Experienced mental health professional
  • specialist in assessment and management of mental health needs
  • ability to manage crisis situations which involve diverse actors and stakeholders
  • conflict resolution and mediation skills
  • specialist in designing and delivering trainings on psychosocial issues to different audiences including interns from different institutions of higher learning to Uganda Prisons Service
  • specialist in children’s accelerated trauma therapy (CATT)
  • cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Effective communication skills
  • Commitment to continuous learning
  • research (quantitative and qualitative) methodology
  • certified grand reviewer by MicroResearch International Canada
  • very good working knowledge of MS word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel MS Microsoft outlook

 

Last Resume Update June 16, 2021
Address Kampala, Uganda
E-mail rg.odendi@outlook.com
Phone Number +256 772 006 200

Experience

Butabika National Mental Heath Referral Hospital
Intern Clinical Psychologist/Volunteer Clinical Child Psychologist
Oct 2018 - Mar 2020

• Assessment, diagnosis, and management of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, trauma and related disorders, depression and anxiety disorders, disruptive behaviour disorders
• Parental/Caregiver training in behavioural management skills
• Teaching and supervising students from other institutions of higher learning

Uganda Prisons Service
Psychiatric Clinical Officer
Nov 2016 - Current

• Developed training curriculum on mental health and psychosocial issues in Prisons
• Facilitate trainings on mental health in forensic settings at the Staff College, Uganda Prisons Service
• Facilitate continuing professional development to primary healthcare workers at Uganda prisons service
• Conduct assessments and identifying a wide variety of disorders in clients, and formulating suitable treatments strategies
• Help clients define goals and plan action to achieve treatment objectives and adjustment
• Develop and implement treatment plans and therapeutic processes
• Provide supervision, guidance and leadership to other members of the mental health team
• Provide culturally sensitive psychosocial support to individuals, groups, and family members
• Provide active psychosocial support during emergencies to ensure continued well-being of prisoners and staff community
• Facilitate training sessions on mental health, team-building, problem-solving, conflict resolution to ensure that mental health team is abreast of up to date and relevant information
• Contributed to the design of policies and guidelines to increase awareness of important themes to promote metal health and psychosocial wellbeing of inmates, staff and their family welfare
• Training and mentoring of interns from higher institutions of learning including Makerere university, Kyambogo University, Uganda Christian University, Uganda Martyrs University, University of Kisubi among others

United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations in South Sudan
Corrections Mental Health Advisor
Oct 2013 - Nov 2016

• Conducted psychosocial and mental health needs assessment at the National Prisons Service of South Sudan (NPSSS)
• Developed training curriculum on mental health and psychosocial issues in NPSSS
• Facilitated psychosocial and mental health training for new Corrections Officers UNMISS
• Advised and mentored primary healthcare workers at the NPSSS
• Facilitated training on common psychosocial and mental health problems at the NPSSS
• Developed psychosocial and mental health policy guideline to reform psychosocial and mental health services at the NPSSS
• Developed training manual titled “Emotional Intelligence and Stress Management Training therapy for Staff of NPSSS and other Institutions”

Uganda Prisons Service
Psychiatric Clinical Officer
Oct 2009 - Oct 2013

• Developed training curriculum on mental health and psychosocial issues in Prisons
• Facilitate trainings on mental health in forensic settings at the Staff College, Uganda Prisons Service
• Facilitate continuing professional development to primary healthcare workers at Uganda prisons service
• Conduct assessments and identifying a wide variety of disorders in clients, and formulating suitable treatments strategies
• Help clients define goals and plan action to achieve treatment objectives and adjustment
• Develop and implement treatment plans and therapeutic processes
• Provide supervision, guidance and leadership to other members of the mental health team
• Provide culturally sensitive psychosocial support to individuals, groups, and family members
• Provide active psychosocial support during emergencies to ensure continued well-being of prisoners and staff community
• Facilitate training sessions on mental health, team-building, problem-solving, conflict resolution to ensure that mental health team is abreast of up to date and relevant information
• Contributed to the design of policies and guidelines to increase awareness of important themes to promote metal health and psychosocial wellbeing of inmates, staff and their family welfare
• Training and mentoring of interns from higher institutions of learning including Makerere university, Kyambogo University, Uganda Christian University, Uganda Martyrs University, University of Kisubi among others

Adjumani Local Government
Psychiatric Clinical Officer
Jun 2006 - Sep 2009

• Conducted diagnose, provision of mental health care including counselling and active case management
• Participated in planning, budgeting, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating psychiatric activities
• Referred complicated cases to appropriate tertiary level of care
• Ensured adequate protection of mental patients, relatives and staff involved in patient management
• Developed capacity of other clinical staffs to mainstream mental health in primary health care through continuing professional development and onsite mentorship
• Trained and supervised community volunteer counsellors

Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Uganda, Adjumani, Uganda
Psychiatric Nurse
Jul 1998 - Apr 2001

• Diagnosed and provided mental health care including counselling and active case management
• Trained as Trainer of Trainers
• Ensured adequate protection of mental patients, relatives and staff involved in patient management
• Participated in integrated community outreaches providing equitable services to cases in the community including assessment of their psychosocial support
• Provided capacity building of other staffs to mainstream mental health in primary health care through continuing professional development and onsite mentorship
• Trained and supervised community volunteer counsellors

Education

Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Advanced Diploma in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Aug 2017 - Nov 2019
Uganda Martyrs University
Master of Science in Clinical and Psychological Counselling
Nov 2016 - Oct 2019

Counselling and Psychotherapy, Psychopathology and Treatment, Human Development, Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics, Clinical Neuropsychology, Ethics and Forensic Psychology, Research Methodology, Child and Adolescent, Learning and Cognitive Issues, Social Psychology and Group Dynamics, Personality Psychology and disorders, HIV/AIDS Management and Care, Addiction Psychology, Marriage and Family Systems Counseling, Psych-traumatology and Counselling, Data Analysis and Reporting Writing, On Campus Laboratory and Therapeutic Enactments, Professional Practice Recess Term, Dissertation and Viva Voce

Uganda Martyrs University
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Development and Counselling
Aug 2008 - Jul 2011

Development Perspectives, Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to social Work, Economic Concepts, English Language Grammar, Computer Skills, Social Psychology, Social work Services, Development Economics Life Skills, Ethics and Development, Refuges and Forced Migration, Literature and Composition, Gender and Development, Conflict Management and Development, Principles of Management Human Rights and Development, Human Growth and Development
Oral Communication Skills, Trauma and Counselling Organisational Psychology, Project Planning and Management Public Health, Counselling Theories, Research Methods original And Critical Writing Skills,
Family and Group Counselling, Children and Adolescent Counselling, Marriage Counselling, Counselling Workshop, Business English, HIV/AIDS and other Incurable Diseases and Counselling, Occupational, Career Guidance and counselling, Counselling in Palliative Care, Psychometric Assessment Practicum

Butabika School of Psychiatric Clinical Officers
Diploma in Mental Health
Nov 2002 - Dec 2004

General Psychiatry, Clinical Adult Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Liaison Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry
Neuro-Anatomy and Neuro-physiology, Medical Sociology, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Counselling, Pharmacology, Medicine, Clinical & Viva, Research Methodology, Primary Health Care, Community Health and HMIS, Case studies, Filed Work, Dissertation

Butabika School of Psychiatric Nursing
Diploma in Mental health (Nursing)
May 1995 - Jul 1998

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