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Job opening: Social Advocacy Clinical Counselor

Salary: $89 069 - 94 308 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Aug 04 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is a fully credentialed clinical counselor located within the Counseling, Advocacy and Prevention Services Program (CAPS). The primary purpose is to provide direct service in the form of counseling individuals, couples, families, & groups on matters pertaining to family dynamics, parent-child interaction, couples communication, stress reduction, adjustment to military lifestyles, Family Advocacy Program (FAP) case management, treatment services and psycho-educational programs.

Duties

Clinical Counseling

Requirements

  • Must have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
  • Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.

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. Ability to present sensitive, at times controversial information to groups of people in a clear, concise manner. 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 Vol. IV. Understanding of, and ability to, apply various counseling approaches such as behavior modification, client-centered, rational-emotive, family systems, brief solution-focused, and reality 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 suicidal and homicidal 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 case review committees and participate in case discussions regarding assessment; make presentations; and to exercise strong facilitation skills for individual and group counseling. Ability to communicate in writing to develop and prepare case management memos, correspondence, and reports; to document psycho-social assessments, treatment plans, and case review committee reports; to develop lesson plans for briefing and classroom presentations. Knowledge and ability to use a personal computer and a variety of software programs to develop multi-media presentations and to facilitate work assignments.

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.

Contacts

  • Address NSA Washington 47402 Buse Rd Bldg 467 Patuxent River, MD 20670 US
  • Name: NDW NAF HR
  • Email: [email protected]

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