Psychotherapist / Tripoli

Main responsibilities:

• Properly assess, diagnose, support and treat mental health and substance use cases; respond to emergency cases
• Coordinate with the case management team and supervisor for the implementation of all Mental Health (MH) and Substance Use (SU) interventions and activities.
• Assist in the coordination of MHPSS and SU activities with PHC and hospital staff as well as other stakeholders.
• Actively participate in the development and implementation of psycho-social activities, including group support.
• Raise awareness and build the capacities off PHC and hospital staff, outreach volunteers about MHPSS.
• Assist in the development and implementation of preventive activities

Main responsibilities and activities of the Psychotherapists can change according to the organization of the work and to the composition of the team.

Main activities:

1. Diagnosis and treatment of mental health and substance use cases in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team

• Support the case manager in assessing the person’s situation
• Properly assess, diagnose, support and provide appropriate mental health and substance use support and/or treatment through individual counselling, couple therapy, group therapy, and psycho-education to all beneficiaries in need.
• Work directly with the case-management team to develop individualized intervention plans.
• Participate to case discussions for the person enrolled in the project with the multidisciplinary team (including case managers, nurse, psychiatrist, supervisor, receptionist).
• Make sure the appointment are properly schedules and respected
• Ensure proper follow up, including outreach and psychoeducation
• Ensure that emergency cases are properly taken care of, referred and followed.
• Commit with clinical documentation of all individual and other MH/SU activities.
• Closely work with the technical advisor

2. Development of mental health and substance use activities

• Assist in the assessment of mental health and substance use needs and proposition of interventions
• Design, organize and implement group support
• Participate in establishing and implementing innovative PSS activities
• Participate in the development and implementation of preventive activities

3. Awareness raising and capacity building about mental health and substance use

• Participate in the preparation of awareness/training sessions about MH and SU for staff at PHCs and hospital
• Support the case manager in the provision of awareness sessions in the waiting areas of PHCs
• Support in the training of the case management team, outreach volunteers and other stakeholders on MHPSS and SU issues.

4. Utilization of the referral system between community and PHC Centre as well as to secondary treatment level

• Assist in the development of effective referral systems.
• Utilize the referral system to secondary mental health care.

5. Reporting and meetings

• Daily data collection and entry, respecting deadlines
• Monthly reporting on mental health and substance use activities
• Participate in internal meetings and individual meetings.
• Participate in regular meetings with key actors, NGOs/INGOs and PHC, hospital
• Participate in network/coordination meetings concerning mental health and substance use.