Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Trainer and Supervisor

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Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Trainer and Supervisor

General Background 

Médecins du Monde Switzerland (MdM-CH), founded in 1993, is a medical association of international solidarity that is part of the Médecins du Monde network. It provides sustainable access to health care for people in vulnerable situations around the world.    

MdM-CH, has been working in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) since 1994 in the sector of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), implementing emergency and development interventions, focusing on victim of occupation-related violence, children and detention, suicide prevention and management, strengthen of access to mental health cares at national and community level, and advocacy initiative.    

Purpose of the collaboration 

MdM-CH seeks to hire a certified trainer to deliver mhGAP training and supervision sessions, adopting MdM-CH tools and methodology.

Objectives and Responsibilities:

The objectives of the collaboration are the following:

Delivery of Trainings:

The Trainer will deliver 2 mhGAP trainings to Primary Health Care (PHCC) staff trainees (doctors, nurses, social workers). Each training will last 5 days, provided in Arabic (presentations in English), based on the mhGAP intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in non-specialized health settings and taking into consideration the piloted protocols designed by the National Mental Health Program for the screening, assessment and management of depression, anxiety and PTSD in primary health care centers.

During the training the following topics will be covered:

General principles of care

Depression

Dementia

Other Mental Health Disorders

Psychosis

Suicide/Self -Harm

Disorders related to the use of alcohol and drugs

Child and adolescent Mental and Behavioral disorders

Epilepsy

Supervision sessions:

The trainer shall provide 6 supervision sessions, one session per month for the targeted trainees of each mhGAP training (a total of 12 sessions for the two groups)

Target population

General practitioners, Nurses, Social workers, and other relevant PHCC staff working in the PHCCs supported by MdM and their partners.
Schedule:

Location: The trainings will take place in East Jerusalem, in person (MdM-CH will provide all the logistics needed).
Date of the trainings: October 2024 and December 2024
Duration of the training: 5 days each training (total of two trainings)
Duration of the supervision: once per month until June 2025.

Deliverables:

Training curricula and material will be provided to the trainer by MdM-CH

A pre and post-tests need to be conducted and submitted. The form will be provided to the trainer by MdM-CH.

Training satisfaction survey. The form will be provided to the trainer by MdM-CH.

Final report must be submitted to MdM and should include the following sections:
1. Introduction: Training overview, learning objectives, trainer and participant details.
2. Presentation of training outcomes: Pre-post-test results (graph), analysis of
evaluation, any additional feedback from participants and trainer.
3. Annexes (Agenda, signed and scanned attendance sheet, pre-posttest template, evaluation template)

Requested profile:

Degree in health, mental health, public health, health management or anthropology and/or at least 7 years of relevant experience 

Degree in psychiatry or a medical doctor certified in mhGAP is preferable.

Expertise in mental health promotion and clinical treatment approaches and MHPSS approaches 

ToT on mhGAP training and experience in providing trainings to health staff

Good oral and written communication skills. 

Ability to manage time and resources and work to tight deadlines.  

Excellent command of English and Arabic 

Ability to work and access to Jerusalem  

Application process:

OFFERS PRESENTATION

Technical offer composition (in English) including

CV including previous experience for similar training.

Financial offer in USD composition (in English) divided per training day and 2 hours supervision session including transportation and including taxes & MOF tax 10% .

Deadline for submission: 20/08/2024, 04:00 PM.

Submission of applications
The proposal must be sent by email to: [email protected], and must mention in the subject of the email “mhGAP trainer”, before the 20th of August 2024.

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موعد الإنتهاء 20, Aug

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