Corrections Counselor

Overview

The Nevada Department of Corrections is seeking to fill the Corrections Counselor 2 position at Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center (FMWCC) in Las Vegas. Under direct supervision of the Corrections Counselor 4, incumbent will provide support services, case management, behavioral and human services to mentally ill, developmentally or learning-disabled offenders in a correctional setting. Duties to include assessments and psycho-educational classes, provide behavioral observations and make specific treatment recommendations, crisis intervention with appropriate de-escalation techniques and other duties as assigned.

• Interviews offenders 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.
• Under general supervision, Corrections Counselor II’s perform the full range of duties described in the series concept.

• Master  degree from an accredited college or university in clinical psychology, psychology, counseling, education, social work, or closely related field and two years of post-Master  degree experience providing therapy, psychological testing and programmatic services in a correctional, rehabilitative, clinic or institutional setting; OR
• Doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, educational psychology, social work, or closely related field which included a one-year internship in an applied program in a correctional, law enforcement, rehabilitative, clinic or institutional setting; OR
• Doctoral degree (Psy.
  
  D.) in clinical psychology from an accredited school of professional psychology, and a one-year internship in an applied program as described above; OR
• Two years of experience as a Corrections Counselor I in Nevada State service.

Note: The job specification lists major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have…