- Position Title
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Agency
- Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBEJ-11010617-21-AA Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, January 20, 2021 to Monday, February 22, 2021
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Preferences
1.
Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Marriage and Family Therapist position with the Readjustment Counseling Service. The following questions will be used to determine your eligibility for placement consideration. Please select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current situation.
1.
English Language Proficiency: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English to perform the duties of this position.
Are you proficient in basic written and spoken English?
Are you proficient in basic written and spoken English?
2.
Education Requirement: Candidates must meet one of the following:
- Hold a master's degree or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE),
- Hold a master's degree or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a MFT program from a regionally accredited institution, OR,
- Hold a master's degree or doctoral degree in a comparable mental health degree (Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, Social Work, Psychiatric Nursing, Psychology, and Psychiatry) that meets the current VA qualification standard of that profession.
3.
Please provide the following information regarding your education: School Attended, degree obtained, and date awarded.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
4.
Licensure Requirement: Persons hired or reassigned to MFT positions in the GS-0101 series in VHA must hold a full, current, and unrestricted MFT license to independently practice marriage and family therapy in a State.
Do you possess the required licensure, as described above?
Do you possess the required licensure, as described above?
5.
Please provide the following information regarding your licensure: License type, state issued, date of original issuance, date of expiration.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
6.
Experience and Education Requirement: To be eligible for consideration at the GS-11 grade level, candidates must possess at least one year of post-master's degree experience in the field of marriage and family therapy work (VA or non-VA experience) OR a doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy or comparable degree in mental health that meets the current VA qualification standard of that profession (Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, Social Work, Psychiatric Nursing, Psychology, and Psychiatry).
Do you meet this requirement?
Do you meet this requirement?
7.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. At this level, candidates must also demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
Do you meet the KSAs as described above?
- Skill to independently assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members.
- Ability to provide counseling and/or psychotherapy services to individuals, groups, couples and families in a culturally competent manner that facilitates change through restructuring and reorganizing the client system.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Veterans and their families, colleagues, and other professionals in collaboration throughout treatment regarding clinical, ethical and legal issues and concerns.
- Knowledge and understanding of existing relevant statutes, case law, ethical codes, regulations and VA policies affecting the practice of marriage and family therapy. This includes the ability to assist Veterans and their families in making informed decisions relevant to treatment to include limits of confidentiality.
- Ability to provide orientation, training and consultation to new MFTs including clinical oversight of MFT graduate students, and/or provide clinical supervision to pre-licensure MFTs.
- Skill in the use of computer software applications for drafting documents, data management, maintaining accurate, timely and thorough clinical documentation, and tracking quality improvements.
Do you meet the KSAs as described above?
REMINDERS...PLEASE DON'T FORGET:
RESUME/APPLICATION REMINDER: Your VA Form 10-2850c (and/or Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume) must include the following information for each job listed:
VETERAN'S PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION REMINDER: To receive appropriate preference consideration, you should submit proper documentation if you are claiming eligibility for veteran's preference, which includes a copy of your DD-214 (a version that shows character of service). Applicant's claiming 10-Point preference should also submit an SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference along with the required documentation listed on the SF-15 form (such as verification of service-connected disability percentage).
RESUME/APPLICATION REMINDER: Your VA Form 10-2850c (and/or Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume) must include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Schools Attended, date graduated/confirmed
- Current, unrestricted, certification/licensure/registration.
VETERAN'S PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION REMINDER: To receive appropriate preference consideration, you should submit proper documentation if you are claiming eligibility for veteran's preference, which includes a copy of your DD-214 (a version that shows character of service). Applicant's claiming 10-Point preference should also submit an SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference along with the required documentation listed on the SF-15 form (such as verification of service-connected disability percentage).