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Military Behavioral Health Social Worker II: HJF is seeking a Military Behavioral Health Social Worker II to assist with the VA-SAFEGUARD project, which focuses on veteran suicide prevention efforts and teaching related workshops. The ideal candidate will have experience with developing continuing education training materials, evidence-based therapies, adult learning and teaching, suicide prevention, and VA/Community-based IOP treatment for PTSD. Candidates with prior training and experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP) and/or Problem Solving Therapy for Suicide Prevention (PST-SP) are strongly preferred.

This position will be in support of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP), which is based in Bethesda, MD. The Military Behavioral Health Social Worker II will assist with activities related to CDP’s mission, which is to lead the development of a community of military culturally mindful and clinically competent providers through the delivery of high-quality training and education, the convening of experts, and the dissemination of research-based treatment and the latest topics in military behavioral health. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) provides administrative and management support to the Center. CDP strives to be the central hub for the Military Health System (MHS) in the development and implementation of training and education to clinicians in order to ensure that all service members, veterans, and their families receive quality behavioral healthcare that meets their unique needs.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) provides administrative and management support to the Center. CDP strives to be the central hub for the Military Health System (MHS) in the development and implementation of training and education to clinicians in order to ensure that all service members, veterans, and their families receive quality behavioral healthcare that meets their unique needs.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a subject matter expert in standards of care and evaluation in VA/Community-based IOP treatment for PTSD.
• Serves as a suicide prevention subject matter expert for the VA-SAFEGUARD project and across the Center, contributing to projects and programs where needed. Additional areas of focus are military culture and military/deployment-related behavioral health issues.
• Assists with integrating the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of providing live trainings, and development of technical assistance tools to enhance and increase utilization of EBPs for PTSD care.
• Assist with the development of surveys to examine stakeholder acceptability and ease of use of tools.
• Serve as an active member/lead on team projects and assist with programming, strategic communications, metrics, and efficiencies.
• Contribute to CDP’s subject matter expert blog posts, podcasts, videos, infographics, asynchronous training materials, and other additional educational activities as needed. Prepare scholarly manuscripts for publication and presents at national and/or international conferences to disseminate the work conducted by the Center.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of PTSD treatment provided in an IOP or residential setting, ideally having worked with military populations or veterans.
• Knowledge of the VA’s policies, procedures and programs for Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs for PTSD is preferred.
• Experience with curriculum development of presentations, toolkits, and other materials for adult continuing education.
• Experience delivering professional presentations to adult learners, including an ability to engage learners with different experience levels, respond to questions, and convey points clearly.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write professional correspondence, educational and marketing materials, and reports, as well as to provide briefings and updates to internal and external partners.
• An active clinical behavioral health license to practice in any state/territory of the US.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a T1 public trust background investigation.

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Military Behavioral Health Psychologist: HJF is seeking a Military Behavioral Health Psychologist to assist with the VA-SAFEGUARD project, which focuses on veteran suicide prevention and teaching related workshops. The ideal candidate will have experience with developing continuing education training materials, offering evidence-based therapies, adult learning and teaching, and suicide prevention. Candidates with prior training and experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP) and/or Problem Solving Therapy for Suicide Prevention (PST-SP) are strongly preferred. This position will be in support of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP), which is based in Bethesda, MD. The Military Behavioral Health Psychologist will assist with activities related to CDP’s mission, which is to lead the development of a community of military culturally mindful and clinically competent providers through the delivery of high-quality training and education, the convening of experts, and the dissemination of research-based treatment and the latest topics in military behavioral health. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) provides administrative and management support to the Center. CDP strives to be the central hub for the Military Health System (MHS) in the development and implementation of training and education to clinicians in order to ensure that all service members, veterans, and their families receive quality behavioral healthcare that meets their unique needs.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) provides administrative and management support to the Center. CDP strives to be the central hub for the Military Health System (MHS) in the development and implementation of training and education to clinicians in order to ensure that all service members, veterans, and their families receive quality behavioral healthcare that meets their unique needs.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a suicide prevention subject matter expert for the VA-SAFEGUARD project and across the Center, contributing where needed.
• Develops and delivers suicide prevention presentations, workshops, and other curriculum-based learning tools in online and in-person delivery formats, to include presenting multi-day, evidence-based psychotherapy (EBP) workshops. Additional areas of focus are military culture and military/deployment-related behavioral health issues.
• Creates and provides consultation services to military and civilian behavioral health providers trained by CDP to provide continued learning support and ensure evidence-based psychotherapy practices are being used with fidelity.
• Ensures that workshops and consultation materials are updated regularly by performing frequent literature reviews on evidence-based psychology practices, telehealth, and consultation with national subject matter experts. Makes necessary changes, additions, and updates to educational materials as needed. Coordinates with military and civilian experts to organize education materials.
• Serves as an active member and/or lead on Center-level special interest groups and assists with projects/programs.
• Contributes to CDP’s subject matter expert blog posts, podcasts, videos, infographics, asynchronous training materials, and other additional educational activities as needed. Prepares scholarly manuscripts for publication and presents at national and/or international conferences to disseminate the work conducted by the Center.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Candidates should be knowledgeable and experienced in the area of suicide prevention, with training/experience using an evidence-based treatment protocol for suicide prevention (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention [CBT-SP], Problem Solving Therapy for Suicide Prevention [PST-SP]) preferred.
• Candidates should have experience delivering professional presentations to adult learners, including experience with curriculum development of presentations and other materials for adult continuing education.
• Knowledge of evidence-based military behavioral health care and suicide prevention literature, especially as it relates to veterans.
• Subject matter expertise in EBPs and suicide prevention includes the ability to integrate the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences, such that the candidate is able to provide training and consultation that is empirically sound as well as culturally competent, inclusive, and accessible across a wide variety of contexts.
• Excellent communication skills including writing appropriate reports, articles, white papers, and providing presentations to large audiences.

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