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Ethiopia - Mental Health Advisor/Trainer
Scope of Work (also available in PDF format)
Country: Ethiopia
Placement site:
Various sites
Assignment Title: Mental Health Advisor/Trainer
Length of assignment: 6 months
OVERVIEW OF VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENT
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In-country placement site:
Various sites throughout the country to provide training and clinical mentoring, as well as to conduct lectures
Volunteer assignment: Mental Health Advisor/Trainer
Length of Assignment: 6 months
Name and title of supervisor: TBD
Volunteer Qualifications:
Required:
- Board certified psychiatrist specializing in childhood and adult psychiatry
- Thorough knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment, specifically antiretroviral therapy (ART) and adherence
- Experience providing training in on mental health issues associated with HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment
- Extensive knowledge of host country’s health system and culture
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to develop cooperative working relationships
- Must be able to collaborate and work effectively with various program/project implementation partners and officials of governmental and nongovernmental organizations
- Previous experience working in a low-resource setting
- Fluent in English and Amharic
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OBJECTIVE OF THE VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENT
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Objective
The objective of the Mental Health Advisor/Trainer is to increase the capacity of clinicians and HIV/AIDS service providers to address mental health issues that can impact the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients by increasing adherence to ART among dual-diagnosis patients (those with HIV/AIDS and mental illness and/or substance abuse problems).
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ACTIVITIES OF THE VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENT
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Activities
- Provide training and mentoring on community integration strategies and barriers for people living with both HIV/AIDS and psychiatric disabilities, including supportive strategies for enhancing community integration
- Develop and facilitate an extensive array of training and technical assistance based on current research in the field to a broad range of stakeholders
- Provide regional training for staff at various PEPFAR-funded sites, including
Johns
Hopkins
University (JHU-TSEHAI), Columbia (ICAP),
University of
Washington (I-TECH), University of San Diego (UCSD)
- Conduct Train-the-Trainer workshops and comprehensive ART training on mental health and HIV
- Conduct a seminar for US university treatment partner staff on mental health and HIV
- Provide onsite clinical mentoring at identified ARV clinics
- Lecture at
Addis Ababa
University ’s Department of Psychiatry
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EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENT
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Deliverables
- Complete monthly narrative and progress reports
- Develop a written training curriculum on mental health and HIV
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPATING STAKEHOLDERS
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Volunteer:
- Complete the scope of work in the timeframe outlined
- Complete the
Twinning
Center ’s monitoring and reporting report monthly
- Adhere to the AIHA Volunteer Standards of Conduct
Placement organization/institution:
- Provide resources necessary for volunteer to carry out his/her assignment successfully
- Identify a placement site counterpart for the volunteer to ensure sustainability of volunteer activities
- Submit quarterly performance assessment reports on the volunteer to the Twinning Center
AIHA Twinning Center:
- Conduct pre-assignment orientation and training for volunteer and placement site
- Provide volunteer with safe housing, monthly living allowance, medical evacuation insurance, and travel-related costs to and from placement site
- Provide ongoing support of volunteer as needed
This position has been filled. Please refer to the list of open positions.
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