Counseling Psychologist

**Duties**:

- Conduct comprehensive substance abuse evaluations to diagnose and counsel patients.
- Use substance abuse assessment instruments to perform patient assessments.
- Coordinate treatment with leadership to ensure patient needs are met.
- Develop tactics to provide therapeutic relationships with patients whose substance abuse and/or emotional problems vary in degrees of resistance to treatment.
- Collaborate services with other providers and/or outside resources to support patient care.
- Document case files to be consistent with clinical standards of care.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- One year trial/probationary period may be required.
- Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
- A Personnel Security Investigation is required
- This position has specific initial background investigation and periodic re-verification requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis.
- Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
- All Health Care Providers must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certification that is sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Current Advanced Life Support or other advanced certification does not supersede BLS completion.
- A pre-placement medical examination is required.
- Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
- Must have an un-expired US Driver's License.
- Licensure/Certification: A current, active, valid, unrestricted Master Level Social Worker license from a U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction is required.
- Must obtain and maintain a valid passport.

**Qualifications**:
**Who May Apply: US Citizens**
- **_Basic Requirements for Social Worker (Substance Abuse):_**

**Degree**: Two full academic years of graduate study directly related to professional work in counseling psychology, or a master's degree directly related to counseling psychology.
- **Experience required**: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
- **Specialized experience is defined as**: in a Social Worker Substance Abuse environment, which includes: 1) Have gained experience from working directly in the field of addiction with certification in Substance Abuse counseling (CSAC), Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug counseling (LCADC), or Master Addiction counseling (MAC); 2) Preparing documents, correspondence, and reports in final form for dissemination; 3) Analyzing and researching business processes and program operations to identify and resolve issues and problems; AND 4) Communicating with staff members and high ranking individuals at various levels through oral and written communication to convey information. (5) Managing a calendar and scheduling events.
- This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
- **Licensure/Certification**: A current, active, valid, unrestricted Master Level Social Worker license from a U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction is required.**Education**:
**Additional information**:

- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
- This is a(n) Medical Career Field position.
- If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
- If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS in accordance with the eligibility criteria consistent with DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
- Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the over