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R e s pon si bi li t y 1 C ondu c t an d do c u m en t dia g no s t i c e v a l ua t i on s i n acco r dan c e w i th app l i c ab l e p r o f e ssi ona l s t anda r d s , D J J po li c y an d g u i d e li ne s i s s u e d b y t h e Off i c e o f B eha v io r a l H ea l th S e r v ic e s
1 . R ev i e w b a c k g r o un d i n f o r m a t i o n a v aila b le in J T S a n d t h e y o u t h 's h e a l t h r e c o r d .
2 . I n te r v i e w yo u t h t o o b t ain p s y c ho s o cial i n f o r m a t i o n , e v al u a t e m e n t al s t a t u s / c u rr e n t f un c t i o n i ng , ass e ss ri s k fa c to r s a n d as se ss n ee d f o r m e n t al h e al t h s e r v i c e s.
3 . I n te g ra t e i n f o r m a t i o n fr o m r e c o rd r e v i e w , i n te r v i e w o f yo u t h a n d s t aff o b s e r v a t i o n s t o c o m p l e t e a d ia gn o s t ic e v al u a t i o n in J T S t h at i n cl ud e s p e r t i n e n t p s y c h o s o cial i n f o r m a t i o n , c li n ical f o r m u l a t i o n , m u l t i a x ial d i a gn o sis a n d p la n s / r e c o mm e nd a t i o n s f o r t r e a t m e n t .
4 . C o mm un ic a te s r e s u l t s o f d i a gn o s t ic ev al u a t i o n s in t r e a t m e n t t e am m eet i ng s a n d w i t h o t h e r m e n t al h e al t h s t aff w h o a r e i nv o l v e d in t h e y o u t h 's t r e a t m e n t .
5 . A u t h o ri z e d p s y c ho m e t ric m e as u r e s s h o u ld b e u s e d a s cli n ically i nd ic a te d t o h e lp clarify the y o u t h 's d ia gn o sis, i d e n t i f y t r e a t m e n t n ee d s a n d m e as u re t h e yo u t h 's p r o g r e ss in t r e a t m e n t .
R e s pon si bi li t y 2 P r o vi d e c li ni c a l s upe r v i s i o n to m en t a l hea l th s t a ff i n a cc o r dan c e w i th D J J po l i c y
1 . P r o v i d e cli n ical s up e r v isi o n t h at f o c u s e s o n s upp o r t , d eve l o p m e n t a n d m o n i t o ri n g o f m e n t al h e al t h s t aff ' s cli n ical wo r k w i t h y o u t h . T h e pu r p o s e o f cli n ical s up e r v isi o n i s t o ( 1 ) p r ot e ct t h e we lfare o f y o u t h r e c e i v i n g m e n t al h e al t h s e r v i c e s ; ( 2 ) e n s u re t h at s up e r v is e e s f u n c t i o n w i t h in t h e ir l e ve l o f c o m p e t e n ce a n d sc o p e o f t rai n i ng ; ( 3 ) f ac ili t a t e the d e ve l o p m e n t o f cli n ical k no w l e dg e a n d s k ills; a n d ( 4 ) m o n i t o r t h e qu ali t y o f t r e a t m e n t s e r v ic e s p r o v i d e d t o yo u t h .
2 . S up e r v isi o n s e ss i o n s a r e s c h e du l e d , s t r u c t u r e d, a n d d o c u m e n te d in a s u p e r v is i o n r e c o r d .
3 . P r o v i d e 24 - h o u r o n -call s u p e r v is i o n a n d c o n s u l t a t i o n as n ee d e d t o m e n t al h e a l t h s t aff a n d a d m i n is t ra t i v e s t aff.
R e s pon si bi li t y 3 Ev a l ua te an d m on i t o r m e n t a l hea l th c l i n ic a l s e r v ic e s t o en s u r e t he y a r e b e i n g de liv e r e d i n ac c o r dan c e w i th D J J po li c y , p r o f e s s i ona l s t anda r d s an d g u i dan c e f r o m t h e Off ic e o f B eha vi o r a l H ea l th S e r v i c e s
1 . R ev i ew s a n d a pp r o ve s all m e n t al h e al t h a ss e s s m e n t s c o ndu c t e d b y m e n t al h e al t h s t aff.
2 . C o ndu c t s a m o n t h ly a ud it o f s u ici d e p r e v e n t i o n a n d s p e cial m a n a g e m e n t p lan p r o c e s s e s u si n g t o o ls a n d gu i d a n ce i s s u e d b y t h e Office o f B e h a v i o ral H e al t h S e r v ic e s.
3 . C o ndu c t s a Cli n ical r e v i e w o f m e n t al h e al t h d o c u m e n t a t i o n o n a b i m o n t h ly s c h e d u le t o e v al u a t e qu ali t a t i v e as p e c t s o f m e n t al h e al t h do c um e n t a t i o n .
4 . P r o v i d e s cli n ical l e a d e rs h ip in t h e facil i ty 's m e n t al h e a l t h qu ali t y a s s u ra n ce p r o g r a m .
5 . C o ll e c t s a n d a n a l y z e s d a t a as n ee d e d t o ass e ss the d e l i ve r y o f m e n t al h e al t h s e r v i c e s a n d u s e s t h is i n f o r m a t i o n t o d e v e l o p p la n s f o r i m p r ov i n g s e r v i c e s.
R e s pon si bi li t y 4 P r o vi d e c li ni c a l t r ea t m en t s e r v ic e s to y ou th
1 . P r o v i d e s d ir e ct t r e a t m e n t s e r v i c e s t o yo u t h as n e e d e d u si n g g r o up , i nd i v i du al o r family m o d al i t i e s in a c c o r d a n ce w i t h t h e yo u t h ' s t r e a t m e n t p la n .
2 . P r o v i d e s c o n s u l t a t i o n a nd/ o r crisis i n te r ve n t i o n f o r y ou t h w h o p r e s e n t e m e r g e n t iss u e s t h at p o se a p o t e n t ial ri s k t o t h e m s e l ve s o r o t h e rs.
3 . Do c u m e n t s all s e r v i c e s in a t i m e ly m a nn e r in ac c o r d a n ce w i t h D J J policy a n d a pp li c a b le p r o f e ss i o n al s t a nd ar d s.
R e s pon si bi li t y 5 P r o vi d e s c li n ic a l edu c a t i o n , c on s u l t a t i o n an d l eade r s h i p f o r m en t a l hea l th s e r vi c e s
1 . P r o v i d e s cli n ical c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d gu i d a n ce t o t h e m e n t al h e al t h t r e a t m e n t t e am t h r o ug h p ar t ici p a t i o n in w e ek ly t ea m m e et i ng s.
2 . T a ke s a l e ad r o l e in t h e d e v e l o p m e n t a n d m o n i t o ri n g o f s p e cial m a n a g e m e n t p l a n s f o r yo u t h w h o p r e s e n t si gn ifica n t/ p e rsis te n t r i sk f o r s u ici d e , non -s u ici d al s e lf- h ar m , li m i t e d a b ili t y t o c o p e w i t h e ve r y d ay s t r e s s o rs in a s e c u re facili t y o r w h o a r e at risk o f b e i n g v i c t i m i z e d .
3 . P r o v i d e s case c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d e du ca t i o n t o i n -s e r v ice t rai n i n g p r o g r a m s f o r i n s t i t u t i o n al s e c u ri t y a n d n o n - s e c u ri t y s t aff.
4 . I d e n t ifi e s t rai n i n g n e e d s o f i n s t i t u t i o n al s e c u ri t y a n d n o n -s e c u ri t y s t aff.
5 . P r e p ar e s a n d p r e s e n t s a p p r o p ria t e i n s t r u c t i o n al m a te rial t h at m e et s the l e v e l a n d n e e d s o f t h e p ar t ici p a n t s.
Psychologist Preferred Qualifications are:
1. -Licensed with the Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

2. -Experience working with adolescents in residential treatment or secure juvenile justice settings

3. -Experience providing clinical supervision to clinical staff

4. -Training/experience in trauma-informed treatment approaches.