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Position Title: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor
Agency: Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number: CBZY-11116560-21-AA Opens in new window
Open Period: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 to Friday, June 18, 2021

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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

1. Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.

A. Danbury, CT

B. Norwich, CT

C. Orange, CT

D. Rocky Hill, CT

E. Bangor, ME

F. Caribou, ME

G. Lewiston, ME

H. Portland, ME

I. Springvale, ME

J. Boston, MA

K. Brockton, MA

L. Fairhaven, MA

M. Hyannis, MA

N. Lowell, MA

O. West Springfield, MA

P. Worcester, MA

Q. Auburn, NH

R. Gorham, NH

S. Hooksett, NH

T. Keene, NH

U. Newington, NH

V. Bloomfield, NJ

W. Egg Harbor Township, NJ

X. Ewing, NJ

Y. Lakewood, NJ

Z. Secaucus, NJ

AA. Albany, NY

AB. Amherst, NY

AC. Babylon, NY

AD. Binghamton, NY

AE. Bronx, NY

AF. Brooklyn, NY

AG. Hicksville, NY

AH. Middletown, NY

AI. New York, NY

AJ. Rochester, NY

AK. Staten Island, NY

AL. Syracuse, NY

AM. Watertown, NY

AN. White Plains, NY

AO. Woodhaven, NY

AP. Warwick, RI

AQ. South Burlington, VT

AR. White River Junction, VT

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.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

Thank you for your interest in the Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor 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?

A. Yes

B. No

2. Education Requirement: This position requires that candidates possess 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.

Does your education meet the requirements, as outline above? NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript with your application package!

A. Yes

B. No

3. Please provide the following information regarding your education: Degree Obtained, School Attended, and date awarded.

4. Licensure Requirement: 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.

Do you possess the required licensure, as described above?

A. Yes

B. No

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 Requirement: To be eligible for consideration at the GS-11 grade level, candidates must possess at least one year of post-master's or post-doctoral degree mental health counseling experience.

Do you possess this required experience?

A. Yes

B. No

7. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. At this level, candidates must also demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

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 and screening, and psychosocial assessment.
Ability to use a wide variety of individual, group, or familial counseling interventions; demonstrates sensitivity to diversity and possesses multicultural counseling skills.
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.
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.

Do you meet the KSAs as described above?

A. Yes

B. No

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:

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.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.

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).

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