Clinical Psychologist for development of mental health capacity building workshop for parents and caregivers

A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The clinical psychologist is responsible  to develop relevant content for creating a workshop on mental health tailored to parents and caregivers (teachers, frontlines). Eligible candidates are licensed clinical psychologists with a background in providing support to children and parents.

B. ORGANISATIONAL VALUES:

• Respect: To consider all individuals worthy of high regards and respect.
• Integrity: To adhere to the highest moral and ethical principles in fulfilling Embrace’s mission.
• Compassion: To understand another person’s condition from their perspective and strive to respond to their needs.
• Inclusiveness: To actively include stakeholders in decision making and the implementation of Embrace’s strategic goals.
• Accountability: To acknowledge and assume responsibility for all actions and decisions undertaken within the organization.
• Ownership: To assume one’s responsibility towards their role and the organization, to problem solve and actively seek feedback in a proactive manner.
• Collaboration: To actively seek feedback from members of the team, and work collaboratively with team members inside the organization as well as engage external partners in fulfilling Embrace’s mission and vision.

C. MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop a comprehensive and structured outline for a 2-hour workshop including but not limited to these topics.

1. Introduction to mental health (definition and statistics including children’s)
2. Risk factors and protective factors of mental health among children and adolescents
3. General warning signs (physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral)
4. Age-related mental health warning signs (early childhood, school-aged children, adolescence)
5. Responding and supporting children in distress (active listening skills/ communication skills/ de-escalation skills).
6. Impact of caregivers’ mental health on children
7. How to engage in self-care for caregivers.
8. Mental health professionals they can refer to (for children or themselves).

• Develop an elaborate content based on the approved outline, with appropriate activities, tailored to general and vulnerable populations. Content needs to be developed in both English and Arabic.
• Create informative and engaging visual and supporting documents (e.g: pamphlets, key messages, and any other relevant material) relevant to groups of different backgrounds.
• Provide guidance and resources to workshop facilitators to ensure they are equipped to deliver the content effectively.
• Develop evaluation tools/ surveys to gather feedback of participants on workshop.

D. QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed clinical psychologist, with experience working with children and caregivers.
• Fluent in English and Arabic
• Strong research skills, with ability to synthesize information, prioritize topics, and gather them into a comprehensive content for a workshop. 
• Previous experience working with vulnerable populations is strongly preferred.
• Previous experience in developing mental health content is preferred.