Cameroon Jobs Psychotherapist/Trainer

The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)

The Center for Victims of Torture exists to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, their families, and their communities and to stop torture worldwide. We work to build healing communities where torture survivors feel welcomed, protected and healed.

Closing date: 31 Jan 2010

Location: Cameroon - Yaounde



The Center for Victims of Torture is seeking a Psychotherapist/Trainer to work as part of a mental health capacity-building project. The professional will strengthen the quality of psychological services provided at an indigenous, locally-run torture treatment center, and build the capacity of the center to better meet the mental health needs of torture survivors. The position focuses on training, supervising, and empowering staff to conduct services, not on direct provision of services. The position is one-year in length with the option to renew for another year.

Project Description:


This is a three-year, collaborative mental health capacity-building project involving CVT and four locally-run torture treatment NGOs in East and Central Africa. The project’s objective is to deepen and broaden mental health skills of the clinical staff at the local NGOs. The two principle project activities are 1) intensive work with a locally-run torture treatment NGO in one of the four countries, with periodic visits to a similar NGO in another; and 2) semiannual, weeklong clinical workshops involving all of the project partners.

Language Requirement: Fluency in English and French.



Compensation: Competitive salary and benefit package.

How to apply

Submit CV and letter of interest to hr@cvt.org. Please send English-language version of CV and cover letter. Please specify that you are applying for the post in Cameroon.

Reference Code: RW_7YUSCF-10




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