TERMS OF REFERENCE: CONSULTANCY FOR CLINICAL SUPERVISION FOR HI PSYCHOSOCIAL STAFF IN KAKUMA AND DADAAB ( NATIONAL POSITION)

PROJECT BACKGROUND AND ACTION PURPOSE

The project aims to enhance access to inclusive education for children with disabilities, provide quality education and strengthen the inclusive education capacity of actors through capacity building, coordination and advocacy while mainstreaming protection. The proposed action is aligned with international and national frameworks to ensure the provision of inclusive, equitable, and quality education for children with disabilities and adolescents, especially girls, in Kakuma and Dadaab Refugee camps. These frameworks include both the UNCRC (Article 28) and UNCRPD (Article 24) that advocate for states to recognize the right of children to education and the right of PWDs to education respectively; SDG 4 that aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education; IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of PWDs in humanitarian action that recommends for community awareness on inclusive education, elimination of stigma and discrimination and strengthening of inclusive education systems; the Humanitarian Disability Charter that advocates for inclusive humanitarian services including education; and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Article 11, enunciates the right to free and compulsory basic education

EXPECTED IMPACT:

Enhance the professional growth and development of the staff and ensure enhance coping skills and management of vicarious trauma which in turn will lead to the provision of quality and safe services.

JUSTIFICATION FOR CONSULTANCY

HI has Mental Health and Psychosocial Support component in Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps in the inclusive education projects that seek to provide such services to beneficiaries including children, caregivers, teachers, learning support assistants, and community outreach workers to optimize their work and ensure safeguarding practices are adhered to. It is for this reason that the project is seeking a consultant to conduct clinical supervision for 2 Psychosocial national staff in Dadaab and Kakuma. Supervision is an integral part of counseling practice since it plays a key role in enhancing the counselor’s skill, and knowledge and most importantly enhancing their capacity in delivering their mandate in a responsible, ethical and safe environment. It provides counselors with an opportunity to disclose some of their concerns, prevents vicarious trauma that may accumulate as a result of traumatic or distressing client experiences, and help them monitor their self-care and avoid burnout.

OVERALL GOAL:

Support the counselors’ development of counseling knowledge and skills by identifying learning needs, determining counselor strengths, promoting self-awareness, and transmitting knowledge for practical use and professional growth.

Specific Goals:

• To provide a protected safe space and time where the counselors who work directly with beneficiaries can share their experiences, and challenges and get support from a Mental Health supervisor.
• To enable staff to express, discuss and process difficult or painful emotional responses to situations, clients, and colleagues.
• To provide morale building, assess strengths, and needs, suggest varying clinical approaches, model, cheerlead, and prevent burnout.
• Mentor and teach the counselors through role modeling and facilitate the counselor’s overall professional development and sense of professional identity.
• Provide support on stress management, vicarious traumatization, and self-care.

APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

The Service location for supervision will be done virtually via zoom. The clinical supervisor will arrange with the staff on the dates and times of supervision. The supervision should preferably take place at the end of the month so that staff can share the experiences and challenges they faced at the course of the month. The supervision will take the form of group counselling.

DURATION/ ACTIVITIES CALENDAR (proposed schedule)

The activity will start from October 2022 to December 2023 and will be conducted every month on an agreed date between the consultant and the HI Psychosocial staff.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• The supervisor should have at least a master’s degree in counseling psychology from a recognized University. Ph.D. on the same will be an added advantage.
• Previous experience in conducting clinical supervision for humanitarian staff is required.
• The supervisor should be a registered member of the Kenya Counseling and Psychological Association.
• Must possess strong clinical counseling and supervisory skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Should have worked for at least 2 years in a humanitarian setup.

BUDGET AND PAYMENT

The consultant should include in the financial proposal a budget detailing costs per session. The technical and financial proposal should include the consultant’s understanding of the assignment, the goals, the proposed methodology and approaches, the tentative work plan, and their availability to carry out the clinical supervision. An invoice should be sent to the logistics Manager upon completion of the activity every month.

WORK PLAN

Based on the proposed schedule included in these Terms of Reference, the consultant should establish a work plan for the completion of the service. The work plan should give a clear description of how the consultant intends to approach the clinical supervision.