Psychotherapists – Irish Prison Service Psychotherapists required for locum positions with the Irish Prison Service based at the Mountjoy Female Prison (Dóchas Centre), Dublin.
This is a pilot project, the assignment will be offered on a full-time basis for an initial 6 months.
The Dóchas Centre is a closed, medium security prison for females aged 18 years and over.
It is the committal prison for females committed on remand or sentenced from all Courts outside the Munster area.
As a locum Psychotherapist, you will support the Psychology Service and the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in addressing the mental health and offence-specific needs of people who have been referred to the Psychology Service.
You will assist in the delivery of some types of psychological treatment (offence-related and mental health) as part of supporting women with a history of trauma including domestic violence.
You will manage a caseload which may include co-facilitating an offence-related group with a psychologist, and/or individual work, working with prison psychology services to deliver the highest quality intervention, and implementing services developed for people in custody who sexually offend.
Essential Qualifications and CompetenciesCandidates must have:
A recognised Level 7 qualification (QQI) preferably in a relevant human science discipline or equivalent in a health and social care profession or health-related profession.Plus 2a and 2b as follows:(a) Hold a degree or post-graduate qualification in counselling or psychotherapy recognised by one of the following, as appropriate: the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP), a relevant body within the Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP) or the Irish Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (IABCP).(b) Have full accredited membership with one of the following: IACP, IABCP or a relevant body within ICP.In addition to the above, the following are desirable but not essential requirements:
Experience in addressing emotional, mental health and/or offence-related difficulties with a forensic or inpatient population.Experience of providing consultation, education, guidance and support to multidisciplinary colleagues.Further therapeutic or research qualifications.For further information, please contact Brian Murray on +353 1 482 5421 / +353 872226752 or email ******
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