2 Job Positions of Councilors at Haguruka NGO: (Deadline 15 November 2021)

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Councilors (2)

• Bachelor’s degree in Clinical psychology, Counselling, Social Work, or directly related field, at least with 4 years of directly related experience
• Ability to apply mental health counseling methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of community mental health resources.
•  Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques.
• Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
• Knowledge of case management.
•  Knowledge and understanding of clinical counseling principles, programs and methodology.
• Interviewing and psychological/developmental evaluation skills.
•  Knowledge and understanding of clinical social work and mental health counseling principles, methods, procedures, and standards.
• Ability to evaluate the progress of therapeutic programs and to make individual modifications.
• Ability to maintain emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.
• Knowledge of psychological test administration, scoring, and interpretation.
• Knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to patients’ rights.
• Ability to develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.

•  Assess, diagnose, and provide appropriate therapy to programme participants with the highest professional standards of care and refer cases to different health facilities for further treatment;
• Develop effective treatment plans and create coping strategies.
• Ensure that the group sessions are taking place in line with the training manual of operations;
• Monitor group sessions on a regular basis;
• Be responsible for the recruitment of community facilitators;
• Coordinate the recruitment of the programme participants;
• Monitor the personal and professional stability of the facilitators and ensure regular trainings and psychological supervision;
• Ensure that narrative field reports are timely provided as required by organization policies and are of high standards;
• Review the reports of facilitators and give observations aiming at the improvement of the quality of implementation;
• Provides casework management of a specialized caseload, as appropriate to the requirements of the individual position;
• Follows up to determine reliability and validity of treatment used; makes recommendations regarding modification to services and service delivery.
• Participates in the review of clinical issues and program policies and procedures.
• Participates in, leads, and/or coordinates training sessions and workshops to enhance treatment skills.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.