Are you a licensed clinician looking to learn new skills and contribute to social justice for people impacted by the criminal legal system? Would you like to receive six months of comprehensive training by national experts in the use and administration of an evidence-based risk assessment tool, the START and START:AV? If so, we need your clinical and assessment skills on the new ATI Intake Assessment Team at CASES! This new team, led by a forensic clinical psychologist, is conducting intake assessments for the CASES alternative-to-detention/ incarceration (ATD/ATI) programs for youth/young adults and people with serious mental illness. These ATD/ATI programs directly help reduce the utilization of jails and prisons.

Come join our team to reduce the City's reliance on correctional institutions, promote justice, and help NYC achieve its goal to close Rikers Island in 2026. At CASES, we offer clinical supervision (which can be used toward licensure), free continuing education credits for LMSW/LCSWs and LMHCs, as well as a comprehensive training curriculum available to all employees. We are a diverse team at CASES, and we welcome candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and abilities to apply.

The Intake Clinician is responsible for conducting evaluations to identify eligible participants, preparing reports in a timely manner, and advocating to criminal legal stakeholders (e.g., prosecutors and judges) related to assessment findings and ATD/ATI recommendations. The ATI Intake Assessment Team is the link between the courts and the CASES community ATD/ATI programs, and as such all ATI Intake staff will also collaborate closely with community program colleagues to ensure court mandates are translated into programming. We are seeking three licensed master’s-level clinicians with knowledge of forensic mental health assessment and treatment planning: one for the Manhattan team, one for the Brooklyn team, and one for the Bronx team. All positions will be based in the CASES court office for the specified borough but will provide coverage across all boroughs as needed.

All applicants must comply with CASES/NYC's vaccination policy. Individuals selected for employment cannot begin working until they provide verification that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (with an FDA-authorized vaccine) or submit and gain approval for a Medical or Religious Exemption. Individuals approved for exemption must submit weekly PCR test results.

Reports To: Clinical Supervisor

Location: Manhattan, Brooklyn, or Bronx

We believe that in-person operations are the best way to serve our clients, both directly and through essential operational support. ​This job requires work in our offices and/or the community.

• Review referrals to determine a person’s eligibility for the CASES programs, including arrest case information, criminal legal history, attorney recommendations, and preliminary information about participant needs.
• Engage potential participants and their legal representation in and around the courtroom.
• Undertake screening interviews with potential participants to explain the CASES program(s) and administer and score standardized mental health, drug use, and other screening instruments to identify needs and suitability for the CASES programs.
• Conduct risk assessments utilizing the HCR-20 v3 and the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) adult and adolescent versions to develop comprehensive evaluation reports presenting a defendant’s eligibility for ATI participation.
• Conduct screening and assessment of individuals referred from Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center who have received restoration of competency services following arrest and pretrial detention.
• Effectively manage crises to ensure participant safety and well-being.
• Formulate diagnoses and develop individualized ATI program plans.
• Write formal evaluation reports, in compliance with ATI assessment requirements and quality standards, and advocate with prosecutors and judges to approve ATI disposition for eligible defendants.
• Maintain excellent professional relationships with judges, district attorneys, defense counsel, probation, and other court partners to facilitate program admissions and maintain the credibility of CASES in court.
• Complete all necessary intake paperwork, including entering participant information into the Salesforce databases.
• Participate in clinical supervision, case review meetings, staff meetings, and in-service training programs.
• Participate in relevant quality improvement, staff training, coaching, and planning activities.
• Provide culturally competent services ensuring the consideration of the role of ethnic/racial, cultural, social, economic, and behavioral factors in the accessibility, availability, and delivery of evaluation services.
• Provide culturally competent services ensuring the consideration of the role of racial, ethnic, cultural, social, economic, and behavioral factors in the accessibility, availability, and delivery of evaluation services.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisors.

• LMSW, LCSW, LMHC with active NY State license or the ability to obtain licensure within six months.
• Preference for experience and knowledge of psychosocial assessment.
• Preference for experience working with youth and young adults and people with mental illness.
• Preference for experience working with individuals involved in the criminal legal system.
• Proven ability to function effectively in a high paced and stressful environment.
• Ability to work independently and strong advocacy and writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of participants and staff.
• Interest in, and sensitivity to, issues facing individuals involved in the criminal legal system.
• Bilingual Spanish-speaking applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position, without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal justice system.Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.