Overview
Provide clinical supervision of high-risk cases and conduct individual and group sessions for children exposed to distress. Support case workers through coaching sessions to build their capacity.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct one-on-one and group sessions for children exposed to high-risk vulnerabilities through home visits, or within the Case management room in the municipalities or at the IRC’s partner premises.
- Provide structured clinical assessments and clear case formulation.
- Use standardized assessment tools.
- Develop a consistent and acceptable treatment plan with clear objectives.
- Monitor and evaluate the psychological progress of the patient.
- Maintain irreproachable levels of confidentiality and privacy.
- Complete intake assessments, evaluations, treatment recommendations, reviews, follow-up, and other documentation for each consultation.
- Ensure that emergency cases are properly managed, referred to, and followed.
- Submit reports and updates on the cases to the manager of the program, the Case management officer, and the designated case worker after every session or field visit.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in MHPSS.
- Skilled and experienced in evidence-based approaches to mental health (e.g., IPT, CBT, TF-CBT, EMDR).
- Previous experience training MHPSS staff and supervising implementation is strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting children at a high-risk level.
- Knowledge of and experiences in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in MHPSS and CP, such as the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, Setting the Standard – A Common Approach to Child Protection for International NGOs, and Minimum Standards for Child Protection In Humanitarian Action.
- Experience providing clinical supervision or leading training is a plus.
Qualifications
- MA in clinical psychology.
- A completed clinical training/practicum in a university center consisting of at least 100 hours of training under supervision and 300 hours of applied training.
- Lebanese colloquium certificate for clinical psychologists.
- License to practice the clinical psychology profession from the Ministry of Public Health.
- A letter of recommendation from a senior clinical psychologist supervisor (holder of a doctorate and/or a scholar) and membership in one of the registered psychological associations of Lebanon is preferable.
