Psychotherapist for Embrace Mental Health Clinic

 A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The main role of the Psychotherapist is to provide psychological assessment and psychotherapy services to adolescents and young adults between the ages of 15 and 24 presenting for psychological services. 

B. ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES

• Respect: To consider all individuals worthy of high regards and respect.
• Integrity: To adhere to the highest moral and ethical principles in fulfilling Embrace’s mission.
• Compassion: To understand another person’s condition from their perspective and strive to respond to their needs.
• Inclusiveness: To actively include stakeholders in decision making and the implementation of Embrace’s strategic goals.
• Accountability: To acknowledge and assume responsibility for all actions and decisions undertaken within the organization.
• Ownership: To assume one’s responsibility towards their role and the organization, to problem solve and actively seek feedback in a proactive manner.
• Collaboration: To actively seek feedback from members of the team, and work collaboratively with team members inside the organization as well as engage external partners in fulfilling Embrace’s mission and vision.

C. Major Responsibilities:

• Conducting initial assessments through psycho-diagnostic interviews, and rating scales, to provide diagnosis, case formulation, and treatment plan.
• Conducting brief models of psychotherapy including but not limited to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Trauma-Focused CBT (TFCBT), in individual or group format.
• Following up on psychological progress of the beneficiary and implementing concrete treatment plans in collaboration with beneficiaries to reach set goals and achieve recovery.
• Referring beneficiaries to specialized services when required.
• Coordinating with multi-disciplinary team including psychiatrist, social workers and other psychologists to provide holistic care to beneficiaries.
• Conducting mental health awareness sessions or group support sessions as needed.
• Keeping records of clinical encounters through various forms.
• Filing documents in an organized and efficient manner to facilitate the review of cases.
• Conducting other clinical duties if required to meet the mission and vision of Embrace.

D. QUALIFICATONS

1. Critical Skills

• Master's degree of PhD in Clinical Psychology​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• License to practice the clinical psychology profession from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
• 3-5 years of clinic experience, post MS
• Specialization in trauma-informed therapies is a plus
• Fluency in English and Arabic, French is a plus

2. Professional Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to provide semi-structured clinical assessments and clear case formulation
• Ability to recognize mental health priority conditions as per the mhGAP
• Ability to use standardized assessment tools
• Ability to provide empathic, evidence-based, brief, psychotherapy to a culturally diverse population.
• Ability to educate beneficiaries on behavioural tools such as relaxation & stress management techniques, and behavioural activation.
• Ability to develop a consistent treatment plan with clear objectives.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate the psychological progress of the client.
• Ability to provide clinical supervision or leading trainings is a plus.

Skilled in or willing to build their capacity and knowledge in:

• Developing family-centred, goal and strength focused, recovery-oriented care plan.
• Mental health in complex emergencies (IASC guidelines, Psychological First Aid, mhGAP…).
• Biopsychosocial model in mental health.
• Community-based approach in mental health.
• Human rights-based approach in mental health.
• Evidence-based approach in mental health (e.g., IPT, CBT, TFCBT, EMDR)
• Knowledge about the predictable stresses of humanitarian aid work and the policies and practices needed to mitigate them

3. Behavioural Skills

• Demonstrates excellent organization and time management skills.
• Demonstrates ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates excellent communication, problem solving, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrates a high level of professionalism while providing services to beneficiaries or working with internal support staff.
• Demonstrates ability to adhere to ethical considerations and principles about work with vulnerable populations.
• Demonstrates cultural sensitivity.