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The Center for Victims of Torture is seeking a Psychotherapist/Trainer to work as part of a mental health capacity-building project. The professional will strengthen the quality of psychological services provided at a locally-run torture treatment center, and build the capacity of the center to better meet the mental health needs of torture survivors. The position focuses on training, supervising, and empowering staff to deliver services, not on direct provision of services. The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya, and will last through December 2011.
Project Description:
This is a three-year, collaborative mental health capacity-building project involving the Center for Victims of Torture and several locally-run torture treatment NGOs in East and Central Africa. The project’s objective is to deepen and broaden mental health skills of the clinical staff at local NGOs. The project will begin its third year of activities.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Assessment: Conduct assessment of mental health services. Develop goals and implementation plans, in collaboration with staff of the treatment centers.
• Training: Design and carry out training programs for local mental health professionals, including formal training sessions, mentoring, modeling and supervision. Continually assess development of counselors and adapt training to meet their needs.
• Clinical Supervision: Provide individual and group clincal supervision to local mental health providers that includes case discussions, supervision and self-care components.
• Psychotherapy: Serve as a co-therapist with local mental health providers in individual, family and group settings to model treatment methods that are both culturally relevant and empirically supported.
• Reporting: Write and submit regular reports regarding clinical and training activities. Perform other administrative duties.
• Program/Project Evaluation: Participate in the design and implementation of program and project evaluation.
• Community Assessment and Collaboration: In collaboration with treatment center staff, provide co-training and coordination with other organizations to better address the needs of torture survivors in the community.
Qualifications:
• Advanced degree in Psychology, Counseling, Clinical Social Work, or related field. Masters degree or equivalent required.
• Extensive experience providing individual and group psychotherapy to trauma survivors.
• Extensive experience working with grassroots, locally-run NGO partner organizations and negotiating multiple relationships within and between organizations.
• Understanding of and extensive experience implementing culturally appropriate mental health interventions, including individual, group and community-based approaches for people who have suffered torture and trauma.
• Understanding of and experience developing curricula and providing training for mental health counselors on counseling approaches, sensitization on the effects of trauma and war, and designing interventions.
• Experience working in developing countries. (Experience working in Sub-Saharan Africa preferred.)
• Experience supervising mental health counselors.
• Skilled at carrying out program needs assessments, program development, and program evaluations.
• Flexibility, adaptability and self-sufficiency to work in a developing country with limited headquarters support.
• Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changing program requirements, client needs, and political climate.
• Competency in Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Skilled at working as a member of a team.
Language Requirement: Fluency in English. Swahili desirable but not required.
Compensation: Competitive salary and benefit package.
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