Short term Consultancy on basic mental health issues 

The Palestinian Circus School (PCS) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization, which was established in 2006 and is registered with the Palestinian Authority since February 2007. By teaching, creating, performing and programming circus arts, the Palestinian Circus School strengthens the creative, social and physical potential of Palestinians, seeking to engage and empower them to become constructive actors in society and raises local and international awareness about the Palestinian potential and its different challenges.  

This project is in partnership with MAP-UK. It aims at strengthening the role of circus in empowering the personal, social, mental and physical well-being of Palestinian children, youth and women (including people with disabilities), through their enrollment in long- and short-term circus activities. In addition to raising awareness about mental health and well-being, and the rights of children, youth and women (including people with disabilities), using circus performances.

The specific objective of this assignment is to conduct 3 days’ training for PCS team on screening and referral of mental health issues (behavioral, developmental and emotional)

PCS team includes PCS staff; mainly trainers, and trainers’ assistants who usually work with an average of 200 students per week.  

This document serves as Terms of Reference for the consultant and elaborates the scope of service required as well as the envisaged outputs/ deliverables within the designated timeframe for the assignment. 

In realization of the objectives of the assignment, and in close cooperation with PCS team, the scope of work will be as follows:

Conduct 3 days’ training for PCS staff on basic mental health issues 

This assignment will be implemented starting on the day of signing the contract and ending on the 30th of November, 2020

The consultant is expected to accomplish the tasks associated with this assignment within the designated timeframe and for an estimated input of time/ effort up to 3 working days

All tasks are to be prepared in close coordination with Executive Director at PCS.

The “outputs” of the assignment will be considered as “deliverables” upon the approval of PCS team. 

Interested consultants must submit the following to [email protected] before 7th of November, 2020: