Emergency Response Psychotherapist

A. Emergency Response Field Work

• Conduct rapid psychosocial needs assessments with child and adult survivors of the Beirut explosion.
• Provide psychological first aid (PFA) to adult and child survivors.
• Provide individual and group, community-based psychosocial support to adult and child survivors.
• Refer survivors to Restart Center’s clinics for specialized services, if needed.  
• Refer survivors to other agencies for assistance, if needed (legal, shelter, etc.)
• Complete a field record sheet for each day spent on the field.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team present with you on the field (including nurses, social workers, and other specialists).
• 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

• Collaborate with Restart Center’s multidisciplinary team. 
• Administer psychological screening assessments to adult and/or child beneficiaries (at baseline, throughout the course of treatment, and at the end of treatment).
• Prepare a treatment plan for each beneficiary (and make adjustments if/when needed).
• Conduct individual therapy sessions with beneficiaries to address symptoms and treatment progress.
• Participate in family therapy sessions as a ‘shadow therapist’ if the situation necessitates such intervention.  
• Participate in couple’s therapy sessions if the situation necessitates such intervention.
• Submit record sheets for each session conducted with the beneficiary.
• Submit a discharge plan for each beneficiary who has completed the course of treatment.
• Submit mental health reports concerning some beneficiaries (if requested by Restart Center’s partners).
• Submit evaluation sheets and follow-up checklists on a monthly basis using a pre-assigned template.
• Conduct home visits for urgent cases if needed.
• Participate in team meetings, seminars, peer supervisions, case studies and capacity building opportunities. 
• Participate in care-for-caregivers activities (including debriefing sessions). 

• Attend individual and peer supervision sessions with Restart Center’s Clinical Advisor (biweekly at first, then once per month). 
• Attend individual and peer supervision sessions with a senior psychologist at Restart Center (weekly at first, then biweekly)
• Abide by Restart Center’s policies and bylaws.

Qualifications:

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