An empathetic, solution-oriented, and highly motivated humanitarian worker with 14 years of experience in clinical psychology and project management, dedicated to thriving in a dynamic and excellence-driven environment. I desire a challenging position where I can contribute my knowledge and experience to Psychological assessment, Psychotherapy, Counselling, Project Monitoring, Reporting, Coordination, and Management.
As a visiting lecturer teaching courses such as Biological Basis of Behavior, Environmental Psychology, and Introduction to Psychology to undergraduate students at IQRA University, responsibilities include:
Course Preparation: Develop syllabus, lesson plans, and instructional materials for each course you teach, ensuring they align with the curriculum and learning objectives set by the university.
Lectures and Class Delivery: Deliver engaging and informative lectures, incorporating various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, multimedia presentations, and demonstrations to facilitate student learning.
Student Engagement: Encourage active participation and critical thinking among students through discussions, group activities, and hands-on learning experiences.
Assessment and Evaluation: Design assessments, quizzes, exams, and assignments to evaluate students' understanding of course materials and provide timely feedback on their performance.
Office Hours and Student Support: Hold regular office hours to provide academic support, guidance, and mentoring to students, addressing their questions, concerns, and academic needs outside of class.
Curriculum Development: Collaborate with other faculty members to review and revise course content, update teaching methodologies, and integrate new developments and research findings in the field into the curriculum.
Professional Development: Stay updated on current trends, research, and best practices in psychology and related fields through continued education, attending conferences, workshops, and engaging in scholarly activities.
Maintaining Professionalism: Adhere to professional ethics and standards in teaching, research, and interactions with students, colleagues, and the university community.
I work with all age group and with a diverse professionals like, college students and adults, children, couples and families as well. I'm committed to provide excellent psychological services that take into account client's unique values, goals, and life circumstances.
Services Provided:
1. Psychological Assessment Services
2. Counseling/Psychotherapy
3. Public Education / Outreach and Workshops
• Assess clients' needs, abilities or behavior using a variety of methods, including psychometric tests, interviews and direct observation of their behavior
• Devise and monitor appropriate treatment programs, including therapy, counselling or advice, in collaboration with colleagues
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside doctors, nurses, social workers, education professionals, health visitors, psychiatrists and occupational therapists
• Offer therapy and treatments for issues relating to a range of mental health conditions
• Develop and evaluate service provision for clients
• Provide consultation to other professions, encouraging a psychological approach in their work, counsel and support careers.
• Carry out applied research, adding to the evidence base of practice in a variety of healthcare settings.
• Psychological treatment and counseling of all sorts of patients having mental and behavioral problems.
• Monitoring and maintaining records and reports of all patients.
· Provide technical support to Planning, implementing, monitoring, and reporting priority interventions and flood response plans on PRSEAH in the health sector.
· Coordination, Participation, and follow-ups in UN interagency and other provincial coordination and sectoral TWGs meetings as well as with corporate partners and contractors.
· Liaison with district and provincial health authorities for implementation of interventions in flood-affected districts of respective duty provinces.
· Monitoring and reporting of activities as well as support in the development of progress updates and donor technical and financial reporting.
· Support strengthening of health facility-based and community-based outreach and integrated health care, psycho-social support, counseling, and referral services associated with PRSEAH.
· Support in developing and managing SEAH response case management data from flood-affected districts.
· Any other assignment assigned by the supervisor.
· Coordinate projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of activities.
· Perform project planning and scheduling, manage tasks, and coordinate project resources to meet objectives and timelines.
· Coordination with field staff for daily and biweekly reporting.
· Communicating with managers to identify training needs and map out development plans for teams and individuals.
· Conduct training and support trainers for the smooth execution of training activities.
· Initiate the process for necessary procurement for the training and other events.
· Provision of all required verification documents to the finance and admin team.
· Preparation of different tools like attendance sheets, formats, etc. for training activities.
· Maintain training records and other related documents/files at the office level.
• Assess clients' needs, abilities or behavior using a variety of methods, including psychometric tests, interviews and direct observation of their behavior
• Devise and monitor appropriate treatment programs, including therapy, counselling or advice, in collaboration with colleagues
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside doctors, nurses, social workers, education professionals, health visitors, psychiatrists and occupational therapists
• Offer therapy and treatments for issues relating to a range of mental health conditions
• Develop and evaluate service provision for clients
• Provide consultation to other professions, encouraging a psychological approach in their work, counsel and support careers.
• Carry out applied research, adding to the evidence base of practice in a variety of healthcare settings.
• Psychological treatment and counseling of all sorts of patients having mental and behavioral problems.
• Monitoring and maintaining records and reports of all patients.
• Manage and design overall project documentation, and reporting framework.
• Prepare Monthly performance report (MPR) and Weekly Progress Report (WPR). Planning and preparation of Annual & Bi-Annual project activities.
• Preparing report on project work plan and component wise work plans as well.
• Proactively design, develop, undertake assessments, analysis of data collected and document lessons learned for future programming purposes, create approaches for utilization of data for decision making. Develop researches and briefing papers.
• Establish and implement standards, procedures and best practices for monitoring and evaluation of programs. Assist in developing and improvement in materials, modules for training and sessions for change in knowledge, attitude and practices and measuring the changes.
• Coordinate with project teams to ensure that all necessary documentation/MoVs are available. Develop effective and user friendly reporting formats.
• Provide technical assistance, guidance, and training to project staff to ensure efficient and accurate participatory M&E and PMEP actualization
• Ensure improved quality of project and program delivery, provide technical input in multi-sectorial contexts to field and partner staff.
• Documentation of overall change - qualitative and quantitative through ICMC’s interventions.
• Prepare a psychosocial counseling program for the project.
• Arrange and conduct psycho-social/trauma counseling sessions for refugees
• Conduct home visits and preparing applicant’s socio-economic profiles.
• Making lists for financial assistance and the expense sheets for the beneficiaries and liaison with finance department.
• Initiate discussions and regular meetings with regards to improving communication and coordination between aid organizations with operations
• Provide support to the project manager to collect documents and share information with other programs.
• Provide regular updates to the project manager
• Refer clients to specialists or to other institutions/organizations for non-counseling treatment of problems.
• Advise clients on how they could be helped by counseling.
• Analyze data such as interview notes, test result, and reference manual in order to identify symptoms, and to diagnose the nature of client's problem.
• Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.
• Develop therapeutic and treatment plans based on clients interest, abilities, and needs.
• Evaluated the result of counseling methods to determine the reliability and validity of treatments.
· Preparing Monthly performance reports (MPR) Planning and preparation of Annual project activities.
· Planning and coordinating in preparation of the Annual Programme /Budget/ Annual Report (APB).
· Coordinating with FHH staff for data collection and correction for reports.
· Monitoring the planned budgeted activities.
· Monitor and prepare monthly Quality annual reports.
· Prepare and develop IEC material in consultation with MS-FHH.
· Counsel the clients for SRH and RH needs and rights & for Psychological illness.
· Conduct Training on Counseling and Communication Skills.
· Organize and conduct orientation sessions on SRH and RH issues with women female youth.
· Organize and conduct awareness/sensitization sessions on SRH needs and RH rights with peer educators, and conduct workshops /seminars in the project working area on HIV/AIDS safe motherhood, unsafe abortion, and adolescent RH issues.
· Organize training regarding youth Issues and their counseling.