BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES SPEC NF4 (Tier I/Tier II)

Job Title

Behavioral Health Clinical Specialist

Job Description

Serves as the Clinical Specialist within the Behavioral Health Community Counseling Program. Implements policies, conducts screenings, clinical counseling services, and care management services for Behavioral Health branch programs. Serves as the first point of contact for behavioral health services for active-duty Marines, retired military members, and the Reserve components of the military services, their families, and Department of Defense (DoD) civilians as space permits. Comprehensive counseling services include screening, clinical care management, individual, marital, group, and family modalities for problem areas amenable to brief solution-focused therapy.

Reviews, develops, coordinates and provides case management services concerning Behavioral Health participants that are supportive in nature and address general conditions of living, life skills, improving relationships at home and at work, stress management, adjustment issues, marital problems, parenting, and grief, and loss coping and other factors which detract from an individual’s behavioral health. Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on all Behavioral Health counseling services, to include conducting screenings, determination of client's level of functioning, prognosis, service recommendation or need for appropriate referral.

Conducts psychosocial assessments with emphasis on problem identification and recommendation for services. Makes recommendations for and takes action to effect removal when necessary for protection of family members. Conducts assessments, evaluations and studies of new, existing, and proposed programs to determine effectiveness and impact, and recommends changes or improvements in methods and procedures to develop service plans based on identified problems, psychosocial factors and service capabilities.

Applies established therapeutic techniques, principles, theories and methods, screens, evaluates and provides counseling for clients as indicated by interviews and assessment. Assessments include complete psychosocial evaluations and risk assessments for behavioral health related issues. Develops documents and presents identified problems and proposed service plans to individuals, groups and families. Identifies or develops sources for needed therapy and other support services. Conducts assessments or evaluates policies and programs regarding short term, individual or conjoint counseling with individuals, families and groups, therapy sessions for abusers, victims and others needing help in dealing with abusive situations.