Correctional Treatment Specialist (Drug Abuse Treatment Specialist)

Quick Facts

• Role: Correctional Treatment Specialist (Drug Abuse Treatment Specialist)

• Setting: Federal correctional facility (Drug Abuse Treatment Specialist within a Bureau of Prisons unit)

Description

Provide direct drug abuse treatment services, including individual therapy and/or group counseling, drug education, and residential and/or non-residential treatment focused on a rational behavioral therapy model. Perform eligibility and psycho-social assessments to support individual treatment planning, and educate prison staff about drug abuse and the local prison program.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rational behavioral model drug abuse treatment services (individual therapy, group counseling, drug education, residential/non-residential treatment)

• Conduct eligibility reviews and psycho-social assessments to support individual treatment planning

• Participate in unit/team meetings and coordinate with supervisors and other DATSs to share recommendations

• Educate prison staff about drug abuse, drug abuse treatment, and the local program

• Maintain institution security responsibilities as part of correctional staffing

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required

• 24 semester hours of coursework in behavioral/social sciences (or equivalent education and experience)

• Additional qualification requirement: either specified graduate education OR at least 1 year of specialized experience OR a qualifying combination

• Selective factor required (either specified graduate clinical coursework with practicum/internship OR 24 months full-time professional treatment experience)

• Experience must align with correctional/criminal justice casework, diagnostic/treatment-planning counseling, or social rehabilitation treatment work

• Pass pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical, and background investigation

• Satisfactorily pass NCIC and credit screening; for non-institution applicants, complete domestic violence conviction inquiry to authorize firearm

• Complete required “Introduction to Correctional Techniques” (3-week training in Glynco, Georgia)

Benefits

Federal benefits package for employees and their families (eligibility depends on position type and schedule).