Military and Family Life Counselor - Short Term Assignments or On Demand
Core
Provide non-medical, short-term, solution-focused counseling and behavioral health services to military service members, families, and children/youth in various military settings including installations, schools, and community centers.
Role type
Short-term behavioral health counselor (adult and child/youth)
Builds
Counseling services, training presentations, and wellness programs for military personnel and families
Domain
Military behavioral health and family support
Required skills
Brief therapy, solution-focused counseling, rapid rapport building, crisis intervention, duty to warn protocols, community resource linkage, data entry, adaptability to varying locations
Preferred skills
Prior military service, familiarity with military culture, child and adolescent development expertise
Technologies
Smart phone/web applications for data entry
Responsibilities
Provide assessment, brief counseling, and consultation to adults, children, and youth; deliver training and health/wellness presentations; respond to critical incidents and special requests; manage duty to warn and restricted reporting situations; maintain daily activity data reporting; establish presence in child/youth settings; partner with Points of Contact to address installation needs.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC