Tenders Are Invited For Family Counselling Trainer

Tenders Are Invited For South Sudan Tor Family Counselling Trainer OverviewJrs Maban Is Seeking A Group And Family Counselling Trainer To Implement Two Trainings Engaging With Families And Involving Them In Our Care And Strong Healthy Families Detailed In Family Counseling Training Section Of This Tor The Trainer Will Be Field Based At Jrs Maban And Will Be Operational From 6 May To 31 July ContextJrs Is An Organization Of The Catholic Church Specifically Of The Society Of Jesus Jesuits And Is A Collaborative Venture Between The Laity And The Religious Jesuit Refugee Service Is Involved In A Service To Refugees Idps And Other Forcibly Displaced Persons Around The World Jrs Maban Is Located In The Northern Upper Nile State And Was Launched In 2013 The Project Focuses On Education And Psychosocial Support To The Most Vulnerable Households In Both The Host Community Of Maban And The Four Refugee Communities There Psychosocial OverviewPsychosocial Needs Of The General Population And Particularly Of Persons With Special Needs PsnS Are Significant In Maban Although Several Ngo Agencies Provide Small Psychosocial Services Like Home Visits Or Therapy Groups These Are Often Provided Through The Lens Of Health Or Protection And Accommodate Very Small And Specialized Numbers Of Beneficiaries Psychosocial Care Has Been Treated As A Crosscutting But Secondary Concern By The Humanitarian Community Whose Priorities Are Camp Management Protection Education And Health However As Of Early 2019 Greater Coordination Among Partners And Stronger Psychosocial Systems Are Signs Of Positive Change In MabanS Psychosocial Landscape A Mental Health And Psychosocial Mhpss Sub Working Group Is Being Established With Jrs As One Of The Chairs Referral Pathways Have Been Revised And So Follow Up On Individual Cases And Counselling Activities Is Much Stronger Than In 2018 Jrs Has Been Identified As The Leading Provider Of Psychosocial Care In Maban Psychosocial Program Jrs MabanHealthy Relationships Are The Foundation Of Safe Thriving Communities And Strong Families Bonds Rooted In Respect And Understanding Sustain Peace At All Levels Of Society And Protect Individuals From Abuse Exploitation And Exclusion Jrs Psychosocial Activities Aim To Equip Community Members With The Tools To Build And Maintain Such A Foundation Specifically Jrs Will Work To Strengthen The CommunityS Capacity To A Resolve ConflictsB Manage Adversity In Healthy WaysC Sustain Supportive Empathetic RelationshipsAcknowledging The Unique Challenges Faced By People With Special Needs Women And Children Jrs Psychosocial Services Will Employ A Holistic Approach Inviting Families Caregivers And Community Leaders To Participate In Its Activities These Activities Are Framed By The Global OrganizationS Values Of Accompany Serve And Advocate Group And Family Counselling TrainingJrs Staff And Community Volunteers Provide Psychosocial And Physiotherapy Services To Refugees In A Number Of Ways Including Home Visits And Support Groups These Activities Aim To Provide Support To PsnS By Including Their Caregivers And Families In Jrs Services And Keeping Them Involved In A ClientS Care Plan Successful Engagement With Families And Caregivers Requires An Understanding Of Family Dynamics And Family Theory As Well As Skills In Communication Mediation And Basic Counselling Therefore The Family Counselling Trainer Will Develop And Implement Two Distinct But Related Trainings 1 Engaging With Families Involving Them In Our Care 2 Hour Sessions 3 Times Per Week For 11 Weeks 66 Hours Of Training The Objective Of This Training Is To Give Participants Basic Counselling Skills That Are Useful To Engaging With Families Specific Learning Objectives Should Include A Basic Counselling Skills Particularly Useful To Engaging With Families And Children B Family Systems And Relationships C Caregivers Special Needs Self Care How To Support D Common Challenges And Problems In Family Systems How To Recognize Them And Counselling StrategiesA Domestic ViolenceB Gender Roles And Norms Oppressing FemalesC Neglect And AbuseD Family Dynamics When Caring For An Elderly Pwd CwdE Impact Of A Traumatic Event On A Family E Strategies For Involving Families And Caregivers In A Care Plan And In Home VisitsThis Training Will Be Provided To Two Distinct Groups Of Participants The First Is Jrs Ngo Psychosocial Staff With High Levels Of English Proficiency And Considerable Experience With Mhpss In The Field 20 People The Second Group Will Be Jrs Incentive Home Visitors Or Refugees Who Conduct Psychosocial Home Visits In Their Own Communities They Have Received Basic Training From Jrs In Mhpss And Have Limited English Proficiency 20 30 People 2 Strong Healthy Families 2 Hour Sessions 4 Times Per Week For 4 Weeks 32 Hours Of Training The Objective Of This Training Is To Educate Caregivers And Parents Of Children With Disabilities CwdS CwdS In The Importance Of Strong Stable Family Life In The Development Of Their Children As Well As Equip Them With Tools To Create Such A Culture In Their Household Specific Learning Objectives Should Include A Overview Of Early Childhood Development B Supportive And Positive Parenting Techniques C Inclusion And Special Support Considerations For A Cwd In The Household D Characteristics Of Strong Healthy Families E Practices Of Strong Healthy Families F Impact Of Strong Healthy Families On The Life Course Of ChildrenThis Training Will Be Delivered Directly To Community Members In Doro Refugee Camp And The Mabanese Host Community Approximately 30 Community Members In Each Trainings Will Be Interactive In Nature And Include Practicum Components To The Greatest Extent Possible Home Visits Role Play Etc ReportingThe Trainer Will Submit A Draft Of A Work Plan And An Outline Of The Trainings Prior To Their Start The Trainer Will Also Submit A Weekly Report To The Psychosocial Coordinator And Project Director Which Will Include A Topics Covered In Each Training And Detailed Description Of ActivitiesB Attendance At Each Training SessionC Challenges Experienced During The SessionD Anticipated Activities During Next WeekQualificationsThe Person To Apply Should Meet The Following Qualifications MasterS Degree In Psychology Social Work Counselling Or Related Field With Coursework In Family Therapy And Family SystemsAt Least 3 Years Experience Providing Group And Family Counselling Or TherapyAt Least 3 Years Experience Implementing Trainings In Counselling Therapy Or MhpssWork Experience In Emergency Humanitarian ContextsAbility To Be Flexible And Effectively Manage Stress And Difficult Living ConditionsExcellent Written And Oral Communication Skills In EnglishWritten And Oral Communication Skills In Arabic Is Highly DesirableProficiency With Microsoft Word Email And Other Basic Computer ProgramsAbility To Work IndependentlyRespect For Diversity And An Ability To Work Well In Multicultural TeamsPrevious Experience With Jrs Advantage Female Candidates Are Strongly Encouraged To ApplyHow To Apply Interested Parties Can Send A Written Application To Sds07 Psychosocial Jrs NetAnd Copy Sds07 Directorassist Jrs NetThe Application Should Include Curriculum Vitae With 2 References At Least Cover Letter A Tentative Work Plan Detailing Objectives Activities Outputs As Well As A Tentative Training Schedule All Interested Parties Should Submit Their Applications By 26 March 2019

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