Program Implementation Expert - Forensic Psychology Specialist

Salary Range: $75-$192.50 per hour

SUMMARY

Under general supervision, serves as a Program Implementation Expert (PIE) - Forensic Psychology Specialist providing clinical training and guidance in forensic grave disability assessments, determinations related to present dangerousness and clinical court testimony. 

Positions allocable to this class typically report to program management and independently provide the full range of professional psychological consulting services relating to clinical determinations and recommendations around grave disability, current dangerousness, and providing clinical evidence as to the suitability for LPS Conservatorship.

 Incumbents are responsible for assisting in the development and plan for implementation of the clinical operation within the Public Guardian’s Office.  They will collaboratively assist in the training of newly onboarded clinical psychologist responsible for completing assessments for justice involved clients who were found to be incompetent to stand trial and were ordered by the competency and criminal courts to be investigated for suitability of LPS and Murphy Conservatorship.

They will provide training as to the review of available medical records as provided by the court, Department of State Hospitals and Correctional Health Services.

They will also train program clinicians in clinical documentation and completion of the required legal declarations of grave disability for court filings.

The PIE – Forensic Psychology Specialist will in addition, provide ongoing consultation and training around clinical legal testimony and how to prepare as the expert witness in both bench trials and jury trails.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS


* Provides training and consultation in the area of forensic grave disability assessments and in the completion of application and petitions (grave disability/LPS and/or Murphy) primarily for clients return to the jail from the state hospital, and who have been referred for investigations by the Mental Health Court, criminal courts, or Diversion Courts


* Provides training and consultation to newly hired clinical staff in providing expert witness testimony in court regarding LPS and Murphy conservatorship criteria.


* Provides training and consultation in conducting thorough history review based upon clients’ clinical documentation, electronic medical records, state hospital records, and court/legal records.


* Provides training in navigating the various correctional facilities where face to face assessments are conducted


* Provides training in managing and updating ongoing list of pending referrals and tracking critical court dates and report deadlines.


* Participates in a consultant role with a multidisciplinary team (administrative staff, management, psychiatry/clinical staff, legal staff, and custody/sheriff staff) to gather data and make referrals regarding appropriate client discharge plans in the event client does not meet conservat...