Behavioral Healthcare Provider 1 (LSW/LPC)- 20087247
About The Position
This position works under clinical supervision and requires considerable knowledge of behavioral healthcare programs and program techniques. As a member of an interdisciplinary mental health treatment team, the provider is responsible for assigned mental health interventions for a caseload of mentally ill criminal offenders. This includes conducting screenings, individual and group clinical interventions, providing psychosocial group interventions, and mental health liaison services. The role also involves completing various assessments and documentation, consulting with staff, initiating contact with families and community agencies, and making appropriate community referrals.
Requirements
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
- Licensed Social Worker (LSW) by Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Board.
- considerable knowledge of behavioral healthcare programs and program techniques
Responsibilities
- As a member of an interdisciplinary mental health treatment team, responsible for assigned mental health interventions for a caseload of mentally ill criminal offenders
- Responsible for the completion of screenings which include detailed mental health screens as well as risk assessments that are inclusive of suicide watch assessments when determined to be within their scope of practice and allowable per their credentialing board, ODRC policy, and within direct consultation with an Independently Licensed Mental Health Professional when they are not independently licensed
- Conducts individual and group clinical interventions as prescribed on the individual mental health treatment plan using clinical intervention strategies within their scope of practice and directed by supervision
- Provides psychosocial group interventions as prescribed on the mental health treatment plan
- Provides mental health liaison services to an assigned caseload, including the monitoring of the offender progress with the mental health treatment plan goals.
- Completes psychosocial needs and treatment assessments as part of interdisciplinary treatment planning
- Completes transfer and discharge summaries
- Consults with other institution staff regarding the mental health caseload inmate’s institutional adjustment and service needs.
- Initiates and maintains contact with families and community agencies
- Provides and seeks information relative to patient care and treatment
- Makes appropriate community referrals, per mental health treatment team.
- Writes reports and/or documentation to include electronic documentation of all inmate contacts, mental health liaison progress note entries, discharge plans and miscellaneous forms and reports as needed, per policy and protocol.
- Attends meetings of social work or counselor supervision
- Attends in-service training sessions and workshops for professional development
- May be assigned to teach in-service
Benefits
- DRC is a “qualifying employer” for purposes of the federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
