Clinical Social WorkerAt — CDCR CSP-Sacramento
SAC is a level IV, (with some level IIs) 180 design; maximum-security prison that currently houses approximately 1,900 inmates. SAC is known as an all-male facility, but also houses inmates who identify as transgender (male- to-female) most of who have not undergone gender-reaffirming surgery. SAC is also equipped to care for inmates with developmental/cognitive disabilities, physical disabilities, and mental illness. Over half of the inmate population, approximately 68% receives treatment for their mental health under the Mental Health Services Delivery System (MHSDS). MHSDS providers are equipped to treat a full range of mental illnesses to include psychotic, mood, anxiety, and characterological disorders that affect our inmate population.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) provides inmates access to mental health services via the MHSDS. MHSDS is designed to treat and help incarcerated individuals living with mental illness manage their symptoms with the goal of promoting optimal functioning. The MHSDS utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to treatment by incorporating various disciplines such as custody, medical, psychiatry, recreation therapy, and mental health in order to provide quality care.
Electronic health record system and clinical trainings
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