Therapists will be responsible for delivering comprehensive care (including case management), offering training and psychoeducation workshops for young people, attending reflective practice groups, offering clinical supervision to interns, creating capacity building modules, and being engaged in any other
mental health work that may be required by the organisation.
Responsibilities include:
clinical services and supervision:
- offering evidence based, client centric psychological therapies, and providing specialist psychosocial assessments using the relevant intake and referral forms, self-report measures, rating scales and clinical assessment tools as appropriate.
- conducting appropriate risk assessments, risk management plans, and initiating appropriate action where necessary.
- observing all due clinical protocols and processes (documentation / clinical evaluation protocols / annual therapeutic reviews / attendance etc.)
- adhering to an agreed activity contract regarding the number of clinical sessions to be carried out per week.
- planning and prioritising workload effectively and autonomously for self.
- attending fortnightly clinical supervision and reflection sessions to aid in skill development.
- articulating our work and sharing learning and best practices to external agencies where necessary.
- undertaking any additional duties as may be agreed with the reporting officers.
group therapeutics
- facilitating weekly group sessions and therapeutic skills groups (including arts circles)
- contributing to creation of manualised session plans for therapeutic groups.
- complying with all monitoring and evaluation requirements (documentation, filing, evaluations etc.)
capacity building & youth mental health
- contributing to creation of training manuals for a range of mental health services and psychosocial awareness materials, for a range of audiences.
- being a facilitator for open mYnd sumunums flagship youth mental health programme.
- delivering and coordinating delivery of training curricula and psychosocial awareness modules in a range of venues.
- contributing to the development and articulation of best practice in mental health services across the continuum of care.
- attending peer reflection circles to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective practitioner.
administration and management
- maintaining all clinical referrals and records in a timely and appropriate fashion (all session
notes / client reviews / home visit documents etc.)
- work as a team to offer support to reporting officers to ensure all donors / funders /
investors / management needs are met in a timely fashion.
- contribute to documenting all relevant process indicators for use in monitoring and
evaluation and for further expansion.
- ensure all daily session details are sent to finance team for ease of payment workflow &
managing session calendars well in advance.
- offer support to communications team to ensure all appropriate information is provided
for dissemination.
- attending all professional meetings as appropriate.
- taking a positive, constructive attitude towards change and organisational challenges.
- ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- ensure all organisational policies are adhered to.
- take responsibility for managing and contributing towards cleanliness and maintenance of
organisational property and spaces.
- represent the organisation as required at different forums.
we are looking for:
masters level training in counselling / clinical psychology.
ATLEAST TWO YEARS implementation work experience at a mental health setting (hospital / clinic / ngo / government placement etc.)
high level knowledge of the theory and practice of atleast two evidence based psychological therapies.
experience of working with a range of client groups across the life course including those with clinical severity.
ability to develop strong therapeutic relationships
experience understanding issues surrounding clinical risk
understanding of the psychosocial factors and social determinants of healthcare taking a population based, public health approach.
an ability to empathise and offer client-centric, recovery-oriented care for individuals from a range of communities and backgrounds.
ability to multi-task, work under pressure, work with deadlines, and be willing to engage on a range of tasks and projects
ability to work as a team, and develop strong relationships
excellent it and written communication skills
excellent organisational, time management, and prioritisation skills
multi lingual -- individuals who speak FLUENT english and hindi
being curious, energetic, enthusiastic, and motivated!
