Non-Medical Clinical Counselor (Developmental)

Developmental Position Duties

The duties of a Developmental position include but are not limited to:

• Provide information and referral, education and training, primary prevention, counseling and advocacy to facilitate achieving operational readiness and personal and family self-sufficiency.
• Receive and assess referrals made by military and civilian agencies for individuals, couples, families, and groups experiencing situational stressors, including deployment, grief, relocation, separation, relationship issues, parent/child issues, family hardships, and other military life challenges.
• Develop and execute short-term, solution focused NMC clinical counseling treatment plans for those individuals who request such services and who present with commonly occurring life circumstance issues or adjustment disorders.
• Provide direct, short term, solution focused NMC counseling services using psychotherapeutic techniques, such as cognitive therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, family systems therapy, expressive therapies, etc.
• Coordinate with legal, medical and social services including commands, to assist in counseling and referrals, as needed.
• Comply with reporting protocols for high-risk cases including suicide risk, homicide, domestic abuse, and child abuse. Identify crisis situations (e.g., suicide or homicide risk) when conducting clinical assessments, and provide immediate crisis intervention, conduct risk assessments, and prepare and/or coordinate safety planning per best practices in the mental health community.
• Represent the Navy at community liaison meetings, educating on domestic violence risk/protective factors, collaborating on coordinating services for military members and their families, and engaging in community domestic violence prevention and awareness activities to establish or strengthen relationships with other agencies serving the target population.