Clinical Mental Health Specialist USAIDUkraine Mental Health Activity
Clinical Mental Health Specialist USAIDUkraine Mental Health Activity
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Project Description
The primary goal of the Ukraine Mental Health Initiative for National Development (UMIND) activity is to contribute to Ukraines economic resilience by establishing an evidenceinformed inclusive mental health ecosystem. This mental health framework will be fully integrated across various sectors and programs. By promoting mental wellness UMIND seeks to enhance productivity resilience and social cohesion thus fostering sustainable economic development and growth in Ukraine. Implementation should focus on efficacy accessibility scalability adaptiveness accountability and cultural fit in order to effectively respond to the evolving mental health landscape.
Position Description
The Clinical Mental Health Specialist will have overall responsibility for directing the activitys efforts to strengthen the provision of MHPSS services. The Clinical Mental Health Specialist will direct the activitys strategies for training and skillbuilding for a variety of mental health and communitybased cadres in evidencebased mental health approaches; development and scaleup of standards of quality mental health care at the inpatient outpatient and primary care levels; building communities of practice for mental health care and support providers; mainstreaming and integrating traumainformed care practices; and integrating and scaling up communitybased MHPSS approaches. S/he will be a key driver of mental health care quality improvement standardsetting accountability and policy/regulatory initiatives. S/he will oversee the delivery of training and technical assistance to government clinical and civil society partners on a variety of MHPSS approaches and coach and supervise teams and focal points implementing clinical and nonclinical MHPSS activities.
Qualifications :
Education:
Clinical psychology degree required. PhD in clinical psychology strongly preferred PsyD or PhD in SW will be considered.
Skills and Experience:
- Minimum 8 years of experience in mental health service delivery
- Knowledge and experience working in the mental health sector in Ukraine required
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience implementing a variety of evidencebased clinical mental health care approaches required (including cognitive behavioral therapy prolonged exposure therapy or EMDR dialectical behavior therapy)
- Indepth understanding of international systems and evidencebased best practices in mental health training licensing/credentialing continuous professional development/CME and communities of practice/networks such as the American Psychological Association US VA system and similar European/regional structures
- Substantial experience in public speaking and training of evidencebased treatments for clinicians nurses physicians counselors and other focal points required
- Knowledge and use of traumainformed approaches
- Experience working with veterans and conflictaffected populations preferred
- Experience working with children adolescents and adults preferred
- Knowledge of Ukrainian primary healthcare system and related policies/legislation an advantage
- Demonstrated ability to mentor teams and counterparts in efforts to strengthen mental health services
- Strategic planning and program design experience highly desirable
Language:
Professionally proficient in written and spoken English reqiured. Ukrainian language skills an advantage.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
