As the behavioral health subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., MHN provides comprehensive behavioral-change solutions for individuals and organizations, including managed behavioral health and employee assistance programs workplace productivity solutions. MHN has provided family counseling and advocacy services to military personnel and their families since 2004, and launched its Government Services division in January 2006 to support these programs. The Military & Family Life Consultant Program continues to serve and support hundreds of thousands of military personnel and families across the nation and abroad. For more information, visit www.mhn.com and www.mhngs.com.
 
Health Net, Inc. is among the nation's largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Its mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company's health plans and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.7 million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE and Veterans Affairs programs. Health Net's behavioral health subsidiary, MHN, provides mental health benefits to approximately 6.6 million individuals in all 50 states. The company's subsidiaries also offer managed health care products related to prescription drugs, and offer managed health care product coordination for multi-region employers and administrative services for medical groups and self-funded benefits programs. For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the company's Web site at www.healthnet.com.
 
THIS POSITION CAN BE LOCATED IN BIRMINGHAM OR HUNTSVILLE.  SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE STATE
  
JOB SUMMARY:
 
The Counselor works as part of a mobile team to provide family services to military members and families who are geographically isolated from military installations. The Counselor is a licensed mental health professional and provides information, coaching, training, and education to military families and service members. 
 
The Counselor provides on-site, mobile, telephonic and/or direct short-term, non-medical, solution-focused counseling services to individuals, couples, families and groups for situations resulting from commonly occurring life circumstances such as parenting, relationship conflicts, stress, personal loss, and deployments and reunions.
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

• Partners with and augments activities of Service Family Centers, Guard and Reserve programs (including Inter-Service Family Assistance Committees), unit family support staff officers, and other programs and services to build coalitions and connect Federal, state, and local resources and non-profit organizations to support Active Duty, Guard and Reserve families
• Identifies family needs
• Catalogues existing family programs and supports; determines how well those efforts are meeting family needs
• Identifies problems and/or gaps in service
• Determines methods to fill the gaps and enhance existing support systems' efforts
• Plans and implements a comprehensive, integrated, mobile service delivery system
• Provides on-site, mobile, and/or telephonic non-medical problem solving counseling to families when other resources are not available and makes appropriate referrals and warm transfers to military and community resources according to the needs of families and service members
• Travels throughout the state as appropriate to meet with families and unit family support staff to assess needs and provide or arrange for counseling services
• Consults with and trains military commands and service providers as requested
• Sponsors and trains volunteers and family support professionals
• Builds coalitions, coordinates with and connects Federal, state, and local resources and non-profit organizations to support Active Duty, Guard and Reserve families.  Coordinates and plans service delivery under direction of the National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Command (JFHQ) J-1 and the State Family Program Director (SFPD).
• Develops and/or uses MHN-approved training and education programs and materials as well as researches and adopts current materials available through military and national civilian sources
• Travels on demand to provide services to families and/or support to Family Assistance Centers, Family Readiness Groups, Commanders, Child & Youth Mobilization Specialists, Family Readiness Assistants, State Benefit Advisors and Personnel Support Specialists
• Provides feedback on outreach efforts in support of families and service members
• Provides client tracking of services performed and referrals made using appropriate reporting system
• Requires evenings and weekends
• Up to 70% travel

REQUIREMENTS
 
Education:
Master's Degree in clinically relevant field from accredited university required
 
Certification/License: 
Fully Licensed to practice in this State at the Master's or Doctorate level as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage Family Therapist, Professional Counselor or Psychologist without restrictions or supervision at the highest independent level.
  
Experience: 
 

 Two years working with families in the areas of relationships, behavior management, coping skills, parenting skills/education, child development, separation, stress management, single parenting, step-parenting, family
  separation, reunion and reintegration, assessments and referrals

 Experience collaborating with social service agencies and systems to integrate resources, plan and deliver comprehensive services to people
 
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 
 

• Working knowledge of military lifestyle and issues that impact families
• Ability to develop and effective group presentations
• Ability to accurately assess needs and make referrals to appropriate resources
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships using tact and diplomacy in interactions with individuals/families and with program representatives and officials
• Computer skills sufficient to create, maintain, and send reports
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

As a government contractor, this position requires proof of favorable adjudication following submission of Department of Defense  form SF85P or higher security       OR Any combination of academic education, professional training or work experience, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.  
Health Net, Inc. supports a drug-free work environment and requires pre-employment background and drug screening.
 
Health Net and its subsidiaries are an Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/V/D.