Master Correctional Counselor

Summary Statement

A class incumbent is responsible for advanced level professional counseling work providing rehabilitation services to adult offenders incarcerated in correctional institutions or assigned to Community Corrections.

• Identifies treatment need and develops program guidelines, operational procedures, and evaluation methods; provides comprehensive, intensive counseling to inmates/clients in the area of specialty.
• Provides training and technical guidance to security and treatment staff on the goals and objectives of the specialized program and application of treatment program methodologies.
• Evaluates effectiveness of specialized program through review of inmate/client progress reports, case records, and related documentation; makes recommendations to superior for revisions as required.
• Conducts individual and/or group counseling sessions with inmates/clients.
• Develops treatment plans based on counseling sessions and information obtained from inmate file, records, reports, family members, associates, former employers, and other counselors or rehabilitation team members.
• Assesses inmate progress toward re‑socialization and compliance with recommended treatment plan.
• Prepares records, reports, and summary evaluations related to inmate progress.
• Maintains files on clients/inmates, including supporting documentation, classification reports, social histories, progress notes, and counseling records.
• Serves on various boards and committees such as the Multi‑Disciplinary Team's classification committees and inmate grievance committees.
• Makes recommendations regarding appropriate classification level of inmates/clients based on assessment of behavioral/attitudinal changes and positive efforts toward self‑improvement and compliance with program/institutional requirements.
• Participates in case conferences regarding treatment alternatives for inmates/clients; makes referrals to resources such as drug or alcohol treatment programs or educational programs.

• At least three years experience providing rehabilitation services to adult offenders, OR a Master’s degree or higher in Behavioral/Social Science and at least one year experience providing rehabilitation services to adult offenders, OR a Bachelor’s degree or higher and at least two years experience providing rehabilitation services to adult offenders.
• Three years experience in behavior management, including understanding, explaining, describing, and predicting behavior, studying the connection between behavior and its causes, and identifying appropriate behavior modification strategies.
• Three years experience in case management, including assessing, planning, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating options and services to meet individuals’ human service needs.
• Six months experience providing rehabilitation services to adult offenders, including evaluating progress in attainment of goals, adjusting treatment plans, analyzing social and criminal history, and participating in interdisciplinary conferencing.
• Six months experience interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.
• Six months experience using an automated information system to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve/inquire, and report on data.
• Knowledge of staff training.

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