Interdisciplinary Non-Medical Clinical Counselor with Security Clearance

About This Role

Provide non-medical clinical counseling services to military members and their families, addressing various life stressors and advocating for their self-sufficiency and operational readiness. This role involves developing and executing short-term, solution-focused treatment plans while complying with reporting protocols for high-risk cases.

Responsibilities

• Receive and assess referrals for individuals, couples, families, and groups experiencing situational stressors.
• Develop and execute short-term, solution-focused non-medical clinical counseling treatment plans.
• Provide direct, short term, solution focused NMC counseling services using psychotherapeutic techniques.
• Coordinate with legal, medical, and social services, including commands, for counseling and referrals.
• Comply with reporting protocols for high-risk cases, including suicide risk, homicide, domestic abuse, and child abuse.
• Identify crisis situations, provide immediate crisis intervention, conduct risk assessments, and prepare/coordinate safety planning.
• Represent the Navy at community liaison meetings, educating on domestic violence risk/protective factors.

Requirements

• Licensure/certification by a state or U.S. territory that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner in the fields of Licensed Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work, Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology.
• Thorough knowledge of the CNIC Fleet and Family Support Program and comprehensive knowledge of military lifestyles.
• Professional knowledge of and skill in applying laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, directives and instructions governing child and spouse abuse and family violence issues.
• In-depth knowledge of family systems related to patterns of abusive behavior, abuse response, substance abuse, human behavior, human sexuality, attention deficit disorder, and juvenile delinquency.
• Expert knowledge of and skill in employing various evidence-based and trauma-informed counseling approaches, clinical treatment principles and practices, research methods, group dynamics, motivational interviewing, developmental psychology, and family systems therapy.
• Skill in applying various counseling approaches, including psychosocial, to assess, triage, refer and manage difficult and serious cases.
• Professional knowledge of and skill in using various verbal communication methods and techniques to effectively work with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds.
• Professional knowledge of and skill in using various written communication methods and techniques and using FFSP management information systems and other applicable software and web-based programs.
• Valid, state-issued driver's license.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from a program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs; or Master's degree from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education; or Master's degree in social work from a graduate school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited university or professional school AND a 1-year APA accredited clinical internship.
• 4 years' specialized experience in providing non-medical clinical counseling to individuals, couples, families, and/or groups on family dynamics, parent-child interactions, couples' communication, adjustment to commonly occurring personal and family issues/circumstances, adjustment to military life, and/or psycho-educational training.

Skills

* Required skills