Clinician - Prison Disability Support Initiative
Core
Provide clinical services to people in Victorian prisons with cognitive impairment and complex needs, focusing on assessment, behavior support, and rehabilitation.
Role type
Senior clinical psychologist (forensic/disability)
Builds
Individualized treatment and positive behavior support plans, clinical assessments, and rehabilitation interventions
Domain
Forensic mental health and disability support
Required skills
Psychometric assessment, functional behavior analysis, positive behavior support planning, risk-need-responsivity model application, forensic environment navigation
Preferred skills
Experience in criminal justice system, experience administering evidence-based psychometric tools
Technologies
Psychometric tools, behavior support frameworks
Responsibilities
Assess needs and facilitate access to clinical assessments, develop positive behavior support plans, identify disability-related needs and make referrals, support people with cognitive impairment and complex clinical presentations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC