Psychologist

Description:

The psychologist is a core member of the healthcare and PSS team in Ein Alhelwe camp (Alwan Center) at Brave Project. He/she is responsible for the provision of all mental health services relevant to their scope of work and for providing psychological assessment and psychotherapy to community members in different locations including Palestinian camps and gatherings

Organization profile: 

Human Development center (HDC), is a non-governmental organization dedicated to Human Rights, was established 1999, Officially in 2005.

• HDC work is focused primarily in Palestinian communities through offices in Beirut and Sidon and with the support of local volunteers and activists.
• In line with the Human Rights Bill, HDC goals are to:
• Enhancing capacities of children, Youth and Women socially and culturally.
• Raising awareness on Human Rights specifically to Women Rights, Child Rights and Juveniles in conflict with law rights.
• Advocacy and Raising awareness on Palestinian Refugee Rights in Lebanon.
• Monitoring Human Rights violations and tracking cases of Human Rights deprivation.
• Protecting Palestinian refugee’s rights, mainly the Rights of Return (Resolution 197 by the United Nations).
• Lobbying for implementation of Human Rights – related declarations and conventions.
• Promoting volunteerism in the Palestinian communities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide structured clinical assessments and clear case formulation: Assess the needs of the beneficiaries on the cognitive, behavioral, emotional levels.
• Use standardized assessment tools
• Develop a consistent and acceptable treatment plan with clear objectives in relevance to the need assessment with a logical and consistent timeframe that includes estimated dates for case evaluation, closure, and post-support check-up.
• Monitoring and evaluating the psychological progress of the client.
• Maintain irreproachable levels of confidentiality.
• Work directly with the social worker and the PSS coordinator to develop intervention plans and follow-ups at the home level.
• Complete intake assessments, evaluations, treatment recommendations, reviews, and other documentation as necessary.
• Report regularly to HDC’s PSS coordinator.
• Participate in all internal and external meetings scheduled by the core PSS team or by the Lead partner.
• Participate in all relevant internal training scheduled by the organization.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology.
• Obtained a Lebanese colloquium certificate for clinical psychologists – or- Obtained a License to practice the clinical psychology profession from the Ministry of Public Health.
• Specialized Training is a plus.
• Fluent in spoken Arabic and have good knowledge of the English language.
• Previous NGO experience is a plus.
• Personal interest in educational and mental health issues.
• Willing to adhere to clinical schedules.

Competencies

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to develop reports with the patients.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills, Patience, Trustworthiness, Empathy, Analytical Skills, and Critical thinking.
• Cultural sensitivity.

Ability to adhere to ethical considerations and principles