Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Action Staffing Solutions•Limon, CO

About The Position

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Provides professional mental health services to inmates to include formal and informal mental health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions; Assures accurate Information System mental health needs levels, including Psychiatric and Developmental Disability needs level codes; Provides group, brief, and individual therapy, and crisis intervention to include participation in 24 hour Mental Health On-Call Rotation; Assures both emergency and non-emergency transfer for inmates experiencing acute mental health needs; Provides clinical direction to non-clinical staff in mental health care and treatment of inmates; Assures continuity of care for inmates by making appropriate referral and providing necessary information and documentation for receiving units, facilities, or agencies; Documents both handwritten and electronically in an accurate and timely manner to provide comprehensive inmate mental health records; Monitors inmate treatment and listens to inmate concerns and provides counseling and direction; 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 self-defense course to ensure self protection skills. Special Qualifications: Applicant must possess a master's 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. Applicant must possess current, valid registration// license with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies as an Unlicensed Psychotherapist as required by C.R.S. 12-43-702.5. Substitutions: 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 will substitute for the Registered Psychotherapist. Preferred Qualifications: Possession of a current, valid permit as an Unlicensed Psychotherapist or license from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies as one of the following: Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate, Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Psychologist Candidate or Psychologist. Graduation with a master's 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 inmate treatment to inmates; Individual must be efficient; Able to participate in 24 hour Mental Health On-Call Rotation; 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 treatment as part of a multi-disciplinary team; Ability to read and comprehend the English language; Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing.

Requirements

Applicant must possess a master's 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.
Applicant must possess current, valid registration// license with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies as an Unlicensed Psychotherapist as required by C.R.S. 12-43-702.5.
Ability to provide professional mental health or sex inmate treatment to inmates
Individual must be efficient
Able to participate in 24 hour Mental Health On-Call Rotation
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 treatment as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to read and comprehend the English language
Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing

Nice To Haves

Possession of a current, valid permit as an Unlicensed Psychotherapist or license from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies as one of the following: Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate, Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Psychologist Candidate or Psychologist.
Graduation with a master's 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.

Responsibilities

Provides professional mental health services to inmates to include formal and informal mental health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions
Assures accurate Information System mental health needs levels, including Psychiatric and Developmental Disability needs level codes
Provides group, brief, and individual therapy, and crisis intervention to include participation in 24 hour Mental Health On-Call Rotation
Assures both emergency and non-emergency transfer for inmates experiencing acute mental health needs
Provides clinical direction to non-clinical staff in mental health care and treatment of inmates
Assures continuity of care for inmates by making appropriate referral and providing necessary information and documentation for receiving units, facilities, or agencies
Documents both handwritten and electronically in an accurate and timely manner to provide comprehensive inmate mental health records
Monitors inmate treatment and listens to inmate concerns and provides counseling and direction
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 self-defense course to ensure self protection skills