Psychotherapist / Trainer Job Opportunity at Center for Victims of Torture in Nairobi Kenya 2013
Primary Responsibilities:
Clinical Management: Oversee psychosocial mental health interventions for refugee communities, in the form of individual counseling, group therapy, and community/large group trainings and activities. Assist in the coordination of multidisciplinary treatment with counseling and physiotherapy teams.
Supervision and Training: Design and carry out training programs for staff counselors – including ongoing training, mentoring, modeling and supervision. Continually assess development of counselors and adapt training to meet their needs.
Community Assessment: Mentor counselors in completing needs assessments in order to identify target populations, program sites, and determine appropriate mental health interventions for people who have been tortured and/or traumatized by war.
Community Collaboration: Providing training and collaborate with other organizations in the community to address the needs of torture survivors.
Reporting: Write and submit regular reports regarding clinical and training activities.
Participate as member of the program team to achieve program objectives.
Program Evaluation: Participate in the implementation of program evaluation.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in Psychology, Counseling or related field. Masters degree or equivalent required.
- Extensive experience providing psychotherapy to individuals and groups.
- Understanding of and experience implementing culturally appropriate mental health interventions, including individual, group and community-based approaches for people who have suffered torture and trauma. Experience with gender-based violence highly desirable.
- Understanding of and experience developing curriculum and providing training for mental health counselors using adult experiential learning activities.
- Experience working in Africa preferred. Experience in East Africa highly preferred.
- Experience supervising staff required. Experience supervising mental health counselors preferred.
- Skilled at carrying out needs assessment and program evaluations.
- Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changing program requirements, client needs and political climate.
- Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and needs.
- Skilled at working as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
Submit CV and letter of interest at http://cvt.simplicant.com.
Closing Date: 11 Oct 2013