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MHN Government Services is seeking independently licensed practitioners to fill Military & Family Life Consultant roles
MHN Government Services, as a behavioral health subcontractor for the Department of Defense, launched the Military & Family Life Consultant program in 2004. Military & Family Life Consultants (MFLCs) provide informal, solution-oriented support to Service Members and their families.
Through this program we send consultants on assignments to military installations throughout the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii, Europe and the Pacific Rim.
This is an important, worthwhile program. Practitioners who participate in the MFLC network find the work extremely rewarding.
In the coming months MHN GS will be challenged with increased demand for Military and Family Life Consultants in a variety of roles, involving practitioner time commitments from 2 days to 6 months.
Click the MHN GS logo below to access specific information about opportunities available to independently licensed clinicians through the Military & Family Life Consultant program.
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