Remote SAIL Clinical Counselor

**This position requires the selected candidates to be within 100 miles of a Naval Installation in the region they are supporting. To meet that requirement for this opening, you must be within 100 miles of a Naval Installation in one of the following locations: **

• Norfolk, VA
• Little Creek, VA
• Yorktown, VA
• Dam Neck, VA
• Newport News, VA
• Portsmouth, VA
• Oceana, VA
• Portsmouth, NH
• Newport, RI
• New London, CT
• Saratoga Springs, NY
• Earle/Lakehurst, NJ
• Great Lakes, IL

Job Title: Remote SAIL Clinical Counselor

Summary

SAIL Remote Clinical Counselors provide non-medical counseling to SAIL active-duty clients within their assigned area. This includes assessments and short-term, solution focused counseling services remotely through MS Teams or telephonic contact. Remote SAIL Clinical Counselors will prioritize referrals from the SAIL program. This position is remote but must be located in the area of responsibility and within 100 miles of a Navy installation within the area of responsibility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Scope of practice is limited to counseling services for “Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention and Adjustment Disorders” for SAIL clients within their assigned area.
• Ensure referral for appropriate behavioral health follow-up of any psychological disorders or symptoms requiring longer-term and/or medical/psychiatric intervention. Conduct intake, screening, assessment, and referral of clients as appropriate. Work with the client to establish an individual treatment plan. Provide individual, couples, and group counseling. Provide information about existing Navy programs. Provide immediate intervention and risk assessment IAW best practices in the mental health community and educate and ensure adequate referral and follow-up of any case presenting suicidal or homicidal risk.
• Perform accurate assessment of the client’s presenting problem and plan effective treatment for that problem.
• Provide an initial clinical assessment and ongoing suicide risk assessment Provide ongoing safety planning using the Veterans Affairs Safety Plan for clients in the SAIL program.
• Report suspected child abuse and domestic abuse/violence to the local civilian authorities and the Family Advocacy Representative IAW Navy and state requirements.
• Provide a warm handoff to the Family Advocacy Representative or FAP Victim Advocate for clients wanting to make a restricted domestic abuse report.
• Provide a warm handoff to the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator or SAPR Victim Advocate for clients wanting to make a restricted sexual …