# Social Advocacy Clinical Counselor (Interdisciplinary Non Medical)

Hiring organization: [Commander, Navy Installations Command](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/commander-navy-installations-command)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/55ae2f85-d22e-4cb1-bf71-2fde0cd0cbad

Listed on Commander, Navy Installations Command's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Location: Bethesda, MD
- Salary: 102415 – 112657 USD per year

## Summary

This role provides short-term counseling to military service members and their families around deployment, relationships, parenting, and life transitions, referring clients with serious mental illness to specialized providers. It suits licensed clinicians with a master's degree and clinical experience who want to work within the military healthcare system addressing common adjustment challenges rather than treating psychiatric disorders.

_Our summary, not Commander, Navy Installations Command's wording._

## Skills named

Crisis Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, Risk Assessment, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Trauma-Informed Care

## Required

- State license or certification to provide independent clinical services
- Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or Psychology from an accredited program
- 2 years post-master's supervised clinical experience (minimum 2000 hours)
- 2 years experience providing advocacy services to domestic abuse or sexual assault victims

Apply on Commander, Navy Installations Command's site: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/890446300