Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Valor Healthcare, Inc.•Fort Bragg, NC

About The Position

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker oversees suicide prevention programming, reporting, and initiatives for active-duty members assigned to Special Operations Forces within one of four components. The role provides clinical social work services, contributes subject matter expertise and advice on suicide prevention, and supports prevention and postvention efforts across the assigned component.

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).
Current, full, active, and unrestricted independent-level clinical social work license (LCSW or state equivalent).
Working knowledge of professional standards and ethics for delivering 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 Military Treatment Facility (MTF).

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, as required.
Review applied research and incorporate best practices into suicide prevention policy, programming, and initiatives across the 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 alcohol and drug treatment evaluations as appropriate.
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 component-level subject matter expert and advisor on suicide prevention policy and practices.
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 and 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 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.