FFSP Clinical Counselor

Navylifesw; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) seeks a Non-medical Clinical Counselor to provide counseling to individuals, couples, families and groups within the Fleet and Family Readiness program. The role focuses on family dynamics, parent-child interaction, couples' communication, and adjustment to military life, with psycho-educational training components.

The counselor applies trauma-informed methods, conducts risk assessments, and coordinates safety planning while engaging with diverse

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of trauma-informed counseling approaches and treatment principles.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and safety planning for individuals and families.
• Familiar with DSM-based assessment and family violence dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Counsel individuals, couples, families and groups on family dynamics and military life.
• Apply counseling approaches to assess, triage, refer and manage high-risk cases.
• Document case plans and treatment progress using FFSP systems.

Skills

Trauma-informed counseling

Risk assessment

DSM knowledge

Cross-cultural communication

Tools

FFSP MIS / case documentation systems

Job description

Serve as a Non-medical Clinical Counselor within Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR). The primary purpose of this position is to provide nonmedical clinical counseling to individuals, couples, families, and groups on family dynamics, parent-child interaction, couples' communication, adjustment to commonly occurring personal and family issues/circumstances, adjustment to military life, and psycho-educational training programs.

• Thorough knowledge of the CNIC Fleet and Family Support Program and comprehensive knowledge of military lifestyles including common stressors to effectively modify treatment programs to meet the needs of the military community.
• Professional knowledge of and skill in applying laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, directives and instructions governing child and spouse abuse and family violence issues and professional knowledge of family violence dynamics to identify situations of family violence, conduct risk assessments and coordinate safety planning.
• 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 and skill in applying the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to recognize, identify, and assess mental disorders and personal and social problems, reach accurate conclusions and provide appropriate solutions.
• 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 to
• counsel individuals, couples, families and groups.
• Skill in applying various counseling approaches, including psychosocial, to assess, triage, refer and manage difficult and serious cases involving individuals and families who present at-risk behavior.
• Professional knowledge of and skill in using various verbal communication methods and techniques to effectively work with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds; to present sensitive or controversial information to various groups; discuss cases; deliver presentations; and develop and maintain professional relationships with other treatment professionals.
• 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 to effectively document case management and treatment plans, to document
• and explain NMC counseling requirements and services provided, to facilitate completion of work assignments, and to develop presentations.