Remote SAIL Clinical Counselor

**This position requires the selected candidates to be within 100 miles of a Naval Installation in the region they are supporting. To meet that requirement for this opening, you must be within 100 miles of a Naval Installation in one of the following locations: **

• Kitsap, WA
• Bremerton, WA
• Everett, WA
• Whidbey Island, WA
• Point Loma, CA
• Lemoore, CA
• Monterey, CA
• Coronado, CA
• Ventura, CA
• Ventura County, CA
• San Diego, CA

Job Title: Remote SAIL Clinical Counselor

Summary

SAIL remote clinical counselors provide non-medical counseling to SAIL active-duty clients within their assigned area. This includes assessments and short-term, solution focused counseling services remotely through MS Teams or telephonic contact. Remote SAIL Clinical Counselors will prioritize referrals from the SAIL program. This position is remote but must be located in the area of responsibility and within 100 miles of a Navy installation within the area of responsibility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Scope of practice is limited to counseling services for “Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention and Adjustment Disorders” for SAIL clients within their assigned area.
• Ensure referral for appropriate behavioral health follow-up of any psychological disorders or symptoms requiring longer-term and/or medical/psychiatric intervention. Conduct intake, screening, assessment, and referral of clients as appropriate. Work with the client to establish an individual treatment plan. Provide individual, couples, and group counseling. Provide information about existing Navy programs. Provide immediate intervention and risk assessment IAW best practices in the mental health community and educate and ensure adequate referral and follow-up of any case presenting suicidal or homicidal risk.
• Perform accurate assessment of the client’s presenting problem and plan effective treatment for that problem.
• Provide an initial clinical assessment and ongoing suicide risk assessments. Provide ongoing safety planning using the Veterans Affairs Safety Plan for clients in the SAIL program.
• Report suspected child abuse and domestic abuse/violence to the local civilian authorities and the Family Advocacy Representative IAW Navy and state requirements.
• Provide a warm handoff to the Family Advocacy Representative or FAP Victim Advocate for clients wanting to make a restricted domestic abuse report.
• Provide a warm handoff to the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator or SAPR Victim Advocate for clients wanting to make a restricted sexual assault report.
• Intervene in crisis situations, using sound professional judgment, ethical practice, and common sense.
• Remote SAIL Clinical Counselors may be authorized to provide temporary surge support (telephonically and through Navy authorized remote platforms) across additional Navy Regions when there is an increased number of SAIL cases within a region needing counseling. All efforts should be made to provide appointments in the time zone of the Sailor’s location.
• Participate in site/regional quarterly quality assurance procedures to ensure that all clinical services provided are safe and of good quality.
• Maintain counseling case documentation in the FFSMIS Clinical Counseling Record System for all clinical counseling assessment and counseling services IAW all applicable policies, laws, and instructions.
• Ensure all clinical counseling services are accounted for in the FFSMIS scheduling module.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Required Education and/or Experience Qualifications

• A master’s degree in counseling accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs; master’s degree in social work accredited by the Counsel on Social Work Education, a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy Education, or a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association.
• Current, valid and unrestricted clinical license or certification from a state or U.S. territory authorizing independent clinical practice in the fields of professional counseling, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy or clinical/counseling psychology- LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), LCP (Licen