This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT to establish an applicant pool to fill vacancies more quickly as they occur. Eligible applications will be reviewed for consideration as vacancies occur, but no sooner than 15 business days after the opening date of the announcement. Please ensure you select both the program area(s) and location(s) of interest when applying. Please note: all program areas may not be available at all locations. Basic Requirements: 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. Additional information may be obtained from http://www.cacrep.org/directory/. NOTE: Traditional Rehabilitation counseling programs that are accredited by CACREP do not meet the LPMHC qualification standards as Traditional Rehabilitation counseling differs from Clinical Rehabilitation counseling. Licensure. Persons hired or reassigned to LPMHC positions in the GS-0101 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. Physical Requirements. Applicants must pass a pre-employment physical exam/screeing. English Language Proficiency. 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). GS-11 Grade Determinations: 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 for the GS-9 grade level as well as the following GS-11 KSAs: GS-9: 1. Ability to engage in intake and assessment, problem identification, diagnosis, treatment planning and implementation, continuum of care, evaluation and follow-up. 2. Knowledge of current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders in formulation of treatment goals and application of appropriate clinical interventions using professional counseling practices. 3. Basic knowledge of professional counseling practice with emphasis on human development principles through cognitive, affective, behavioral or systemic interventions, and strategies that address high risk behaviors, wellness, personal growth, and career development across the life span. 4. Ability to use a wide variety of individual, group, or family counseling interventions; demonstrates sensitivity to diversity and possesses multiculturalcounseling skills. 5. Ability to serve on an interdisciplinary team with focus on the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and relational functioning of individuals, groups and families and on the counseling approaches, strategies, and techniques that will best help patients function effectively. 6. Basic skill in the use of computer software applications for drafting documents, data management, maintaining accurate, timely and thorough clinicaldocumentation and delivery of services, such as Telehealth. 7. Ability to learn and utilize software programs in use by VHA. 8. Knowledge and understanding of existing relevant statutes, case laws, ethical codes, and regulations affecting professional practice of counseling. 9. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds. GS-11: 1. Ability to make professional evaluations, decisions, and recommendation for treatment planning and implementation. 2. Advanced knowledge and mastery of the fundamentals of the counseling process which includes defining patient/family problems and maintaining aneffective counseling relationship. 3. 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. 4. Ability to provide complex crisis intervention and stabilization to patients who are in psychological distress. Requires independent judgment and skill. 5. Ability to establish goals/treatment through a collaborative process with the patient utilizing advanced counseling skills, including evidenced- basedpractices, screening, and psychosocial assessment. 6. Ability to use a wide variety of individual, group, or familial counseling interventions; demonstrates sensitivity to diversity and possesses multiculturalcounseling skills. 7. Ability to fully utilize the current DSM in making diagnoses and formulation of treatment goals and application of appropriate clinical intervention using professional counseling practices.8. Ability to develop and facilitate psychotherapy and psycho- education groups that include life skills, family support, and community integration. This may include evidence based psychotherapy. References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G43 dated April 3, 2018. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11. Physical Requirements: Light lifting, under 15 pounds; light carrying, under 15 pounds; use of fingers; both hands required; walking, 2 hours; standing, 2 hours; both legs required; operation of motor vehicle; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; near vision correctable to 13: to 16: to Jaeger 1 to 4; far vision correctablle in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other; ability to distinguish basic colors; hearing (aid permitted); mental and emotional stability. ["This is an overview of each program area. All duties/responsibilities are not shown. General Outpatient Mental Health: Offers treatment in the form of individual therapy, group therapy, and psychological assessment, and also provides consultation to other members of the team. At the full performance level for LPMHCs, they are licensed to independently practice professional counseling and to provide mental health services within the knowledge, theory, and training foundations of professional counseling. May be assigned to any mental health VHA area, consulting with peers and supervisors as appropriate. Work Schedule: Compressed tour\nTelework: Available Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI): This co-located, collaborative care (CCC) behavioral health provider position is administratively within the Mental Health Service, with primary assignment to the PCMHI program, located within primary care. The CCC behavioral health provider functions as part of multidisciplinary primary care teams, and delivers brief, consultation-based services to Veterans, primary care providers, and allied Patient Alliance Care Team (PACT) members. The focus is on general service delivery for a wide range of concerns and resolving problems within the primary care service context. Behavioral health visits are brief (generally 20-30 minutes), limited in number (1-6 visits), and are provided in the primary care practice area, structured so that the patient views meeting with the behavioral health provider as a routine primary care service. CCC BHPs function within fast-paced primary care teams and can expect to consult with 6-8 patients per day with the primary goals of assisting PACT members with identification, treatment, and management of mental health and behavioral medicine conditions in the enrolled population. Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00-4:30\nCompressed/Flexible: Not Available\nTelework: Not Available Substance Treatment and Recovery Services (STARS): Provides mental health services to assigned Veteran patients enrolled in STARS. This includes high quality case management, clinical assessment and treatment, advocacy, and coordination of linkages to other appropriate VA or community service providers/agencies as needed by the patient. This is accomplished in cooperation with other members of the outpatient mental health treatment team and/or other interdisciplinary teams as appropriate. At the full performance level, incumbent is licensed to independently practice professional counseling and to provide mental health services within the knowledge, theory, and training foundations of professional counseling. May be assigned to any VHA area, consulting with peers and supervisors as appropriate. Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00-4:30\nCompressed/Flexible: Not Available\nTelework: Not Available Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Center (PRRC) Provides high quality mental health care and services to assigned Veteran patients enrolled in the PRRC Program for the purpose of assessment and treatment of severe mental illness (PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia etc.). This includes high quality clinical assessment and evidence-based treatment services as well as active case management and care coordination, advocacy, and coordination of linkages to other appropriate VA or community service providers/agencies as needed by the Veteran. This is accomplished in cooperation with other members of the PRRC, the referring outpatient mental health treatment team, and/or other interdisciplinary teams as appropriate. Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00-4:30\nCompressed/Flexible: Not Available\nTelework: Not Available Trauma Recovery Program (TRP): Offers treatment in the form of individual therapy, group therapy, and psychological asseessment, & provides consultation to other members of the team. Interactions may be face-to-face and/or via tele-mental health. Primary function is the delivery of Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, and various other evidence-based treatment modalities. Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00-4:30\nCompressed/Flexible: Not Available\nTelework: Available Applies to all positions:\nWork schedule: subject to change based on needs\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]