Psychosocial Care Counsellor

Job Summary:

Objective 1: Participate in implementing psychosocial care practice integrated with nutrition and health intervention:
Objective 2: Improve child stimulation and encourage mothers in the relationship with their child:
Objective 3: Organize discussion groups and working groups with the beneficiaries
Objective 4: Contribute to the follow up of the beneficiaries’ care practices:

Duties & Responsibilities:

Objective 1: Participate in implementing psychosocial care practice integrated with nutrition and health intervention:
 Identify the psychosocial care needs of the mothers and care takers in the mobile clinic and in the health facilities and design methodology for improving the psychosocial
 Assess the existence of a psychosocial care service within the health facilities, work to improve/strengthen psychosocial care services in the health facilities
 Participate in elaborating teaching aids and adapting them according to the target population needs ;

Objective 2: Improve child stimulation and encourage mothers in the relationship with their child:
 Implement as many play sessions as possible and provide toys tailored to match the age and capacities of the children
 Provide children and accompanying adults with the opportunity to play together and to improve the mother/child relationship;
 Conduct stimulation activities for the mothers and children according to the beneficiaries’ needs
 Conduct individual counselling for the mothers and care takers
 Evaluate the beneficiaries’ knowledge before and after the sessions
 Provide support to the health instructor and take part in appetite testing as often as possible
 Organize and direct sessions on breast-feeding practices or on child development
 Make use of the appetite test to observe and encourage the mother/children bond
 Provide as much help as possible to any parent/guardian whose child experiences difficulties during the appetite test
Objective 3: Organize discussion groups and working groups with the beneficiaries:
 Stimulate exchange between beneficiaries in discussion /working groups on a particular theme and make them more dynamic.
 Be capable of observing and analysing the content of a group session and evaluate it on the basis of an evaluation grid
 Be capable of receiving and restraining expressions of strong emotions
Objective 4: Contribute to the follow up of the beneficiaries’ care practices:
 Identify the beneficiaries and attendants who need special attention (unusual behaviour, aggressiveness, isolation, food refusal, etc.)
 Ensure that these persons are given support through interviews, individual counselling and by referring them to the medical team in sensitive situations;
 Inform the supervisor or psychologist of any information or observations made following an educational activity session ;
 Keep the files concerning social activities up to date

Job Requirement:

- Bachelor`s degree in psychology, social science from reputed university
- Experience in and familiarity with mental health and psychosocial support in emergency
- Good organization, planning and reporting skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skill,
- Good team interaction and positive attitude
- Fluent English in speaking and writing
Good computer skill
- Bachelor`s degree in psychology, social science from reputed university
- Experience in and familiarity with mental health and psychosocial support in emergency
- Good organization, planning and reporting skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skill,
- Good team interaction and positive attitude
- Fluent English in speaking and writing
Good computer skill

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