Mental Health Clinician

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Prince George’s County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County's residents with essential resources and services. Nestled just minutes away from Washington, DC, Prince George's County combines urban vibrancy with serene surroundings, offering an ideal setting to live, work, and enjoy life.

The Prince George’s County Police Department is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill a Mental Health Clinician (Counselor 4G), grade G27 position, in the Psychological Services Unit.

This is a clinical and administrative work position involving responsibility in the areas of clinical psychology, forensic psychology, and clinical social work. Personnel allocable to this position report directly to the Division Manager and function as licensed mental health clinicians at the full professional level.

This position is responsible for providing emergency psychological intervention as part of a 24-hour-a-day service to police department employees and their relatives. Work involves addressing job‑related stress and trauma, in addition to providing couples, family, and adolescent counseling. The incumbent will develop assessment techniques designed to evaluate psychological or behavioral traits within the County workforce. Work also involves conducting psychological interviews and psychotherapy;

and will develop and deliver classroom instruction related to crisis intervention and in‑service training to department personnel.

Job duties are performed with a high degree of competency in providing services to clients and/or in developing psychological profiles. Work is performed under close supervision of the Division Manager and is evaluated based upon reports and conferences designed to achieve treatment goals and program objectives. The work of this role is highly complex, and the ideal candidate must be detail‑oriented, conscientious, and a hands‑on team player.

Candidates must exhibit excellent communication and debriefing skills, have a track record of working collaboratively with others, and be comfortable with working on a rotating, on‑call schedule 24‑hours‑a‑day, for at least one week each month.

The Prince George's County Police Department is the fourth largest law enforcement agency in Maryland, providing a full range of law enforcement services to County residents and business owners. Their mission is to work in partnership with citizens of Prince George's County towards providing a safe environment and enhancing the quality of life. Today, the Prince George's County Police Department serves over 900,000 residents and has an authorized strength of 1800 officers and 300 civilians.

• Provides direct clinical care to a large departmental client base by assessing and evaluating problems, diagnosing issues, and providing therapeutic interventions.
• Performs critical incident interventions for departmental personnel involved in on/off duty shootings, dangerous or serious crime situations, traumatic incidents, etc.
• Performs clinical assessments for the Department in the areas of excessive force complaints, job performance problems, and documented domestic relation problems.

• Provides emergency 24-hours on‑call crisis intervention services in highly‑stressful and/or dangerous situations, and consults and advises department command staff with psychologically relevant informant on‑scenes where safety of one or many is in question.
• Serves as a member of a professional psychological services team; plans psycho educational treatment programs in conjunction with departmental policies and procedures;…