Emergency Response Psychotherapist

A. Emergency Response Field Work

1. Conduct rapid psychosocial needs assessments with child and adult survivors of the Beirut explosion.
2. Provide psychological first aid (PFA) to adult and child survivors.
3. Provide individual and group, community-based psychosocial support to adult and child survivors.
4. Refer survivors to Restart Center’s clinics for specialized services, if needed.  
5. Refer survivors to other agencies for assistance, if needed (legal, shelter, etc.)
6. Complete a field record sheet for each day spent on the field.
7. Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team present with you on the field (including nurses, social workers, and other specialists).
8. Actively able to move from one site to another (e.g. shifting locations from tents to schools, or from tents to streets/homes).

B. Restart Center’s Beirut Office

1. Collaborate with Restart Center’s multidisciplinary team. 
2. Administer psychological screening assessments to adult and/or child beneficiaries (at baseline, throughout the course of treatment, and at the end of treatment).
3. Prepare a treatment plan for each beneficiary (and make adjustments if/when needed).
4. Conduct individual therapy sessions with beneficiaries to address symptoms and treatment progress.
5. Participate in family therapy sessions as a ‘shadow therapist’ if the situation necessitates such intervention.  
6. Participate in couple’s therapy sessions if the situation necessitates such intervention.
7. Submit record sheets for each session conducted with the beneficiary.
8. Submit a discharge plan for each beneficiary who has completed the course of treatment.
9. Submit mental health reports concerning some beneficiaries (if requested by Restart Center’s partners).
10. Submit evaluation sheets and follow-up checklists on a monthly basis using a pre-assigned template.
11. Conduct home visits for urgent cases if needed.
12. Participate in team meetings, seminars, peer supervisions, case studies and capacity building opportunities. 
13. Participate in care-for-caregivers activities (including debriefing sessions). 
14. Attend individual and peer supervision sessions with Restart Center’s Clinical Advisor (biweekly at first, then once per month). 
15. Attend individual and peer supervision sessions with a senior psychologist at Restart Center (weekly at first, then biweekly)
16. Abide by Restart Center’s policies and bylaws.

Qualifications:

1. Clear understanding of DSM-5 and ICD-11 diagnoses.
2. Clear understanding and execution of the “do no harm” and “non-discrimination” principles.
3. Ability to work under pressure and within strict timelines.
4. Ability to work with emergency response teams.
5. Excellent communication skills.
6. Experience working with trauma survivors.
7. Integrity, honesty, flexibility and a good team worker.
8. Fluency in verbal and written Arabic and English (understanding of French is an asset).
9. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.