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CAREER OVERVIEW
Officers in the Human Services Career Field manage the health, well-being and development of the DIA workforce.

                             
CAREER SPECIFICS
 

Officers in the Human Services Career Field manage the health, well-being and development of the workforce by conducting and implementing diverse practices across the following career specialties: Behavioral Health and Research, Equal Employment Opportunity, Human Resources, and Training & Education. Officers in this Career Field develop expertise in at least the following four competencies:

  • ETHICAL PRACTICES: Act with integrity, take responsibility and accept accountability for timely delivery of products and services.
  • CONSULTING: Leverage professional knowledge and expertise to provide sound, unbiased guidance to organizational stakeholders.
  • CUSTOMER SERVICE: Embrace customer perspectives and commit to continuous improvement of delivering professional, timely and exceptional services to all stakeholders in accordance with established policies and standard operating procedures.
  • COMMUNICATION: Effectively express information, take into account the audience and nature of the information, make clear and convincing oral presentations, listen to others, attend to nonverbal cues and respond appropriately.

DIA relies on officers in this specialty to develop and facilitate programs to ensure the Agency has a competent and resilient workforce, and to support Agency operations. These officers provide an array of professional psychological services including direct service counseling, psychological screening and evaluation, organizational assessments research, and operational support. Positions in this specialty include:

  • Behavioral Scientist.
  • Psychologist.
  • Psychometrist.
  • Clinical Psychologist.
  • Industrial Organizational Psychologist.
  • Educational Psychologist.
  • Research Psychologist.