Non-Medical Clinical Counselor

Commander, Navy Installations Command; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 102 000 - 116 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Telework eligible

Résumé du poste

Commander, Navy Installations Command is seeking a nonmedical clinical counselor to provide services to individuals, couples, families, and groups, addressing military life stressors and family dynamics. The role includes risk triage, crisis intervention, and coordination with FFSC and other providers.

The position requires a master's degree in a clinical field, applicable state licensure, and at least 2 years of post-master supervision and experience with domestic abuse/sexual assault advocacy;

Qualifications

• State licensure or state certification to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner.
• Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work or Psychology from an accredited program.
• At least 2 years (including 2000+ hours) of post-master supervised clinical experience.
• Two years of experience assisting and providing advocacy to victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault.

Responsabilités

• Provide nonmedical clinical counseling to individuals, couples, families, and groups.
• Receive and assess referrals for individuals and families experiencing situational stressors.
• Develop short-term, solution-focused counseling treatment plans.
• Assess needs and triage risk; refer to appropriate behavioral health providers.
• Initiate and facilitate group treatment programs (e.g., marital groups, child/adolescent groups).
• Provide crisis intervention and conduct safety planning per best practices.

Connaissances

Nonmedical clinical counseling

Crisis assessment

Formation

Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work or Psychology

Description du poste

• Hiring Agency: Commander, Navy Installations Command
• Department: Department of the Navy
• Location: Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia

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.

Key Responsibilities

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.

Triage clients, identify the situation, comply with and educate on mandated and required reporting protocols of child and domestic abuse, conduct risk and lethality assessments, develop safety and treatment plans, provide referrals, establish individualized treatment goals tailored to the needs of service/family members, and follow-up on child abuse/neglect and domestic abuse allegations involving military members and their families.

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.

Conduct psychosocial assessments and provide diagnostic and prognostic impressions to other health care providers, commanders, senior enlisted advisors, local child protective services, law enforcement, and legal personnel to facilitate community-wide response for family maltreatment, when appropriate.

Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth Receive reports of problematic sexual behaviors in children and youth (PSB-CY) from military and civilian representatives and take appropriate action per FAP PSB-CY requirements. Provide or coordinate clinical services access with other FAP providers or with community clinical providers for exhibiting children, youth, and their families, including psychoeducational support, assessment, and clinical intervention.

Provide or coordinate specialized assessments and evaluations when recommended by the CCSM. Community Liaison Liaison with cities, counties, states, federal, non-government agencies, and military agencies and commands to enhance FAP prevention and response affecting the military community.

Represent the Navy at community liaison meetings, educating on domestic violence risk/protective factors, collaborating on coordinating services for military members and their families, and engaging in community domestic violence prevention and awareness activities to establish or strengthen relationships with other agencies serving the target population.

Requirements & Education

Successful candidates for this position shall meet all qualifications as outlined below: State licensure or state certification that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner. When the state licensing or certification requirements include a written examination, candidates must have achieved a passing score on that examination.

Possess at least a master's degree in one of the following clinical fields: Marriage and Family therapy, Social Work or Psychology from an accredited program. Have engaged in 2 years (which includes at least 2000 hours) full-time, post- Masters supervised clinical experience. Two (2) years of experience in assisting and providing advocacy services to victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault.

Applicants should be prepared to submit their credentialing packet as soon as possible, but no later than 5 days from the date of acceptance of the initial offer.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Commander, Navy Installations Command, Department of the Navy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $102415 – $116071/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-19.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.