
The Mental Health Care Professional with a healthcare and correctional background delivers comprehensive mental health services within secure or clinical environments. This role involves assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals with mental health conditions—often within correctional facilities or high-need populations—while ensuring ethical care aligned with clinical standards and institutional regulations. Responsibilities include providing individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, care planning, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to support rehabilitation and reintegration goals. The professional draws on expertise in both behavioral health and medicine, maintaining safety, confidentiality, and therapeutic rapport in challenging environments.