Psychological Risk Assessments

The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to provide Psychological Risk Assessments at Grand Valley Institution. Objectives: Provide essential and non-essential mental health or psychological assessment or psychological risk assessment services, or all three to offenders, as requested by the Project Authority, Deliverables: The contractor must conduct a Maximum of 20 assessments per year. The treatment/counselling orientation utilized by Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is cognitive-behavioural. All psychological treatments offered to offenders by the contractors must be evidence-based with known application to offender populations. The principal focus of treatment will depend on the nature of the referral and the offender's needs. Although the usual objectives of treatment include the reduction of risk to reoffend, a priority should also be placed on the amelioration of the offender's mental health and emotional or behavioural functioning, including feelings, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours that moderately to severely impact or interfere with daily functioning. The offender's motivation for the index offence (particularly in cases of sexual offenders) should be addressed in this context. All work must be performed in English.