Job Description
DAILY DUTIES
Conduct mental health evaluations to enhance the behavioral health treatment plan development and services for detainees with serious mental illness or serious mental disorders.
Referral to acute and/or inpatient mental health care as clinically determined.
Provides direct mental services, including on-site counseling, individual and group psychotherapy within diverse therapeutic modalities
Provides substance abuse education and behavioral analysis for detainees identified with mental health and substance use problems.
Conducts specialized programming within a Modified Therapeutic Treatment Community model.
Consults with medical, contract staff, and other healthcare professionals to conduct and provide education and training on continuity of care, treatment, monitoring and management of patients with co-occurring diagnoses.