Who can apply?

If you earned Master’s degree in Psychology but still need to complete your internship to become registered psychology professional, psychology student or anyone with the psychoeducation degree.

Work description

You work from home. You work the amount of time you want on a specific day. Minimum amount is 30 minutes.

How it all works and what exactly do I do?

deVicer app is a tool that helps users coping with their eating disorders (Binge eating disorder and Food addiction in general). It implements tools like educational content, community support and relapse prevention plan (RPP). RPP consists of engaging in healthy activities and rewards, “Ask for Help” button where active and trusted members can view and help user in need and the final part of RPP is where you as a psychologist is needed.

Process of bringing you and the user together

After our user, let’s call her Mary, opens up the “Contact our psychoeducation specialists” page in the app, she sees list of all our psychoeducators. The ones which are currently offline, there will be a red dot next to their username, and if you are ready and available to work (meaning you’re logged into our Administrator’s dashboard), there will be a green dot symbolizing you’re available.

After Mary proceeds and take the 30 minutes talk with you (1 session), on your side you get a notification that a client wants to talk with you. After you accept the client by sending first message, the countdown of 30 minutes starts ticking. 2 minutes before the conversation expires, the user has an option to extend conversation for next 30 minutes.

What will you talk about with the deVicer user?

You will give him general advice that you learned through your education. If someone experience anxiety attack, strong urges and cravings to overeat or similar – you will propose them certain breathing exercises, tips to prevent relapse (like going outside walking, show them basic mindfulness techniques or similar) to help them at this crucial time. And you will be here for them listening to their needs, and if possible – help them.

Supervision

Of course, you will not be left on your own. Licensed supervisor will always be there, able to monitor your conversation and give you advice and help if needed.

How you get paid?

You officially work as a volunteer. But we pay you through donations by our company in proportions of how many sessions you had worked. You get paid per every 30 minutes session, so if the user extends it (30 + 30 or two sessions) you get paid as you had 2 clients each per 30 mins. Your working hours is not counting only when you decide to work and open up the Administrator dashboard while you wait for the client to hit you up. Consider this model as Uber, but only for psychologists.

Until someone decides to ask for your help, you can do whatever you like at home, just keep an eye (and ear – as we have a ringing notification) if someone hit you up.

Why we need interns or students and not registered psychologists?

In this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many people need psychological (psychoeducational) help, even more people who struggle with eating disorders and who are prone to sudden anxiety attacks, depression and relapses. This is why we wanted to create a model that will be benefit both parties – deVicer users and deVicer psychoeducators.

We don’t call our service psychological counseling nor psychotherapy. For that, you would need to be licensed psychologists. Our service is solely psychoeducation (PE) and that is all we do. This way you will earn experience, and at the same time much more people will be able to afford psychological help. Even more because they can pay for only half an hour instead of 1 hour session.

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