Interdisciplinary Psychologist Social Worker

We're Looking for a skilled Interdisciplinary Psychologist Social Worker in the Commander, Navy Installations based in Dahlgren, Virginia. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: This position is a TIER TWO clinical care practitioner. Applicants must meet all of the following requirements as outlined in SECNAVINST 1754.8: 1. Possess at least a masters or doctoral degree in one of the following disciplines: a. Masters degree from a program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or an equivalent degree OR b. Masters degree from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) or an equivalent degree OR c. Masters degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or an equivalent degree OR d. Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited university or professional school and a oneyear APA accredited clinical internship 2. State or U.S. territory license or certification 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. 3. When the state or U.S. territory licensing or certification requirements include a written examination candidates for privileging must have achieved a passing score on that examination. 4. Must have engaged in two years fulltime postmasters supervised clinical experience. In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Performs clinical management duties which includes receiving initial reports of suspected child and spouse abuse from military and/or civilian representatives 2) Provides planning risk assessments treatment and/or education services related to child abuse and spouse abuse 3) Provides short term solution focused psychological counseling for individuals couples families and/or groups utilizing outcomes based therapeutic modalities 4) Facilitates group treatment programs to address the needs of families such as marital groups domestic violence offender or victim support groups 5) Provide crisis intervention and immediate safety planning in response to child and spouse abuse and adult sexual assault reports 6) Educates and/or provides case specific consultation to military and civilian agencies about counseling services family maltreatment safety and risk assessments clinical issues treatment and maltreatment case review processes. NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/urlListbyOccupationalSeries https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/0100/psychologyseries0180/ https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/0100/socialworkseries0185/ https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/urlGroupStandards

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.