Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker

About This Role

This role is for a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in Special Operations, focusing on integrating the physical, mental, and psychological wellness of service members and their families. The position supports the Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF) contract, aiming to optimize and sustain Special Operations Forces (SOF) mission readiness, longevity, and performance through holistic human performance programs.

Responsibilities

• Engage in all quality improvement and staff meetings and conferences
• Conduct applied research and clinical investigations in clinical/behavioral health/organizational social work
• Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, military commanders, and school districts as required
• Maintain accurate medical records of all patients seen and produce reports of evaluation and/or treatment
• Participate in military-specific training
• May include clinical supervision of unlicensed providers or trainees
• Participate in and successfully complete required DoD or service training
• Contact referred patients to assess treatment adherence
• Use validated symptom inventories to assess current symptom severity
• Assess barriers to treatment adherence and help patient problem-solve solutions to barriers
• Provide patients with education regarding their mental health condition and treatment regimen
• Maintain patient information in a patient registry
• Maintain accurate and current notes in the electronic medical records of all patients contacted 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

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident Status
• Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain Secret Clearance
• 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, unrestricted clinical license to independently practice social work in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Maintain credentialing requirements in good standing at a local MTF
• Minimum of two (2) years peer-reviewable clinical social work experience in a mental health setting
• Working knowledge of professional standards and ethics regarding the delivery of clinical social work services
• Experience in brief behavioral interventions
• May be required to receive and maintain clinical practice privileges

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