Counselor Educator

About this role

Role is a counselor educator within MSF in Jigawa, focusing on delivering psychosocial and mental health support to patients and their families, and coordinating counselling activities on project sites. It is intended for professionals able to work within MSF teams to provide psychological care and training in mental health and psycho-social support.

What you would do

• Identify psychosocial, socio-economic and administrative needs of patients
• Promote counselling services and conduct individual or group counselling and psycho-educational sessions
• Maintain files, statistics and participate in team meetings preserving confidentiality
• Receive referrals from medical teams and conduct intake and psychological assessment
• Provide or coordinate counselling for patients on specific wards and with vulnerable groups; follow up using cognitive-behavioural approaches
• Discharge patients when appropriate and liaise with external partners for continued care

What they are asking for

• Qualifications and experience not stated in the excerpt

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