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Mental Health & Psychology Associate Intern

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The experience

Volunteer and receive exclusive insights into how psychiatric services operate in Malawi.
Get the chance to combine multiple projects throughout your stay
Learn the processes that the doctors and nurses go through when undergoing consultations with psychiatric patients
Reach out directly to people in the community suffering from psychiatric issues.

What you offer

18 hours of help per week

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

Additional fee required

Amount: € 15 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: volunteers contribute 15 EURO per day to cover expenses or three meals day, Accommodation and maintenance.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Requirements

Intermediate English or Fluent English

Between 18 and 46 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

On your first day at the project the community nurses will be on hand to give a talk with you around the psychiatric history and development that Malawi has experienced. 

Across your time on the experience, will go on to learn the processes involved that the doctors and nurses go through when undergoing consultations with psychiatric patients. This includes assessing patient records, evaluating any progresses, measuring any diagnoses and prescribing any relevant medicines. The doctor will talk through with you generally the different ways in which they take care of patients suffering from mental health issues. There will be ongoing opportunities for you to assist in such health education procedures throughout.
Part of the mental health experience will see you embark on our community outreach programme that is led by psychiatric qualified nurses.