Crisis Response Team Clinician - Unlicensed - Denver Sheriff Department
Core
Masters Level Clinician providing crisis intervention, therapeutic rapport, and mental health assessments to individuals with serious mental illness within correctional facilities.
Role type
Senior IC clinical therapist (correctional setting)
Builds
Coordinated treatment plans, crisis intervention strategies, and reentry planning for high-risk clients
Domain
Corrections + Mental Health
Required skills
Crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, de-escalation techniques, clinical assessment, group therapy facilitation, treatment planning, staff consultation, evidence-based practices
Preferred skills
Experience in correctional settings (jail/prison), multidisciplinary team collaboration, bilingual Spanish
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Conduct initial clinical interviews and assign mental health alerts; Evaluate clients for placement and recommend services; Develop coordinated treatment plans with clients and support systems; Provide on-going crisis intervention and refer to community organizations; Train staff on mental health awareness and suicide prevention; Conduct critical incident debriefing; Provide clinical supervision and coordinate with medical teams for medication evaluations; Facilitate evidence-based group therapy in housing units.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC