Licensed Professional Counselor

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree/
  
  Education:
  
  Master’s Degree or higher, with graduation from a mental health counseling program of education and training accredited for Mental Health Counseling or Clinical Mental Health Counseling by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
• Certifications:
  
  Must have passed the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE) or an examination determined by the Director, Defense Health Agency (DHA) as equal in scope, intent, and content to the NCMHCE.
• Experience:
  
  Three years of clinical experience post-licensure. Experience must include working with adult populations and providing clinical diagnoses using the DSM-5 or DSM-5-TR. Experience working with the Military population is preferred, but not required.
• Licensure/Registration:
  Must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United

The duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Use a broad range of professional knowledge of advanced concepts, principles, procedures, and practices relevant to behavioral health programs to conduct comprehensive behavioral health treatment of patients.
• Conducts evaluations of Active Duty Service Members (ADSM), family members, and eligible Federal civilian employees referred for consultation from the individual, family members, commanding officers, supervisors, agents of the courts, and medical personnel; counsel’s patients on primary and secondary illnesses; integrates information in clear and concise manner in order to formulate accurate diagnostic impressions consistent with established criteria and Joint Commission standards;
  
  makes clinical assessments to inform treatment decision-making; advises commanders and referring providers as to patient s status, treatment needs, and prognosis where appropriate and in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), relevant DoD, DHA, and Service regulations, and professional standards and ethics of the American Counseling Association.
• Applies complex behavioral health principles to conduct comprehensive
• behavioral health evaluations.
• Assesses primary and secondary problems to include behavioral health diagnoses.
• Applies regulatory guidance to meet program requirements.
• Collaborates with management/command officials to identify behavioral health issues.
• Collects data to evaluate treatment outcomes.
• Uses professional instruments to make assessments and evaluations.
• Provides treatment for complex cases.
• Meets quality control goals and milestones.

• Holds primary case management responsibility for assigned patients, using professional knowledge of behavioral health programs and treatment concepts, principles, procedures, and practices and applies this knowledge to difficult and complex case assignments; provides case manage for other clinic patients when directed by the Flight Commander; develops new methods, approaches, or procedures to meet changing program requirements and patient needs; counsels patients on primary and secondary illnesses;
  
  integrates findings and formulates clinical impressions to establish mental health diagnosis using guidelines such as the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association; prepares written findings and diagnoses in a detailed, clear, and concise manner; demonstrates knowledge and ability to make clinical assessments; prepares treatment plans that incorporate psychological theory and counseling techniques, and goals needed to restore patients to their normal work and social environment;
  
  provides strategic interventions, motivational interviewing techniques and crisis counseling for patients and families.
• Develops and implements comprehensive treatment plans.
• Conducts ongoing review of patient progress; evaluates and modifies treatment plans to meet changing needs. Use specialized treatment techniques for amelioration of the patient’s behavioral…