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Have you ever thought of doing a challenging job abroad? Would you like to use your professional skills to improve somebody’s life? Are you willing to leave your family for several months to go and work in a developing country? Do you sympathize with the causes of MSF?
If you answered “yes” to at least one of these questions, read further!
With ongoing conflicts around the world as well as the occurrence of natural disasters, the need for mental health professionals with experience in dealing with trauma has increased in MSF projects.
The main task of mental health professionals during their mission with MSF is training local specialists in crisis intervention and psycho-social first aid. Together with the local staff, they attempt to help victims come to terms with traumatic experiences after war and displacement or deportation, by means of counseling, modeling, and art therapy, as well as through occupational therapy.
Examples of tasks that a psychologist would be involved in at the field level include:
- Define the orientation and content of therapeutic activities and work on the sustainability of psycho-social programs.
- Supervise the work of national psychologists, psycho-social workers, and national counsellors in the mental health centres (MHC) in the field.
- Co-ordinate with the national psychologist the psycho-education component (including training, material used, and development of material).
- Supervise the national psychologist in worksho...