Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Valor Healthcare, Inc. • Fort Benning, GA

6d • Onsite

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 assessment and treatment, advises on suicide prevention policy and practices, supports prevention and postvention efforts, and coordinates with military, medical, and other stakeholders.

The position includes clinical work such as behavioral assessment, diagnosis and treatment of psychological and neuropsychological disorders, psychotherapy, substance-use evaluations, client follow-up, education, and case management. It also supports component-level suicide prevention policies, training, reporting, human factors councils, multidisciplinary reviews, and implementation of best practices. The LCSW may provide clinical supervision to unlicensed providers or trainees.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) or equivalent (MSSW or MSSA) degree from a graduate school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Independent-level clinical social work licensure (LCSW or state equivalent) with a current, full, active, and unrestricted license.
• Working knowledge of professional standards and ethics related to 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 the Department of War (DoW) or a VA medical treatment facility (MTF) is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Attend meetings during normal duty hours, professional staff conferences, and other 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, group, and couples therapy and alcohol and drug treatment evaluations, as applicable.
• Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, military commanders, and school districts as required.
• Participate in military-specific training and activities, including security clearances, 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 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 individuals 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 current symptom severity.
• Assess barriers to treatment adherence and help clients problem-solve solutions.
• Educate clients about their mental health conditions and treatment regimens.
• Maintain client information in a client registry.
• Maintain 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