Clinical Psychologist
Location: Kampala, Uganda

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Diagnoses or evaluates mental and emotional disorders of vulnerable and marginalized individuals and administers programs of treatment, interviews patients in clinics, hospitals, and other settings and studies medical and social case histories.
• Observes patients in various situations; selects, administers, and interprets intelligence, personality, or other psychological tests to diagnose disorders and formulate plans of treatment, and provides consultation to other mental health professionals with regard to test results.
Treats psychological disorders to effect improved adjustments utilizing various psychological techniques; selects appropriate treatment approach and plans frequency, intensity, and duration of individual, group, and family therapies.
• Assesses patient progress and modifies treatment programs; accordingly, communicates with and counsels family members as appropriate.
• Documents therapy in accordance with policies and procedures regarding medical records; implements and adheres to policies which ensure patient confidentiality.
• Provides crisis intervention in situations requiring immediate psychological treatment.
Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings and trainings, clinician meetings, and workshops to enhance professional development and maintain currency of methodology and techniques.
• Provides psychological consultations to other mental health professionals within hospitals, clinics, and other community-based agencies with regard to clients and/or patient care.
• May develop and implement clinical research programs.
Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Master’s degree in psychology, at least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant current special education methodologies and techniques.
• Knowledge of accreditation and certification requirements and standards.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques.
• Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
• Ability to effectively communicate medical information, test results, diagnoses and/or proposed treatment in a manner easily understood by the client.
• Interviewing and psychological/developmental evaluation skills.
• Ability to evaluate the progress of therapeutic programs and to make individual modifications.
Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart confidential information.
• Ability to assess mental status in clients and to develop individual treatment goals and plans.
• Knowledge of psychological test administration, scoring, and interpretation.
• Ability to maintain emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining patient records.