Correctional Treatment Specialist (Qualified Mental Health Professional)

Full Job Description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following: Basic Requirements: A. Degree - that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences. OR B.

Combination of education and experience - that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences, and that provided applicants with knowledge of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a 4-year degree as shown in A above.

Evaluation of Education: Courses, such as sociology, correctional administration, criminal justice, government/political science, psychology, social work, counseling, and other related social or behavioral science courses may be used to satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement.

Evaluation of Experience - Experience must have been gained in (1) casework in a correctional institution or in another criminal justice setting; (2) counseling in any setting, provided it required diagnostic or treatment planning skills to achieve specific social or occupational goals; or (3) work treating persons in need of social rehabilitation.

AND In addition to the Basic Requirements above, you must have: Education: Three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

Graduate Education must have been in corrections or a related field, such as criminal justice, sociology, psychology, counseling, social work, or other course work related to the position.

OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.

To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in facilitating evidenced based individual and group treatment in a correctional setting.

Experience performing comprehensive evaluations for adults with mental illness and/or behavioral disorders. Experience utilizing cognitive behavioral treatment techniques.

Experience developing comprehensive treatment plans for incarcerated adults with mental illness and/or behavioral disorders.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.

Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade may be combined with experience.

This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above.

AND Selective Factors: Applicants applying for this position, MUST possess one of the following Selective Factors.

In the event you do not possess the Selective Factor, you will be found ineligible for this position.

A current, valid, unrestricted license by the State as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

If applicable, credit will be given for paid or unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.** Major Duties:

Functions as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) within a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) federal correctional facility.

Deliver services to inmates, such as psychotherapy and consultation, to help them overcome psychological problems.

Responsible for assisting in the development of mental health programs, in coordination with the Chief Psychologist, and in training institution staff in how to recognize and deal with emotional, behavioral, and/or personality disorders.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution.

The staff's correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.