Licensed Clinical Social Worker
About The Position
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker oversees suicide prevention programming, reporting, and initiatives for active-duty members assigned to SOF within one of the four components. The role supports suicide prevention policy and practice, clinical services, case management, and coordination with military and clinical stakeholders. The position applies social work procedures and evidence-based techniques to evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychological and neuropsychological disorders. Clinical services may include individual, family, and group psychotherapy, couples therapy, and alcohol and drug treatment evaluations. The LCSW also provides clinical supervision to unlicensed providers or trainees and participates in military-specific training and activities as directed. At the component level, the role provides subject-matter expertise and advice on suicide prevention, supports prevention and postvention initiatives, helps develop policies and procedures, monitors compliance and reporting, and coordinates with HQ USSOCOM POTFF and military services. The position also contacts referred clients to assess treatment adherence, evaluates symptoms and barriers to care, provides client education, maintains registry and electronic medical record information, consults on difficult cases, and performs case management functions.
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.
Responsibilities
- Attend and participate in meetings during normal duty hours, professional staff conferences, and other required professional activities.
- Review applied research and incorporate best practices into suicide prevention policy, programming, and initiatives across the assigned Component.
- Evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychological and neuropsychological disorders using social work procedures, behavioral assessment, and evidence-based therapies.
- 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 as directed by the unit Commander or designee.
- Provide clinical supervision of unlicensed providers or trainees.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert and advisor on suicide prevention policy and practices.
- Integrate and support suicide prevention practices in component or 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 and a 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 and reporting requirements are met accurately and on time.
- Participate in multidisciplinary teams and review boards 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 identify and help resolve barriers to adherence.
- Educate clients about their mental health condition and treatment regimen.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
