Psychologist

[Erbil,Iraq ]

Green Desert is a humanitarian, nonprofit, nonpolitical, nongovernmental Iraqi organization assisting traumatized people and children in Iraq and Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Our main areas of specialties are mental health & psychosocial support (MHPSS) education, child protection and livelihood. Our assistances reach the IDPs, Refugees, Returnees, Remainees and the Host Communities, in Mosul, Kirkuk and Erbil provinces.

 

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist beneficiaries with identified mental or emotional disorders that are referred by the social workers
• Conduct case by case needs assessments for the diagnosis of psychological disorders and identification of treatment and therapy.
• Develop individual assistance plans and conduct psychological counselling utilizing various techniques.
• Document progress on cases, maintaining strict protocols for confidentiality and consent.
• Provide group and individual counselling sessions, according to identified needs.
• Strengthen community based psychosocial support and peer support group activities.
• Provide input and evidence on key protection risks and concerns for awareness sessions and information dissemination by outreach team.
• Work in close collaboration with the MHPSS Officer and social workers.
• Carry out all tasks respecting key protection principles, including but not limited to: do no harm, non-discrimination, confidentiality and accountability and need-to-know principles.

Green Desert is a humanitarian, nonprofit, nonpolitical, nongovernmental Iraqi organization assisting traumatized people and children in Iraq and Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Our main areas of specialties are mental health & psychosocial support (MHPSS) education, child protection and livelihood. Our assistances reach the IDPs, Refugees, Returnees, Remainees and the Host Communities, in Mosul, Kirkuk and Erbil provinces.

 

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist beneficiaries with identified mental or emotional disorders that are referred by the social workers
• Conduct case by case needs assessments for the diagnosis of psychological disorders and identification of treatment and therapy.
• Develop individual assistance plans and conduct psychological counselling utilizing various techniques.
• Document progress on cases, maintaining strict protocols for confidentiality and consent.
• Provide group and individual counselling sessions, according to identified needs.
• Strengthen community based psychosocial support and peer support group activities.
• Provide input and evidence on key protection risks and concerns for awareness sessions and information dissemination by outreach team.
• Work in close collaboration with the MHPSS Officer and social workers.
• Carry out all tasks respecting key protection principles, including but not limited to: do no harm, non-discrimination, confidentiality and accountability and need-to-know principles.

Education and professional experience:

• University Degree in Psychology; 
• Relevant work experience as a clinical psychologist;
• Strong knowledge of psycho-social programming in the humanitarian context.

 

Competencies: (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Fluency in Kurdish and Arabic  (written and spoken)
• Working knowledge in English (written and spoken)

Please send your CV to [email protected] . In the email mention (Psychologist-Erbil ) in the subject line  .Please note that emails without proper subject line will be ignored.