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PCC Objectives

1.  To improve the psychological well-being of individuals and groups that suffer from mental illness that affects their daily performance.

2. To minimize the danger of psychological, social, and academic problems.

3. To upgrade the capacities of individuals and institutions working in mental health.

4. To contribute to the realization of the sustainability of the Center through abiding by good governance principles.

5. To develop policies and capacities in mental health.

Organizational Structure

The human resources who have a specific vision and plan of action to realize the dream of vision need a structure to help them know ‘what they are doing’, ‘when’, and ‘with whom’.  The structure provides the feeling of security and clarity in regards to the work they are doing, i.e., delegation of responsibilities, departments, authorities, responsibilities and accountability.  Security and clarity contribute towards the organization’s efficiency and impact.    

 The PCC has a twenty General Assembly that meet once every year to oversee the policies and procedures of the institution.  From the General Assembly a committee of five, Board of Directors, is selected to meet on a bi-monthly basis to ensure implementation of policies and procedures and to have direct contact with the staff of the organization.  A Monitoring Committee comprised of three members of the General Assembly, meet when needed to assist in difficult decisions such as the personal issues, financial and other managerial problems.  The PCC Director, Dr. Rana Nashashibi, is responsible for the day-to-day functioning of the organization.  An Internal Administrative Committee comprised of the heads of the departments (5) and the Director, meet every two weeks to share information, make collective decisions and oversee the comprehensive strategic plan for the organization.

 The PCC has five departments, three that are program based and two administrative based.  These Departments are: the Clinical Department, the Socio-Educational Department, the Training and Consultancy Department, the Public Relations Department and the Administrative and Financial Department.

 The PCC staff meetings take place every two weeks with a prepared agenda and the availability of space to add new items so that staff can address all needs.  In addition, Departmental meetings take place every week and consist of all the staff working in the various Departments.  Program meetings, for the various programs are also held once a week with staff working in a particular program, project or service meeting.  These meetings (Internal Administration, Departmental, Staff and Program) aim to make contact with all staff and provide the opportunity for creative thinking, collective decision-making, internal evaluations and collective planning.

 Finally, the PCC has two additional committees.  The first is the Employees Committee (comprised of three staff, one head of department and two administrative and program staff) that aims to assure employee rights and interests.  The second is a Purchase Committee (comprised of three staff - three heads of departments) that oversees and make decisions relating to bids and purchases (of a limited amount).  

Palestinian Counseling Center (PCC)

General Assembly

Recent Elections:  June 3, 2005

PCC Departments:

Clinical Department

Programs

• Therapy Program
• Diagnosis and Testing Program
• Model Building Program
• Supervision and Consultations Program

Target Group/Beneficiaries: Children, youth and adults with psychological, social and academic problems.  Individuals and groups benefit directly through individual counselling, group therapy, psychiatric services as well as telephone and individual consultations.  Beneficiaries come in on their own, refereed from organizations and/or schools or referred from other PCC programs.

Socio-Education Department

Programs

• Non-Formal Education Program
• Youth at Risk Program
• Big Brother – Big Sister Program
• Awareness Raising Program

Target Group/Beneficiaries: Children between the ages of 6 – 11 that have low academic achievement and require remedial education support programs.  Parents and teachers are also direct beneficiaries, as they comprise the immediate environment of the child. This also includes children that are paired with university students as “big brothers-big sisters’ to the children.     

Children between the ages of 12 – 18 that are considered ‘youth at risk’ and require preventive support programs. 

General Community benefit from Awareness Raising activities such as publications, radio programs, workshops and conferences. 

Capacity Building Department

Programs

• Training
• Model Building
• Professional Enrichment

Target Group/Beneficiaries: Mental health workers, mental health organizations and university students are the direct target group for this component of the PCC work.  In building the capacities of these individuals and organizations, hundreds of individuals benefit indirectly.  The PCC also provides training, lectures and supervision based on the request of institutions and organizations throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip.  

Through this component of our work, the PCC develops training manuals for internal use as well as manuals for upgrading information and skills of others and are disseminated to organizations and individuals.

Advocacy and Lobbying Department

Programs

• Campaigns Program (local and international)
• Documentation Program
• Networking and Coordination Program

Target Group/Beneficiaries: This component of the PCC work mainly focuses on influencing mental health policies locally and providing and using that information for international intervention.  Through this work, the PCC works with at least 15 local organizations in advocacy and advocacy techniques and formation of pressure groups.  On the international level, the PCC in coordination with local organizations works on two main issues; the Annexation and Separation Wall and the Jerusalem Municipality Plan. 

The PCC has 60 employees in clinics and centers in Jerusalem - Beit Hanina (Headquarters), Old City, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, and Qalqilya.

Contact information

Jerusalem

Beit Hanina (Headquarters) – Tel:  02 656 2272/ 656 2627- Fax:  02 656 2271

e-mail:  pcc@palnet.com                                   

web site:  www.pcc-jer.org

Branches

•  Jerusalem- Bet Hanina (Headquarter), 

• Old City- Jerusalem  Community Recourses Center,

• Ramallah Clinic,

• Nables Community Center,

• Jenin Clinic and Community Center,

• Qalqilya Community Mental Health Center (Azzoun village).

  Jerusalem

 Tel: 972-2-656-2272/

       972-2- 656-2627

Fax: 972-2-6562271

P.O. Box 17402

Jerusalem

pcc@palnet.com

 Ramallah

Telfax: 972-2-2989788

 Nablus

Telfax: 972-9-2335946

 Jenin

Telfax: 972-4-2504060

 Azoon

Telfax: 972-9-2904063

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