Correctional Mental Health Therapist | Competitive Pay & Benefits

CoreCivic; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

CoreCivic is seeking a Correctional Mental Health professional in Youngstown, Ohio to support mental health services for inmates. The role involves evaluating needs, developing treatment plans, and coordinating with medical and security staff to ensure integrated care.

Responsibilities include conducting screenings, documenting assessments, and maintaining confidentiality while delivering evidence-based mental health interventions in an institutional setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited college or university with a degree in social or behavioral science or a closely related field required.

Responsibilities

• Conducts mental health screenings and assessments based on a review of available records, and clinical interviews with inmates.
• As part of a mental health team, confers with other clinical staff, e.g., psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health service provider's physicians, nurse, and social workers, in order to gather and provide information concerning patient psychological problems, to ensure treatment activities are well integrated and patient care follow-through occurs.
• Provides treatment to inmates by developing, implementing and modifying individual treatment plans based on an evaluation of needs and level of functioning.
• Documents treatment and evaluation activities in the health care record for each person seen.
• Consults with and makes appropriate recommendations to multidisciplinary staff (e.g., security staff, unit staff, and facility management) regards behavior and mental health issues affecting inmates.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of sensitive materials and information at all times.
• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of psychological counseling theory and techniques by way of treatments and activities used for individuals in caseload.
• Provides appropriate mental health assessments, counseling and confrontation avoidance interventions to address the needs of inmates in crisis.
• Administrators mental status exams or uses other psychological tests and instruments as necessary to evaluate inmates' treatment, adjustment, and placement needs.

Skills

Mental Health

Therapy

Education

Bachelor's degree in social or behavioral science or closely related field

Job description

CoreCivic is seeking a Correctional Mental Health professional in Youngstown, Ohio to support mental health services for inmates. The role involves evaluating needs, developing treatment plans, and coordinating with medical and security staff to ensure integrated care.

Responsibilities include conducting screenings, documenting assessments, and maintaining confidentiality while delivering evidence-based mental health interventions in an institutional setting.