Psychotherapist/Trainer at The Center for Victims of Torture 34 views0 applications

The Center for Victims of Torture is hiring a Psychotherapist/Trainer to join a mental health capacity building project. The Psychotherapist/Trainer will strengthen the quality of psychological services provided at a locally-run, torture treatment organization, and build the capacity of the organization to better meet the mental health needs of torture survivors. Activities include training, assessment, clinical consultation, program evaluation and community collaboration.

Location: Harare, Zimbabwe

Start date: Late February/early March

Duration: 1 year employment agreement

Project Description:

The Partners in Trauma Healing (PATH) project supports independent, torture treatment organizations around the world to provide high quality mental health services to survivors, and to build sound, financially stable organizations. The project focuses on 3 areas: mental health treatment and healing, program evaluation, and organizational development. The Psychotherapist/Trainer plays a critical role in strengthening psychological services.

Organization:

The Center for Victims of Torture works toward a future in which torture ceases to exist and its victims have hope for a new life. We are an international nonprofit dedicated to healing survivors of torture. We offer rehabilitation services to those who have been tortured, train partners around the world who can prevent and treat torture, and advocate for human rights and an end to torture. We are headquartered in Minnesota with offices in Africa and the Middle East.

Responsibilities:

• Training: Identify training goals and develop training plan for local mental health professionals. Design and carry out training programs, including formal training sessions, mentoring, modeling and clinical supervision. Training areas include TOT methodology, a variety of clinical skills and models, as well as clinical program evaluation and reporting procedures. Continually assess development of counselors and adapt training to meet their needs. Build capacity of staff members to design and conduct trainings.
• Community Training, Needs Assessment and Collaboration: In collaboration with partner organization staff, provide co-training and coordination with other organizations to better address the needs of torture survivors in the community.
• Reporting: Write and submit regular reports regarding training and clinical activities. Mentor and train staff on report writing, as necessary.
• Assessment: In collaboration with the project and partner organization research teams, revise as necessary and support the implementation of clinically appropriate assessment tools and strategies within the organization and with community partners.
• Capacity Building Plan: Support implementation of Integrated Capacity Building Plan. Develop work plan for the year, in collaboration with the partner organization staff. Support project team in data collection and assessment of organization’s existing systems and methods of mental health service delivery.
• Clinical Supervision: May provide or support the provision of individual and group clincal supervision.

Qualifications:

Required education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations

• Advanced degree (Master’s degree, PhD or equivalent) in psychology, counseling or clinical social work.
• 2 years of experience developing and delivering training to a wide range of participants, including professionals and paraprofessionals.
• 2 years of experience providing individual and group psychotherapy to trauma survivors.
• Experience working with grass-roots, locally-run NGO partner organizations and negotiating multiple relationships within and between organizations.

Preferred education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations

• 4 years of experience developing and delivering training to a wide range of participants, including professionals and paraprofessionals
• 4 years of experience providing individual and group psychotherapy to trauma survivors.
• 2 years of experience supervising mental health professionals.
• 1 year of experience in conducting or supervising clinical program evaluation.
• Experience working with a torture survivor-led organization.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• Fluency in English. Shona and/or Ndebele preferred.
• 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 conflict, and designing interventions.
• Appreciation and desire for participating in and receiving clinical supervision.
• Experience working in low and middle income countries.
• Experience supervising mental health counselors.
• Experience conducting training assessments, program needs assessments, program development, program evaluations and reporting.
• Flexibility, adaptability, diplomacy and self-sufficiency to work within a local partner organization.
• Training and experience in cross-cultural sensitivity and adaptation.
• Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changing program requirements, client needs and political climate.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills.
• Excellent skills in organization, attention to detail and time management (including the ability to meet deadlines).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word and Excel).
• Working knowledge of SPSS statistical package preferred.
• Interest in or commitment to human rights.
• Ability to travel by car 5-15 hours/week on poorly maintained roads.

• Interest in or commitment to human rights.