Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Suicide Prevention

Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Suicide Prevention

Requirements

• All LCSWs shall possess a 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).
• The contractor shall maintain a 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. The contractor shall maintain credentialing requirements in good standing at a local MTF.
• A minimum of two (2) years peer-reviewable clinical social work experience in a mental health setting.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of professional standards and ethics regarding the delivery of clinical social work services.
• Must have experience in brief behavioral interventions.
• All HCPs shall have and maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) as required for credentialing at servicing medical treatment facilities.

Responsibilities

• Function within an operational unit as a Behavioral Health Care Provider responsible for the application of social work procedures and techniques, including interviewing, behavioral assessment, and evidenced-based therapies, in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and neuropsychological disorders.
• Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, military commanders, and school districts as required.
• Maintain accurate and current notes in the paper medical records (if created) and electronic medical records of all patients seen, as appropriate, and produce reports of evaluation and/or treatment.
• Participate in military specific training/activities (e.g., security clearances, use of the DoD or service specific clinical practice guidelines, pre-post deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress) and others as directed by the unit Commander or his/her designee.
• Conduct peer (record) or quality of care reviews as directed by the local government credentialing body and local medical oversight process.
• Participate in and successfully complete required DoD or service required 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.
• Routinely staff difficult cases with the referring provider, behavioral health consultant and/or psychiatry consultant.
• Perform case management functions.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.