Job Summary

The Deployed Resiliency Counselor (DRC) will serve as a credentialed clinical counselor in support of a Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier (CVN) or Large Deck Amphibious Ship/Landing Helicopter Assault Ship (LHD/LHA) Command, deploying with the ship they are assigned to, and continuing to hold office hours on the ship when at homeport. The DRC provides short-term, focused counseling for life situations and education on various topics in a shipboard environment, both in port and at sea.

Job Description

Licensure/certification by a state or U.S. territory that provides legal authority to provide clinical services as an independent practitioner in the fields of Licensed Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work, Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology. Minimum of two years (at least 2000) full-time, post masters supervised clinical experience. Minimum of two years, full time post-license clinical experience. OSD FAP standards also require two years of experience working in the field of child abuse and domestic abuse. The following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities are required for the position in addition to the education/experience requirements. Knowledge of military language, customs, and culture to include navigating shipboard dynamics. Knowledge of the dynamics of sexual assault. Knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) and Navy SAPR program guidance, along with local, state, and federal laws and military regulations pertaining to victims of sexual assault. Knowledge of the dynamics of family violence, along with local, state, and federal laws pertaining to victims and offenders of family violence. Knowledge of DoD FAP guidance and military regulations pertaining to victims and offenders of family violence. Independent clinical skills and sound judgment necessary to provide assessment, triage, referral and case management of clients presenting with a risk of harm to themselves or others. Skill in the use of Microsoft Office Programs (e.g., Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook). Ability to enter data accurately in required management reports. Ability to understand, be sensitive to, and have empathy for victims. Ability to develop trusting, helping relationships and to work effectively with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Ability to intervene in crises, using sound professional judgment, ethical practice, and common sense. Ability to work cooperatively with military and civilian medical, social services, law enforcement, and legal personnel on behalf of victims. Ability to maintain professional boundaries and ethics to the highest extent, when interacting with Sailors while deployed and in port in order to assure that no harm is done to clients due to the inappropriate crossing of professional boundaries. Ability to work with military families. Ability to adapt to changing work conditions, frequent interruptions, and pressures of short deadlines. Ability to perform concurrent tasks, set priorities, coordinate completion within required deadlines and formulate plans of action and milestones for task accomplishment. Ability to analyze issues that identify best courses of action, determines potential organizational impacts, maintain awareness of barriers impeding mission accomplishment, and recommends corrective actions. Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing with all levels of management, staff, and military personnel and their families. Ability to develop, implement, and deliver training in both in-person and virtual environments.