Mental health specialist
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Mental health specialist
Caption An MSF mental health specialist providing psychological services in Acapulco, Mexio. © Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/MSFMental health specialists play a vital role in many Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) projects around the world.
Activities for mental health specialists are diversified, depending on the nature of the programmes and the contexts, for example: programmes integrated into a hospital activity, psychiatric and psychological consultation activities, programmes concerning the specific management of trauma (conflicts, displacement, sexual violence ) and certain diseases (TB, HIV/AIDS).
Responsibilities
The postholder’s main responsibility is to manage the overall mental health programme and the local team (usually psychologists, outreach workers or counsellors) in order to provide mental health care in health facilities and in the community.
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