Forensic Counselor
Forensic Counselor
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Forensic Counselor
Position Description:
We are looking for a Forensic Counselor to join our Team!
This position offers a salary of $50000 annually.
Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center is accepting applications for a Forensic Counselor to support the Clearfield County Corrections Facility. The Forensic Counselor will promote recovery of incarcerated individuals in the adult priority group by engaging them in mental health treatment and linking them to appropriate services during incarceration and upon release.
Specific duties will include daily collaboration with Warden or other jail staff conduct screening and assessment to identity inmates provide intervention to inmates experiencing a mental health crisis and provide individual and group therapy to inmates in the adult priority group. Duties will also include completing referrals to applicable jail programs linking inmates scheduled for release to community programs coordinating with jail staff in seeking inpatient services for inmates in need of treatment that cannot be met in the jail as well as participating in county Criminal Justice Advisory Boards and related subcommittees.
Education Experience Skills Training:
The following minimum requirements shall be met by the Forensic Counselor:
A. Current licensure in the Commonwealth as a physician.
or
B. A Masters degree or above from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency psychology social work counseling nursing (with a clinical specialty in the human services) or other related field which includes a practicum in a health or human service agency preferably in a forensic setting. If the practicum did not take place in forensic setting the individuals written training plan shall specifically address a plan to achieve counseling competency in forensic issues.
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C. A Bachelors degree from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency psychology social work counseling nursing (with a clinical specialty in the human services) or other related field and 2 years of clinical experience (a minimum of 3640 hours) in a health or human service agency preferably in a forensic setting. If a persons experience did not take place in a forensic setting the individuals written training plan shall specifically address a plan to achieve counseling competency in forensic issues.
This is a full-time salaried position which includes competitive salary training and medical dental and vision benefits as well as paid vacation paid holidays and matching 401K Plan.
Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
