Mental Health Clinician
Core
Provide specialist assessment, treatment, and case management to consumers with intersecting mental health and forensic needs within a prison environment.
Role type
Forensic Mental Health Clinician (Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or Psychologist)
Builds
Recovery-oriented care plans and therapeutic interventions for incarcerated individuals
Domain
Forensic mental health / Corrections / South Australia
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mental health assessment, risk formulation, clinical intervention, knowledge of forensic mental health legislation, multi-agency collaboration, trauma-informed practice
Preferred skills
Experience with complex co-occurring needs, conflict resolution, managing competing priorities
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions, collaborate with correctional and prison health services, contribute to multidisciplinary teams to reduce reoffending
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC