Allen County
Job Description
CLINICAL/COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY COORDINATOR
Department: Community Corrections-Clinical
Classification/Level: PAT VI
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Date Last Reviewed: 07/2015
Under the direction of the Executive Management Team, the Clinical/Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Coordinator applies principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, substance abuse, and
mental health theory and methodology to the development of programs appropriate to support Allen County
Community Correction’s Department of Mental Health and Addition certified Addiction Services Provider
Outpatient department. Coordinator serves as a direct service provider as needed and is responsible for the
administration, supervision and staff development of the department’s clinical team.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
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Acts as the administrator of the division and supervises, trains, and guides staff in programs according to
established procedures, state laws, and rules.
Provides oversight on the special needs, demands of the criminally involved client population, and utilizes
professional language about population subsets.
Supports and oversees program staff involvement regarding crisis intervention and management with the
criminally involved client population.
Researches and understands concepts of best practice, preferred strategies, and evidenced based approaches for
offender programming and delivery and deploys new programs and curriculum as needed.
Determines appropriate psychological tests to administer to department clients. Selects, administers, scores,
interprets, and supervises others engaged in psychological testing, to obtain information on client’s
intelligence, achievements, interests, skills, capacities, deficits, and personality.
Ensures diagnoses and evaluations of the mental disorders of clients are being completed in a timely manner.
Provides oversight and is responsible for the process of individual treatment plans for all department clients.
Responsible for recommending programming methods to address clients’ problems including providing
occupational and educational information. Interacts with clients to assist with gaining insight, defining goals
and planning courses of action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, and vocational adjustment.
Maintains required documentation as required by law following confidentiality procedures when conveying
diagnoses and other findings through written reports and oral communications.
Assists in developing, directing, and participating in training programs for Clinical/CBT Division staff
members and students. Directs, coordinates, and evaluates the activities of staff members and interns engaged
in client assessment, treatment, and programming.
Directs and coordinates the activities of other professionals, interns, and non-professional staff within the
Clinical/CBT Division and evaluates the performance of the Clinical/CBT Division staff members. Advises
the Allen Superior Re-Entry Court, Allen Circuit Restoration Court and Allen Circuit Court Veterans Court of
individual patient’s mental health diagnoses. Creates weekly reports on clients’ emotional and behavioral
strengths and deficits. Advises the court on the client’s treatment plan and beneficial courses of action.
Refers and coordinates clients to other specialists, institutions, or support services.
Monitors, coordinates, and develops treatment services for various criminal justice agencies within the
Treatment Marketplace of Allen County based on forensic assessment and risk informed treatment
tracks.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Cont.):
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Assists in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Clinical/CBT Division programs, accuracy and
completeness of diagnoses, and modifies treatment plans and diagnoses. Evaluates the client’s response to
programming, plans, and develops psychological service programs in collaboration with other professional
staff and outside consultants.
Coordinates effective and efficient plans for staff scheduling including efficiently scheduling classroom space.
Delivers all curriculum and program testing materials and facilitates any/all sessions as necessary. Coordinates
off-site events conducted, staffed, or supported by the programs division.
Provides expert support in the activities of training and monitoring the fidelity in application of Motivational
Interviewing skills and Cognitive Behavioral Treatment application by staff members in the practical daily
setting of offender supervision.
Provides expert oversight of the agency’s Addiction Services Provider Outpatient treatment program. Ensures
addictions assessments and evaluations, group counseling, case management, information recording, and
record keeping are conducted in accordance standards established for program certification by the Indiana
Department of Mental Health Administration standards.
Performs any and all other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
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Must be licensed or credentialed as follows:
 A licensed clinical social worker, a licensed mental health counselor, or a licensed marriage and
family therapist, or
 A psychologist (IC 25-33), or
 A physician (IC 25-22.5-2), or
 An advanced practice nurse or certified nursing specialist (IC 25-23-1), and
 Should also be credentialed in addictions counseling by a credentialing body approved by the
Division of Mental Health and Addiction (See Licensing below)
Should have more than five (5) years’ experience in the Mental Health or Addictions counseling field
Working knowledge of clinical psychological/mental health practice and diagnosis
Ability to interpret, select and complete mental health testing instruments and their proper application
Ability to be certified as Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
Ability to be certified in Indiana Risk Assessment System (IRAS) Instrument Training/Application
Working knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral and Social Learning Theory
Strong computer skills with the ability to use Microsoft Office and other related software
Ability to use mental health testing reports, research library and general office equipment
Ability to maintain strict statutory confidentiality
DIFFICULTY OF WORK:
The Clinical/Cognitive Behavior Therapy Coordinator performs works involving many variables when deciding which
psychological test to administer. Strong judgment is needed in all aspects of this position particularly when assisting in
providing individual treatment plans to address client emotional and/or behavioral problems.
RESPONSIBILITY:
The Clinical/Cognitive Behavior Therapy Coordinator makes recommendations based on established policies when
supervising, training and guiding staff in Life Skills, Cognitive Skills, and Treatment and Motivational Skills programs.
Decisions and recommendations are reviewed for compliance with policies and procedures.
PERSONAL WORK RELATIONSHIPS:
The Clinical/Cognitive Behavior Therapy Coordinator maintains frequent contact with the Courts, other county
employees, program participants and their families, clients and other social service agencies and the general public
regarding mental health and substance abuse assessments and programs.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The Clinical/Cognitive Behavior Therapy Coordinator works in a predominantly office and class room environment
with frequent contact with potentially dangerous, violent and abusive program offenders convicted of various
misdemeanor and felony offenses on a daily basis with the ability to move around freely, but frequently sitting,
requiring some bending, kneeling, lifting up to forty pounds, reaching over head and pushing and/or pulling
loads. Very frequent typing including proofreading and attention to detail, monitoring equipment and detailed
inspection is required.
SUPERVISION:
The Clinical/Cognitive Behavior Therapy Coordinator is responsible for supervising up to twenty (20) employees
including scheduling, hiring, training, evaluating performance and providing corrective discipline.
LICENSING:
Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor (LCAC), and/or
Licenses Addiction Counselor (LAC), and/or
CADAC II or CADAC IV, and/or
Certified Addiction Counselor Level II (ICACII), and/or
IC&RC, and/or
NAADAC
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:
Deputy Assistant Director
HOURS:
8:00 am – 4:30 pm; 37.5 hours/week; shifts may vary
EEO CATEGORY:
7720
WORKERS’S COMP CODE:
1102
I agree that the contents of this job description are a fair and accurate representation of the duties of this position being
described.
Employee Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Supervisor Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: ____________________