GENERAL INFORMATION
Position: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Trainer
Location : Remote (online)
Contract Duration : Up to 2 months (short-term consultancy), depending on training schedule and completion of agreed deliverables.
ABOUT INARA:
International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance (INARA) is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) humanitarian organization founded in 2015 by Arwa Damon. Established in response to critical gaps in the humanitarian system, INARA works to support children affected by conflict, displacement, and natural and human-induced disasters who are often unable to access sustained medical and psychosocial care. INARA delivers integrated, child-centered programming that combines life-saving interventions with long-term recovery support. The organization focuses on children facing complex and overlapping vulnerabilities, including injury, trauma, disability, and exclusion from essential services. Through a multidisciplinary approach, INARA provides access to medical treatment, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), and coordinated case management, ensuring continuity of care beyond the immediate emergency phase.
INARA delivers integrated, child-centered programming across multiple sectors to support children affected by crisis. Its interventions include comprehensive medical and rehabilitative care, providing specialized treatment and long-term follow-up; mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), offering trauma-informed and community-based services; and livelihood and economic empowerment initiatives that strengthen household stability. INARA also supports education in emergencies by creating safe and inclusive learning environments, implements water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions to improve health conditions, and maintains a rapid emergency response capacity to deliver immediate medical, psychosocial, food, and non-food assistance during acute crises.
Vision
A world where every child has the agency to create a dignified life.
Mission
Fostering a future where we empower children to shape their own dignified lives.
Purpose
Enhancing children’s capacity to shape their own fulfilling futures through integrated health, empowerment, and community-driven interventions.
Purpose of the Assignment:
INARA seeks to engage a qualified and certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Trainer to deliver competency-based TF-CBT training for psychologists and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) staff across its country programmes in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, and Egypt. The assignment aims to strengthen the capacity of MHPSS teams to provide evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions for children and caregivers affected by conflict, displacement, and other humanitarian crises.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The TF-CBT Trainer will be responsible for the preparation, delivery, and reporting of the training programme, including but not limited to the following:
Training Preparation
- Develop and adapt TF-CBT training materials, presentations, practical exercises, case studies, and participant handouts to the humanitarian context.
- Coordinate with INARA’s team regarding training objectives, participant profiles, logistics, and scheduling.
- Prepare pre- and post-training assessment tools to evaluate participant knowledge and learning outcomes.
Training Delivery
- Deliver interactive online TF-CBT training sessions in Arabic and/or English, as agreed.
- Cover core TF-CBT concepts, principles, components, and practical application in humanitarian and conflict-affected settings.
- Facilitate case discussions, role plays, practical exercises, and participant reflection sessions.
- Promote active participation and engagement throughout the training programme.
Deliverables
- Training agenda and implementation workplan.
- Adapted training materials, presentations, and participant resources.
- Delivery of all agreed training sessions.
- Pre- and post-training assessments and results analysis.
- Participant attendance records.
- Final training completion report, including training outcomes, participant feedback, and recommendations.
Payment Schedule
Payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of all agreed deliverables and approval of the final training report, in accordance with the terms of the contract.
REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS
Qualification
- Advanced university degree (Master’s level or higher) in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Psychiatry, Social Work, or another relevant mental health discipline.
- Valid certification as a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Trainer and/or Practitioner.
- Demonstrated expertise in trauma-informed care and evidence-based mental health interventions.
- Proven ability to adapt training content and methodologies to diverse cultural, humanitarian, and conflict-affected contexts.
- Fluency in Arabic and English, both written and spoken.
- Strong facilitation, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively deliver online training and engage participants in virtual learning environments.
Experience
- Minimum 7 years of professional experience delivering TF-CBT interventions to children, adolescents, and caregivers.
- Demonstrated experience designing and delivering training programmes for psychologists, counselors, social workers, or other mental health professionals.
- Proven experience facilitating remote and online training using virtual learning platforms.
- Experience working in humanitarian, emergency, conflict, displacement, or other crisis-affected settings.
- Familiarity with MHPSS programming, service delivery models, and capacity-building approaches in the Middle East region.
- Strong facilitation, group management, and adult-learning skills, with the ability to engage participants from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds.
How to apply
Interested candidates should submit a CV and cover letter to recruitment@inara.org with the subject line: “(TF-CBT) Trainer”