Therapeutic Psychology – Psychological Counselling Services at Kent Institution

Therapeutic Psychology – Psychological Counselling Services at Kent Institution

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Kent Institution, Pacific Region.

Trade agreement: This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Indigenous Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement:

This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements: This contract includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Health Services require the services of a psychologist, for Kent Institution in the Pacific Region. The psychologist must be registered for autonomous practice in the province of practice.

The psychologist must provide psychological assessment, treatment, or both services to offenders and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health services team that includes, but is not limited to nursing, psychology, social work, occupational therapy and other allied healthcare professionals. 

Objectives:

Provide essential mental health intervention and/or psychological assessment to offenders, as requested by the Project Authority, at Kent Institution as a psychologist.

Treatment Orientation

All psychological treatments contractors provide to offenders must be trauma informed and 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 however priority should be placed on the amelioration of the offender's mental health, emotional or behavioural functioning, that moderately to severely impacts or interferes with the offender’s daily functioning.

Deliverables:

The Contractor must provide mental health services to offenders, as requested by the Project Authority, in accordance with the National Essential Health Services Framework including any amendment to this Framework issued by CSC during the contract period and any optional period if and when exercised by CSC. 

These services include, but are not limited to the following:

• Participate in meetings as a consultant including interdisciplinary health case conferences, and other related activities as requested;
• Participate in CSC training, including orientation to CSC as requested;
• Provide consultation services for the resolution of CSC internal offender grievance and investigative processes as requested;
• Prepare and submit offender psychological assessment and treatment plan reports upon acceptance of an offender; clinical documentation for each therapeutic contact with the offender and
• Complete Progress Summaries after twelve (12) sessions with the offender and at termination of treatment. The Project Authority must approve any intervention beyond 12 sessions.

Mental Health Counselling and/or Assessment Process in Institutional Sites:

The Contractor must:

• Provide psychological assessment and treatment for individual offenders;
• Participate in discharge and release planning as requested;
• Arrange, in advance, to conduct interviews, and file reviews at times mutually agreed upon with the Mental Health Department;
• Prior to conducting any assessment or intervention the Contractor must review relevant health care and Case Management information. The Contractor must inform the offender that the services to be provided are brief and that long-term follow-up (if deemed necessary) is the responsibility of the CSC Mental Health Department;
• Provide consultation to other health care providers to facilitate continuity of care;
• The Project Authority or designate will assign all cases;
• In all clinical work, the Contractor must make recommendations, in writing, regarding intervention strategies (treatment plan) and based on psychological assessment (i.e., the identification of presenting issues, diagnosis symptomatology and the purpose of the referral);
• The Contractor must provide a verbal report to the Chief of the Mental Health Department and/or other pertinent staff immediately subsequent to the interview for any cases that are at risk of suicide/self-harm, or are obviously mentally unstable.

Term of Contract:

Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022 with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21836-21-0102

Contracting Authority: Teri Fraser

Telephone number: 236-380-4077

Facsimile number: 604-870-2444

E-mail: ContractingandMaterielServices.GEN-PAC@csc-scc.gc.ca Attn: Teri Fraser re: Solicitation #21836-21-0102

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