Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Valor Healthcare, Inc. • Cannon AFB, NM

5d

About The Position

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker oversees suicide prevention programming, reporting, and initiatives for active-duty members assigned to Special Operations Forces (SOF) within one of the four components. The role provides clinical social work services and supports component-level suicide prevention policy, programming, and practices. It may also include client outreach and case management, clinical supervision, and coordination with military, medical, legal, and community stakeholders.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) or equivalent (MSSW, MSSA) degree from a graduate school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Independent-level clinical social work license (LCSW or state equivalent) that is current, full, active, and unrestricted.
• Working knowledge of professional standards and ethics regarding delivery of clinical social work services.
• Experience in brief behavioral interventions.
• At least two years of peer-reviewable clinical social work experience in a mental health setting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a government setting, such as DoW or VA MTF, is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Attend and participate in meetings during normal duty hours, professional staff conferences, and other required professional activities, including POTFF Enterprise, quality improvement, professional staff, and commander's staff meetings.
• Review applied research and incorporate best practices into suicide prevention policy, programming, and initiatives across the assigned Component.
• Use social work procedures and techniques—including interviewing, behavioral assessment, and evidence-based therapies—to evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychological and neuropsychological disorders.
• Provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy, couples therapy, and/or alcohol and drug treatment evaluations.
• Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, military commanders, and school districts as required.
• Participate in military-specific training and activities, including security clearances, service-specific clinical practice guidelines, pre- and post-deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress, as directed.
• Provide clinical supervision of unlicensed providers or trainees.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and advisor on suicide prevention policy and practices at the Component level.
• Integrate and support suicide prevention practices in component and unit training, family programs, spiritual programs, and other activities as appropriate.
• Monitor compliance with the SOCOM SP Directive and coordinate Component suicide prevention programs and activities with HQ USSOCOM POTFF and the respective military services.
• Support development of Component-level suicide prevention policies and procedures consistent with the SOCOM SP Directive.
• Support development of a Component-level human factors council to review, plan, and implement interventions for people identified as at risk.
• Ensure best practices are followed and implemented across the Component.
• Ensure reporting requirements are met accurately and within required timeframes.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams and review boards as needed to support suicide prevention and postvention.
• Support assigned taskers and projects related to suicide prevention.
• Enhance prevention and postvention and strengthen system response where possible.
• Build and sustain community capacity to increase protective factors across the Component.
• Contact referred clients to assess treatment adherence, use validated symptom inventories to assess symptom severity, and assess and help address barriers to adherence.
• Educate clients about their mental health conditions and treatment regimens.
• Maintain client information in a client registry and accurate, current notes in electronic medical records for review by the managing physician.
• Routinely staff difficult cases with the referring provider, behavioral health consultant, and/or psychiatry consultant.
• Perform case management functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level