain and analyze program statistics.
• Minimum Qualifications Substitutions Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicant must possess a masters degree from an accredited institution in one of the following mental health fields: counseling social work psychology or marriage and family therapy. You must attach a copy of your transcripts that contain your name name of the accredited institution type of degree received and date degree was conferred.
• If appointed to a position you have 30 days after completion of the Training Academy to apply to obtain listing with the Colorado Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB).
• Possession of a current valid permit or license from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies as one of the following: Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate Licensed Professional Counselor Licensed Social Worker Clinical Social Worker Psychologist Candidate or Psychologist.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduation with a masters or doctoral degree in a mental health field such as counseling social work marriage and family therapy or psychology from a program accredited by Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT or COAMFTE) or American Psychological Association (APA).
• License eligible as a Licensed Professional Counselor Licensed Clinical Social Work Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Psychologist.
• Experience providing mental health treatment in a correctional environment.

Required Competencies:

• Ability to provide professional mental health or sex offender treatment to inmates;
• Individual must be efficient;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across facility programs and with external agencies;
• Ability to work independently;
• Ability to provide comprehensive clinical documentation;
• Must maintain required registration/permit/licensure as applicable to this assignment;
• Ability to work with a diverse population of inmates;
• Ability to provide professional mental health or offense specific treatment to sex offenders as part of a multidisciplinary team;
• Ability to read and comprehend the English language;
• Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing;
• Ability to create accessible documents and technical content that follows plain language guidelines with accessibility in mind.

Work hours:

• Mon Fri 8 A 5P

Additional information:

• Duration: 3 Months

Note: Candidates should have a Masters Degree and should be working towards their license

About Us:

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