Mental Health Counselor

Valor Healthcare, Inc. • Duke Field AFS, FL

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About The Position

The Mental Health Counselor assists with the management and treatment of client behavioral health activities to support the well-being of SOF personnel. Mental Health Technicians are not licensed independent providers and work under the authority of a provider’s license. The role is based at Hurlburt – Duke Field, Florida.

Under the supervision of credentialed and licensed behavioral health professionals, the counselor conducts intakes, supports care and treatment for psychiatric and substance-use clients, and counsels clients experiencing personal, behavioral, or psychological problems. Depending on location and assignment, the role may also involve testing, database and statistical work, preparation of correspondence and reports, and support for presentations and process-improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Associate degree or commensurate training, such as military mental health technician training, for a psychiatric technician or mental health program assistant.
• The education requirement may be met through military or comparable training; military-trained applicants must have a mental health technician or specialist specialty.
• Training to intervene and, when required, restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal clients by verbal or physical means. This training may be completed after hire, before assignment to duties that may require intervention or restraint.
• At least three years of experience as a mental health technician.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intakes and assist with care and treatment of psychiatric, drug, and alcohol clients under the supervision of a credentialed provider.
• Counsel clients with personal, behavioral, or psychological problems.
• Provide behavioral health interventions, from mitigation through treatment, under the supervision of a licensed psychiatrist, social worker, psychiatric nurse, or psychologist.
• Observe clients for behavior patterns and report observations to licensed behavioral health staff.
• Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures under the guidance of a licensed mental health professional.
• Depending on location and assignment, conduct intake interviews under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional.
• Depending on location and assignment, administer psychological tests, compile data, and prepare psychological-testing reports under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.
• Depending on location and assignment, administer psychophysiological tests and assessments under the supervision of a licensed medical or mental health professional.
• Populate and maintain a computerized database listing units within the HQ organization and service-member counts by unit or Directorate, and compile monthly training statistics.
• Prepare daily correspondence, including training and meeting agendas, purchase orders, and clinical appointments.
• Collect and maintain assigned monthly statistical data.
• Prepare and maintain attendance rosters and statistical data for active-duty personnel who attended Social Work or Behavioral Health services.
• Assist with or independently gather data for presentations, including process-improvement initiatives, longitudinal statistical tracking, hospitalizations, and discharges.
• Manipulate data and present it using off-the-shelf software applications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree