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| psychosocial counselor | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Herat, |
| Categories | Health Care, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2024-02-01 | Close Date | 2024-02-04 |
| Vacancy No | AIL_PC02PSY | Gender | Female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | 2 Months (possible extendable) |
| Education | University/Diploma in the relevant field (psychology degree) | Experience | Minimum of 2 years’ experience in relevant field |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | According to AIL’s Salary Scale |
About Company
About Afghan Institute of Learning(AIL): Afghan institute of learning (AIL) is a Non-governmental, non-political, non-profit and women-led organization (NGO) which was established in 1995 by "Dr. Sakena Yacoobi" to provide education, training and health services to vulnerable Afghans in order to foster self-reliance, critical thinking skills, and community participation. The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) believes in a community based tailored, holistic approach that: raises the literacy rate, teaches job skills enabling women to contribute to their families and communities, ensures women and children are safe and know their rights, provides access to health care, education, legal aid and food aid and promotes Afghan culture and peace. Everything we do is interconnected because people need good health to learn and work and quality education and job skills to create economic development. Afghanistan needs the half of its population that is female to contribute their talents and skills to helping communities thrive. We believe that by lifting the lives of Afghan's women and children, we lift the entire country. From its founding in 1995 in the Afghan refugee camps, AIL has grown to where it is today educating tens of thousands and providing health services to hundreds of thousands each year. Currently, across 11 provinces, AIL runs 44 Learning Centers, 9 health clinics with 24 village- based Community Health Worker posts. It offers hundreds of workshops each year on reproductive health, peace, love and forgiveness, human rights, leadership, teacher training and conducts conferences on peace, forgiveness and good governance. AIL promotes Afghan culture with classes in traditional arts and crafts such as carpet weaving, miniature painting and glass work. The WHO-supported Professor Sakena Yacoobi (PSY) 20-Bed Mother and Child Health (MCH) project in Herat province has the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality among vulnerable populations, with a specific focus on childbearing-age women, PLW, and children under 5 years.
Job Description
Job Description:
The psychosocial counselor will provide support to all mental health-related patients in the clinic.
The psychosocial counselor is responsible for providing psychosocial services to the clients of MCH Clinic in Herat province.
Description of duties:
- Perform assessment of psychosocial patients and provide counseling services to the clients
- Assessing the mental health status of refugees and producing a data base
- Providing individual counseling, support groups or group psychotherapy
- Collaborate closely with legal officers in terms of case management and follow-up of clients
- Utilizing appropriate protocols and guidelines of MoPH
- Conduct open awareness-raising session to the clients
- Conduct regular follow-up of cases registered
- Provide individual and/or group counseling session to the clients
- Organize awareness session on stress management and other related issues for the clients
- Keep daily record in a confidential and safe manner
- Prepare daily and monthly report for the in-charge of the clinic
- Ensure high-quality of psychosocial services for clients in the clinic
- Providing individual and group counselling for patients facing mental health problems.
- Provide workshops/training
- Performing individual assessments, drawing up treatments and plans, and providing counselling and psychological support for IDPs, refugees and general population.
Job Requirement
Job Requirements:
- Diploma/ bachelor’s degree (Psychology degree)
- Trained/experienced in individual counselling.
- (Having of verified certificate from MoPH)
- At least two years’ experience working mention position/relevant field
Submission Guideline
Those who fulfill the above-mentioned criteria should send their updated CV to the below submission email; kindly mention the vacancy number and position title.