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Interdisciplinary Non-Medical Clinical Counselor
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
*Signing bonus negotiable* The primary purpose of this position is to provide direct services in the form of non-medical clinical counseling to individuals, couples, families, and groups on matters pertaining to family dynamics, couples' communication, adjustment to commonly occurring personal and family issues/circumstances, adjustment to military life, and psycho-educational training programs. Naval Base Kitsap N91
What You'll Do
- →MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Non-medical Clinical Counseling (NMC) Receive and assess referrals made by military and civilian agencies for individuals, couples, families, and groups experiencing situational stressors, including deployment, grief, relocation, separation, relationship issues, parent/child issues, family hardships, and other military life challenges.
- →Provide direct, short term, solution focused NMC counseling services using psychotherapeutic services, such as cognitive therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, family systems therapy, expressive therapies, etc.
- →Develop and execute short-term, solution-focused NMC counseling treatment plans for those individuals who request such services and who present with commonly occurring life circumstance issues or adjustment disorders.
- →Assess individual/family needs and explore basic personality structures in relation to behavior patterns, mechanisms, and symptoms.
- →Assess and triage clients who present risk to harm self or others, and refer to the appropriate, nearest behavioral health provider.
- →Refer clients with issues falling outside the authorized scope of care (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, substance use disorders, major depression, etc.) within the Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) to military or civilian behavioral health providers.
- →Coordinate with legal, medical and social services including commands, to assist in counseling and referral.
- →Initiate, develop, and facilitate group treatment programs to address the needs of families, such as marital groups and child and adolescent groups.
- →Assist, individuals and families with finding satisfactory ways of coping with commonly occurring life stresses (e.g., career change, work-related stress), family dynamics (e.g., divorce, communication problems), parenting, crisis response (e.g., physical, sexual or emotional abuse), or other stressors.
- →Provide critical incident intervention services, when requested.
- →Conduct on-site/regional quarterly quality assurance (QA) reviews of cases, per DON policy, to ensure that all NMC counseling services provided are safe and of good quality.
- →Installation Family Advocacy Program (FAP) Serve as the installation FAP clinical subject matter expert (SME), consulting installation leadership, medical professionals and the command triad of FAP involved military service/family members regarding clinical needs assessment, determining clinical intervention, and utilizing evidence-based treatment strategies and treatment.
- →Provide initial and on-going case management services.
- →Identify crisis situations (e.g., suicide or homicide risk, danger of physical or sexual abuse to family members, increased risk of interfamilial or extra-familial violence) when conducting clinical assessments and provide immediate crisis intervention, conduct risk assessment, and prepare and/or coordinate safety planning IAW best practices in the mental health community.
Requirements
- ✓The incumbent must meet the qualification requirements for Tier II clinical providers described in SECNAVINST 1754.8, "Credentials Review and Clinical Privileging of Clinical Providers within Department of the Navy Family Readiness Program." This position is designated as Non-Critical Sensitive.
- ✓Incumbents must obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for Secret security clearance of access for the duration of employment, including a background investigation and credit check.
- ✓This position requires Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel approximately 10% of time away from the regular duty station to attend or provide training, conduct FFSP certification visits, or deliver services aboard ships.
- ✓The position may require working flexible hours, such as 0700-1500 or 0900-1800 to accommodate client's needs to have after hour care.
- ✓This position requires routine on-site access to government facilities.
- ✓The incumbent may perform the required tasks at an off-site location for situational telework only.
- ✓This position requires the incumbent to have a valid, state-issued driver's license.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 363de399-8dc8-4467-a64f-c61fb387dd13
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