Clinical Therapist

State of Montana • Boulder, MT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) is creating a safer Montana through Accountability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment. If you want to work making positive changes in your community, the Montana Department of Corrections is the place for you!
The Rehabilitation and Enterprise Division ensures the physical and mental well-being of inmates, delivers educational and vocational opportunities within prisons, and oversees community facilities dedicated to successfully reintegrating offenders into Montana communities. Also, this division delivers trauma-informed support to victims of offenders in the correctional system. Join the team responsible for building better tomorrows today!
The Clinical Therapist ensures the clinical needs of the inmate population and provides thorough clinical assessments, evaluations, therapeutic groups, individual groups, emergency evaluations and management as well as clinical consultations. The clinical therapist will observe patients to detect indications of abnormal physical or mental behavior. This position will also manage case files and records for patients in treatment for mental and emotional illness.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology or counseling
• 1 year of job-related experience
• Must be licensed or able to be dually licensed as a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor(LCPC) or a Licensed Social Worker (LCSW).
• May consider a candidacy license if able to receive either license within one year.
• Alternative combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the clinical needs of the inmate population
• Provides thorough clinical assessments, evaluations, therapeutic groups, individual groups, emergency evaluations and management as well as clinical consultations
• Observe patients to detect indications of abnormal physical or mental behavior
• Manage case files and records for patients in treatment for mental and emotional illness

Benefits

• competitive compensation
• generous State of Montana Benefits
• State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level