PsychiatricandothermentalhealthprofessionalvacanciesatTumainiCounsellingCentre,Nairobi,Kenya
Since1991AfricaInlandMission(AIM)andWycliffeBibleTranslatorsInternational(WBTI)haveworkedcooperativelytoprovidecounsellingandmentalhealthsupportservicesformissionariesatTumainiCounsellingCentreinNairobi,Kenya.‘Tumaini’isaSwahiliwordmeaning‘hope’.In2002wemovedintoabeautifulfacilitydesignedbothforourconfidentialcounsellingandmentalhealthministry,aswellasourmorepublicpreventativecarework;weevenhavebeautifulandrestfulgardensforquietreflection.TodayTumainiisaworld-leadingcentrespecializinginmissionarymentalhealthcare.
WhileweservethemembersofAIMandWBTI,wealsosupportmissionariesandtheirfamiliesfromover160like-mindedagenciesthroughoutAfrica,seeing350–400peopleeachyear.Muchofthisworkisface-to-faceconsultationsatTumaini,butwealsoofferdistanceservices,traveltomissionconferencesaroundAfrica,runseminarsandofferavarietyofotherresources.AnewsmallercentreinbasedinKampalaisopeninginMarch2016,tobetterservemissionariesworkinginCentralAfrica.OurstaffAllourmentalhealthcliniciansareexperiencedandprofessionallyqualifiedintheirhomecountries.Inaddition,theyaremissionariesthemselves,co-workersintheGreatCommission,workingtostrengthenGod’sservantsastheyfollowHiscall.Thecurrentteamincludespsychiatristsandpsychologists,psychotherapists,marriageandfamilytherapists,andcounsellorscomingfromtheUSandCanada,UK,GermanyandSouthKorea.
TheTumainiclinicalteam,March2015
AfricaInlandMissioncurrentlyisseekinganewClinicalTeamLeadereffectivefrom2017,andadditionalexperiencedadultorchildpsychiatrists,andpsychologistsandtherapistsforourcentresinbothNairobiandKampala,assoonaspossible.Cometoworkwithus–forayearorformuchlonger–andhelpusrespondbettertothosewhoneedourservices.FormoreinformationandapplicationsToworkatTumainiisacalling,notjustajob.YouneedtoapplytoAIMasashort-termorlong-termmissionary(whichincludesraisingyourownfundingforyourworkhere),andputtinginaprofessionalapplicationtoTumaini.Dr.DouglasGhristisourpointofcontactandcangiveyoufurtherinformation,aswellasguideyouthroughtheapplicationprocess.Contact: DouglasGhrist,M.D.,737HamptonHillDr.,Tyler,TX75703,USAEmail: [email protected] UsefullinksMarkPhippenClinicalTeamLeader,TumainiCounsellingCentre:[email protected]:http://www.aimint.orgTumainiCounsellingCentrewebsite:http://tumainicounselling.netArticles&videosaboutTumaini:http://tumainicounselling.net/about-us/tumaini-video/22Feb2016
