Non-Medical Clinical Counselor

Summary

The primary purpose of the position is to provide direct service in the form of counseling individuals, couples, families, and groups on matters pertaining to family dynamics, parent-child interaction, couples' communication, stress reduction, adjustment to military lifestyles, Family Advocacy Program (F AP) case management, treatment services, psycho-educational training programs.

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Duties

Provides short term, solution focused psychological counseling for individuals, couples, families, and groups of people in crisis. Assesses individual/family needs; explores basic personality structure in relation to behavior patterns, mechanisms, and symptoms. Receives and assesses referrals made by military and civilian agencies. Coordinates legal, medical and social services including commands, to assist in treatment and referral.

Initiates, develops, and facilitates group treatment programs to address the needs of families, such as marital groups, and child/adolescent groups.

Demonstrates effective independent clinical assessment skills by identifying crisis situations, e.g., suicide or homicide risk, danger of physical or sexual abuse to family members, and increased risk of further family violence. Provides crisis intervention and safety planning as required. Independently manages assigned cases, consulting with the Region Quality Assurance (QA) personnel or Supervisor when the case is highly complex or presents with special issues. Complies with reporting protocols involving high risk and high visibility cases.

Maintains case records, treatment plans, and statistics in accordance with Navy policies and regulations and updates Management Information System data collection programs as required. Responsible for compliance with Regional and or Local Standard Operating Procedures, FFSC quality standards and CAP-related Desk Guides. Participates in the CAP Quality Assurance Program and peer review process as directed. Performs Family Advocacy Case Management duties, which include receiving initial reports of suspected child and domestic abuse from military and civilian representatives and taking all steps required under the F AP. Provides safety planning, case management, treatment, and education services related to child abuse and domestic abuse. Serves as designated case manager and primary point of contact for domestic and child abuse, SAIL and PSB-CY cases ensuring all actions are in compliance with DOD and Navy instructions and civilian reporting requirements. Provides timely completion of all required assessments and documentation. Uses information to present initial and follow-up case reviews at multidisciplinary team MDT) meetings ( e.g. medical, legal, law enforcement, and pertinent community departments and agencies) Presents complete and concise case presentations to the Clinical Case Staff Meeting (CCSM) documenting results and implementing recommendations according to guidelines.

Demonstrates effective independent clinical assessment skills by identifying crisis situations, e.g., suicide or homicide risk, danger of physical or sexual abuse to family members, and increased risk of further family violence. Provides crisis intervention and safety planning as required.

Provides ongoing case management services to assess service and family member needs, confirms follow-through with treatment recommendations, and provides additional resources and referrals as warranted by the case status. Independently manages assigned cases, consulting with the Region QA personnel or Supervisor where the case is highly complex or presents with special issues. Complies with reporting protocols involving high risk and high visibility cases. Develops and provides group and individual treatment targeting victims and offenders of family violence as well as targeting those at risk for violence. Prepares and maintains program documentation, records and reports. Provides timely and accurate completion of the DD Form 2486 in accordance with reporting preferences of all victims of domestic violence. Ensures mandated reporting of child and domestic abuse is completed in accordance with DOD, federal, and state laws governing mandated reporting of family violence. Maintains clinical case record, treatment plans and required statistical data as per guidance. Maintains ongoing contact with the Counseling and Advocacy Program Supervisor (CAPS), Family Advocacy Representative (FAR), or Region QA personnel for all child sexual abuse cases involving alleged active duty offenders or victim dependents.

As directed or required, incumbent facilitates F AP training and education services toensure that active duty military and their families are aware of the problems of domestic violence and the services available to them. Conducts briefs, workshops, and training related to family violence for clinical staff, IDC members, and Command Family Advocacy Representatives where appropriate.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Position is subject to a CNIC credentials review and privileging requirement
• Occasional travel outside the local commuting area is sometimes required.
• Incumbent may be required to travel up to two weeks for the purpose of attending training, conferences, or for the purpose of giving training.
• Incumbent may be required to participate in delivering services on-board Naval vessels as part of the Return and Reunion (R and R) program.
• Must be able to ascend/descend ladders on ships.
• During rotationally designated scheduled time periods to include nights and weekends,
• Incumbent will be required to carry on-call 24/7 response phone and provide after-hours support to victims of domestic violence and child abuse.
• This is a non-critical sensitive position, requiring the ability to obtain and maintain secret clearance eligibility, including a five year Child Care Review
• Candidates without a current criminal history background check equivalent to a current Tier 3 Investigation, must successfully complete a criminal history background check with no disqualifying information.
  

Qualifications

Knowledge of the military lifestyle that furnished the employee with an understanding of the specific demands of military lifestyles, such as frequent separations, and high stress working environments that have an extensive impact on individuals and their families.

Manages assigned cases, consulting with the Region Quality Assurance (QA) personnel or Supervisor where the case is highly complex or presents with special issues.

Ability to present sensitive, at times controversial, information to groups of people in a clear, concise manner. 5. Ability to modify programs to meet the ever changing needs of the active duty military community.

Ability to recognize, identify and assess mental disorders per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

Understanding of, and ability to, apply various counseling approaches such as behavior modification, client-centered, rational-emotive, family systems, brief solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral therapies.

Knowledge of dynamics and diagnostic skills necessary for family violence identification, risk assessment, and safety planning.

Knowledge of family violence treatment principles for victims and offenders.

Knowledge of group dynamics.

Knowledge in the areas of family systems particularly as it relates to patterns of abusive behavior and abuse response, substance abuse, human behavior, human sexuality, attention deficit disorder, and juvenile delinquency.

Ability to recognize and define personal and social problems, to independently reach accurate conclusions, and to provide appropriate solutions.

Ability to effectively interview, and clinically respond to the needs of clients including assessing suicidality, homicidality and substance abuse.

Ability to communicate orally to interview alleged offenders and victims; to maintain cooperative and professional relationships with law enforcement, Child Protective Services, medical treatment facilities, and senior personnel from commands of offenders and victims; function as a member of interdisciplinary teams and participate in case discussions regarding assessment; make presentations; and to exercise strong facilitation skills for individual and group counseling.

Ability to communicate orally and/or in writing to develop and prepare case management memos, correspondence, and reports; to document initial assessments, treatment plans, case notes and other FAP, SAIL and clinical documents in FFSMIS; to develop lesson plans for briefing and classroom presentations.

Ability to present to large groups or people, in a variety of settings, on installations, in the community and aboard navy vessels as appropriate/required.

Knowledge and ability to use a computer from home/teleworking and a variety of software programs to develop multi-media and virtual presentations and to facilitate work assignments.

Education

Successful candidates for this position shall meet qualifications as outlined below:

State/U.S. Territory licensure or State/U.S. Territory certification that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner.

Licensed Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work, Clinical Psychology, or Counseling Psychology.

When the State/U.S. Territory licensing or certification requirements include a written examination, candidates must have achieved a passing score on that examination.

Possess at least a master's or doctoral degree in one of the following disciplines:

Marriage and Family Therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) or an equivalent degree.

Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or an equivalent degree.

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.

Master's degree from a program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs or an equivalent degree.

Have engaged in 2 years full-time, post-Masters supervised clinical experience.

2 years of specialized experience in domestic abuse and child abuse counseling or treatment.

Additional information

Some positions have special requirements. Selection may be tentative pending the completion of these requirements. Applicants may be required to submit proof of education, participate in medical screening, drug testing, etc. All selections are contingent upon satisfactory employment reference checks. Employment is subject to successful National Agency Background Check. Occupants of this position must maintain the privacy of official work information and data and demonstrate the highest level of ethical conduct.

The Department of Navy (DON) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other non-merit factor. The DON provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they require reasonable accommodation should callor e-mail their request to to ensure proper consideration. The decision to grant an accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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NSA Bahrain

PSC 851 Box 10

FPO, AE 09834-2800

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