Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor-EDRP Authorized

Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor – EDRP Authorized

Pay range : $73,939.00 / yr – $96,116.00 / yr (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provided pay range).

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) – a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval – award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

United States Citizenship :
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

Education

Hold a master's or doctoral degree in :
Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling

or a related field - from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

Examples of related mental health counseling fields include - but are not limited to Addiction Counseling

Community Counseling

Gerontology Counseling

Marital - Couple - and Family Counseling

CACREP defines the date when graduates are considered to have graduated from a CACREP accredited program

Persons hired or reassigned to LPMHC positions in the GS-0183 series in VHA must hold a full - current - and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - which includes diagnosis and treatment

LPMHCs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3.j

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)

Grade Determinations :
Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - GS-11 (Full Performance Level) Experience - Education - and Licensure

In addition to the basic requirements - candidates must have at least one year of post-master's or post- doctoral degree mental health counseling experience (VA or non-VA experience) and must be licensed to practice at the independent practice level and demonstrate the KSAs in subparagraph (c) below

LPMHCs may provide clinical supervision over the clinical practice of an unlicensed LPMHC or LPMHC trainee

Some state licenses do not license an individual to provide clinical supervision to trainees or unlicensed LPMHCs

Please refer to specific state licensing laws regarding the requirements for providing clinical supervision

In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-9 grade level - the candidate must demonstrate all of the KSAs below : 1

Ability to make professional evaluations - decisions - and recommendation for treatment planning and implementation

Advanced knowledge and mastery of the fundamentals of the counseling process which includes defining patient / family problems and maintaining an effective counseling relationship

Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and trainees on the counseling process within various specialty areas - build on the foundation of competence through regular meetings and discussions to explain assignments - review progress of cases and confer about the counseling perspectives and orientation

Ability to provide complex crisis intervention and stabilization to patients who are in psychological distress Requires independent judgment and skill

Ability to establish goals / treatment through a collaborative process with the patient utilizing advanced counseling skills - including evidenced- based practices - screening - and psychosocial assessment

Ability to use a wide variety of individual - group - or family counseling interventions

Ability to fully utilize the current DSM in making diagnoses and formulation of treatment goals and application of appropriate clinical…