Licensed Professional Counselor (40 Hour)

Experteer Overview In this role, you provide clinical counseling within a multidisciplinary correctional team to support inmates' and detainees' emotional, social, and behavioral needs. You will conduct intake assessments, individual and group therapy, crisis management, and suicide risk evaluation, while coordinating discharge planning with external partners. You contribute to research-informed programming and aim to strengthen rehabilitation outcomes. This position offers a chance to shape evidence-based practices in a state correctional setting and work across multiple facilities. Compensation / Benefits • Provide intake assessments and clinical evaluations • Deliver individual and group psychotherapy and crisis intervention • Perform crisis management and suicide risk assessment • Develop and monitor individualized treatment and rehabilitation plans • Coordinate discharge planning with external services and research-driven programs • Maintain clinical documentation and reports • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize client care • Utilize community resources to address identified needs • Conduct psychosocial assessments and evaluate treatment effectiveness • Engage in ongoing case management and program development Tasks • Licensure as a professional counselor in the State of Connecticut • Preferred: correctional or forensic behavioral health experience • Experience with crisis intervention, behavior management, individual and group psychotherapy • Experience with criminal justice involved adults • May require knowledge of sign language or Spanish in designated positions • May require travel • Incumbents must maintain license per Sec. 20-195 (aa-jj) • Exposure to risk of injury from assaultive/abusive clients Key requirements • Platinum Healthcare Plan • Sick, vacation, and personal leave • Pension plan (State Employees Retirement System Tier IV) • Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility • Healthy work-life balance emphasis