Senior Forensic Clinician

INTRODUCTION:

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center’s Conditional Release Program (CONREP) is seeking to fulfill the role of Senior Forensic Clinician in its San Diego County location.  This forensic outpatient program provides court and parole mandated treatment and supervision to individuals committed as Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, Offender with a Mental Health Disorder, or Incompetent to Stand Trial. 

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Senior Forensic Clinician must be fully licensed with the State of California by either the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology.The Senior Forensic Clinician coordinates the implementation of a forensic treatment and supervision plan within the interdisciplinary team.  The responsibilities of the position include providing required core services such as individual and group treatment, collateral contacts, crisis intervention, annual staffing logistics, and case management services to an adult forensic population. The Senior Forensic Clinician also provides the court with 90-Day Progress Reports, Annual Review Reports, Restoration to Sanity Reports, and Revocation of Outpatient Status Reports as indicated.  The position also involves collaborating with attorneys and providing expert witness and material witness testimony as needed.  This position involves scoring risks assessments such as the HCR-20 and PCL-R/SV, and incorporating the results of these assessments, as well as those of other psychological assessments, into treatment and supervision planning.  The Senior Forensic Clinician also participates in all routine and emergent team meetings. Although the Senior Forensic Clinician operates more autonomously than other Forensic Clinicians, they continue to participate in supervision, albeit with less oversight and as a more seasoned practitioner in the group supervision setting.The Senior Forensic Clinician may also provide clinical supervision to interns and practicum students as assigned.The Senior Forensic Clinician also assists with any other duties or projects as indicated by the Program Director or Program Coordinator.

ESSENTIALS DUTIES

• Provides core services to an assigned caseload, including individual, group, and, as indicated, family treatment in accordance with level of care requirements.
• Provides collaterals and case management services in accordance with level of care requirements.
• Assesses client’s risk of violence using risk assessment measures and incorporates these findings into decision making and treatment/supervision plans.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the Penal Codes that guide the services provided in CONREP and incorporates that understanding into decision making.
• Demonstrates sound judgment in making clinical and supervision decisions, incorporating feedback, guidance, theory, and experience aimed at maintaining community safety.
• Implements effective and relevant clinical interventions when delivering clinical care.
• Conducts a thorough review of clients’ records and maintains a working understanding of client’s risk factors and course of treatment.
• Develops rapport with clients and fosters an environment supportive of treatment gains.
• Sets reasonable limits and boundaries with clients as indicated, maintaining an objective and professional relationship with clients at all times.
• Generates an annual staffing report and presents the case at assigned clients’ annual staffing, integrating feedback into case conceptualization.
• Generates all required 90-Day and Annual Progress Reports in a timely manner and in line with the program’s guidelines and expectations for each report.