Overview

The Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) is responsible for assessing patient's psycho-social needs and counseling services to individuals as part of a federally-funded study of nonpharmacological treatment for headache attributable to mild traumatic brain injury.

Responsibilities

• Counsels patients using a manualized intervention for posttraumatic headache
• Develops and implements treatment plans consistent with the manualized intervention
• Reviews and modifies treatment plans as needed
• Assesses problems and determines appropriate types and methods of treatment, and implements intervention methodologies according to treatment plans and organizational policies
• Ensures treatment notes are recorded in patients' medical charts in accordance with industry standards and organizational policies and consistent with standing research operating procedures
• Makes referrals to case managers as appropriate to a wide-range of community resources and services that are responsive to the longer term needs of the patient
• Supports staff members in such areas as counseling, protective services, and family services
• Adherence to research regulatory requirements and attendance at weekly research meetings
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Master's degree is required
• Two (2) years post-graduate supervision experience is required
• Experience with military and veteran populations is preferred
• State clinical license (LPC) is required. Ability to supervise (LPC-S) is preferred
• Ability to independently conduct psychosocial treatment to military service members and veterans from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diverse backgrounds
• Knowledge and experience in the use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures
• Independent judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving or crisis intervention techniques
• Experience using MS Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and data management software
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written
• Ability to maintain strict protocols of all confidential or sensitive information
• Ability to adhere to research protocols and willingness to complete trainings preparatory to research (e.g., CITI, Good Clinical Practice, etc.).