MFLC Assignment Ready Counselor
Core
Provide non-medical, short-term, solution-focused counseling and consultation to military service members, families, and children/youth in on-demand, surge, and summer camp settings.
Role type
Senior IC behavioral health counselor (adult and child/youth)
Builds
Counseling services, training presentations, and resource linkages for military installations and schools
Domain
Military behavioral health / Education
Required skills
Master's degree in behavioral health or social work, independent state licensure (LPC, LCSW, etc.), brief therapy and solution-focused counseling methods, ability to work with minimal guidance, rapid rapport building, crisis response, data entry via mobile/web, adherence to line-of-site protocols for youth
Preferred skills
Prior military service or military family background, familiarity with military culture, experience in school settings (for CYB roles), experience with child and adolescent development
Technologies
Mobile/web applications for data entry, DoD reporting systems
Responsibilities
Provide assessment, brief counseling, action planning, and referrals to adults, children, and youth; deliver training and wellness presentations; manage duty to warn and restricted reporting per DoD protocol; maintain daily activity data; partner with Points of Contact to address installation needs; respond to critical incidents and special requests
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC