CORRECTIONS COUNSELOR 1

State of Nevada; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Nevada, through the Nevada Department of Corrections, seeks a Corrections Counselor 1 at Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center in Las Vegas. The counselor will provide mental health services to offenders, including interviews, treatment planning, and group and individual counseling within a correctional setting.

The role requires a Master’s degree in a relevant field and involves crisis intervention, de-escalation, and collaboration with the treatment team.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in clinical psychology, psychology, counseling, education, social work, or closely related field.
• Interview individuals to determine treatment, programming, or placement needs; make behavioral health recommendations; prepare written reports on offenders.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health services in a correctional setting to offenders, including interviews, behavioral planning and implementation, consultation, psycho-educational classes, research, and training.
• Participate as a member of the treatment team in staff meetings; define, provide, and schedule appropriate care.
• Provide counseling services, relaxation training, relationship counseling, substance abuse counseling, and pain management counseling.
• Provide crisis intervention to relieve immediate problems; de-escalate hostile or assaultive behavior; follow protocol to protect staff and offenders.
• Consult and train staff regarding policies and procedures and current developments in relevant areas.
• Plan and coordinate program services; participate in committees and quality review programs; work with Unit Management Team to deliver services.
• Document activities in written reports and charts; prepare information for billing and third-party payments where appropriate.
• Conduct research and evaluation for data collection to enhance services and assess outcomes.

Skills

Interview techniques

Counseling techniques

Crisis intervention

De-escalation

Behavioral assessment

Treatment planning

Education

Master's degree

Job description

he Nevada Department of Corrections is seeking to fill the Corrections Counselor 1 position at Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center (FMWCC) in Las Vegas. Incumbent will provide mental health services in a correctional setting to offenders including interview, behavioral planning and implementation, consultation, psycho educational classes, research, and training. Incumbents will be working with offenders to determine treatment plans, programming, or placement needs; make behavioral health recommendations to supervisors and prepare written reports on offenders.

Corrections Counselors within in the Nevada Department of Corrections provide mental health services to offenders in a correctional setting including interviews, behavioral planning and implementation, consultation, psycho-educational classes, research, and training.Master's degree from an accredited college or university in clinical psychology, psychology, counseling, education, social work, or closely related field.Interview individuals to determine treatment, programming, or placement needs; make behavioral health recommendations; interpret and integrate data with interview findings and behavioral observations; discuss results with offenders or other authorized individuals; prepare written reports on offenders interviewed which include potential behavioral health needs.

Participate as a member of the treatment team in staff meetings; share information and analyze treatment options; define, provide, and schedule appropriate care.

Provide counseling services, relaxation training, relationship counseling, substance abuse counseling, and pain management counseling to facilitate recovery and maintain offender in the least restrictive environment possible.

Provide crisis intervention by applying appropriate de-escalation techniques and principles in order to relieve the immediate problem; intervene with offenders who may be hostile, aggressive, combative or assaultive; follow established protocol in order to protect offenders, staff, and others who may be at risk; form a crisis debriefing team of mental health and security professionals and debrief staff involved in emergency situations to alleviate emotional concerns.

Consult and train staff regarding current policies and procedures to comply with statutory and ethical requirements and current scientific developments in areas relevant to agency services.

Participate in planning, developing and coordinating program services to meet the needs of the population served; participate in committees and facility activities in developing policies and procedures; and participate in quality review programs. In a correctional setting, participate on the Unit Management Team to deliver services to offenders within their units.

Document activities in regular written reports and on charts to comply with legal requirements and maintain adequate records; prepare information and documentation necessary for billing and recommend third party payments as appropriate.

Conduct research and evaluation studies, for data collection and statistical purposes, to enhance services provided which may include interviews, offender characteristics, prediction of positive treatment outcomes, or prediction of recidivism or violence of an individual offender.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Incumbents either:

1. Under general supervision, perform some of the duties described in the series concept in a more limited manner as determined by the Department. Positions may be permanently allocated at this level and there is no progression to the next level in the series; or

1. Under close supervision, receive training in performing the duties described in the series concept. This is the trainee level in the series and incumbents may progress to the next level in the series upon meeting minimum qualifications, satisfactory performance, and with the recommendation of the appointing authority.

General knowledge of: normal and abnormal behavior and development; individual and group counseling techniques; case management practices and procedures; crisis intervention techniques; laws governing abuse and neglect of clients/offenders; ethical standards of care and treatment; confidentiality of information; symptoms, characteristics, and treatment of common mental and emotional illnesses. Ability to: provide individual and group therapy; write concise, logical, and clear reports regarding client status and treatment; establish rapport with clients; work effectively with co-workers, medical, and health professionals, social service agency representatives and others.