Forensic Mental Health Practitioner

Forensic Mental Health Practitioner

ResCare Community Living, a part of the Sevita family, provides quality services that empower individuals, enhance independence, and help people live well. Since 1974, we've supported individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live more independently at home and in their community. With our dedicated team and experienced staff, we provide person-centered services that help people build skills, overcome challenges, and reach their full potential.

Summary

The Forensic Mental Health Practitioner primary role is to assist the person served is working on recovery goals while navigating their competency restoration requirements. Primary duties would be to educate and coordinate with the person served to ensure they are meeting the requirements for their competency restoration, connecting with the person served if they are struggling to remain in the program and assisting them with creating a treatment plan that meet their goals. Forensic Mental Health Practitioners also connect with the person served in community settings (such as attending court) to assist with returning to treatment or completing tasks needed for competency restoration. Secondary Roles would be to coordinate with the person served mental health practitioner or be the primary mental health practitioner to ensure that treatment goals and documentation are encompassing their goals and the requirements of competency restoration. Forensic Mental Health Practitioners help guide, support and advocate for their person served as they undergo competency evaluations, competency restoration treatment and transition into the community.

Essential Job Functions

• Complete and maintain accurate records or reports regarding the patients' histories and progress, services provided, or other required information.
• Counsel clients individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
• Interview clients, review records, and confer with other professionals to evaluate individuals' mental and physical condition and to determine their suitability for participation in a specific program.
• Variety of Assessments
• Assist with developing client treatment plans based on research, clinical experience, and client histories.
• Review and evaluate clients' progress in relation to measurable goals described in treatment and care plans.
• Intervene as an advocate for clients or patients to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations
• Coordinate counseling efforts with mental health professionals or other health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, or social workers.
• Modify treatment plans to comply with changes in client status.
• Participate in case conferences or staff meetings.
• Provide clients or family members with information about addiction issues and about available services or programs, making appropriate referrals when necessary.
• Plan or implement follow-up or aftercare programs for clients to be discharged from treatment programs.
• Coordinate activities with courts, probation officers, community services, or other post-treatment agencies.
• Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic form.
• Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Educational/Experience Qualifications

Holds a bachelor's degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university and has at least 4,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness; or holds a graduate degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields and has at least 2,000 post BA hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness.

License Requirements

This position requires only that license which may be required based on education and standards determined by educational/degree guidelines. All Practitioners are supported in gaining certification as a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner. The agency encourages staff to seek license at the highest standard permitted by his/her education and experience.

Skill Based Competency

Upon hire this position requires demonstration of the ability to conduct functional assessments, develop treatment plans, provide crisis and behavioral management, provide goal directed individual counseling, facilitate groups, teach skills, provide case management, problem-solve, and communicate effectively, orally, and in writing. This position requires teamwork and the ability to work alone.

Core Competency Qualifications

This position requires demonstration through training and testing within a designated time frame of the following core competency areas: First Aide/CPR, Data Privacy (HIPPA), Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, Medication Monitoring/Administration, Principles and Techniques of Psychiatric Rehabilitation (including Over-All Rehabilitation Goal Setting, Functional Assessment, Skills Teaching and Programming), Empathy/Motivational Training, Working with Persons Experiencing Mania, Hallucinations, and Delusions, and Relapse Prevention Planning.

Specialized Areas of Competency –(Preferred)

A general understanding of the Competency Restoration Process

A strong understanding of Civil Commitment Process

A general understanding of working with forensic based systems and support individuals in those systems.

Other Employment Requirements

This position involves the majority of work to be done in the IRTS setting with some interactions or time in the community with the person served. The Forensic Navigator is required to have a well-maintained car with current car insurance, a safe driving record, and valid driver's license. A company Van may be on site and available for use. The employee must also maintain a clear criminal background study check (Rule 11), and sexual conduct questionnaire (MN Statute 148A). The Forensic Navigator rotates on-call with several other team members for emergency consultation and coverage needs.

Moderate Travel

Physical demands : Must be able to utilize proper body mechanics while lifting up to 75 pounds, must be able to bend, stoop, push, pull reach, sit, and walk for periods of time. Must have fine vision, sustained vision, and peripheral vision. Must possess sufficient eye/hand coordination to operate office, adaptive, and household equipment.

Work environment : Light and ventilation as found in typical home or office setting. Hazards may exist if the employee fails to use proper body mechanics when lifting or transporting an individual or item, if vehicles are not operated safely, or if proper techniques are not used when intervening with individuals. The possibility of blood borne pathogens exists if universal precautions are not followed.

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. We've made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.