First Name(S) Katsounari Ioanna E-Mail(S) [email protected] Tel

First Name(S) Katsounari Ioanna E-Mail(S) Jkatsounari@Yahoo.Com Tel

Europass Academic Profile curriculum vitae

Personal information

Surname(s) / First name(s) Katsounari Ioanna E-mail(s) [email protected] Tel. 99-099619 Nationality Cypriot

Education

Dates September 1996-June 1999 Title of qualification awarded BSc Psychology Name of awarding institution University of Derby (UK)

Dates January 2000- June 2002 Title of qualification awarded MA in Clinical Psychology Name of awarding institution Illinois School of Professional Psychology Key features Thesis Title: A cross-cultural study of the relationship between self-esteem and depression with eating disordered attitudes: comparison between Cypriot and British samples.

Dates September 2002- September 2006 Title of qualification awarded PsyD in Clinical Psychology Name of awarding institution The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Key features Dissertation Title: A Methodological Review of MMPI and Rorschach findings assessing PTSD in Vietnam Veterans.

Work Experience

Dates September 2020-December 2020 Employer Name Cyprus Technological University Occupation or position(s) held Special Teaching Staff Main activities and Delivered lectures in the Nursing Department (Health Psychology, Communication responsibilities in Nursing)

Dates October 2007-January 2020 Employer Name Frederick University, Cyprus Occupation or position(s) held Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology

1 Coordinator BSc program in Psychology (2018-2020) Main activities and  Delivered lectures in Social Science subjects (Introduction to responsibilities Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychopathology I & II, Developmental Psychopathology, Interviewing Skills, Crisis Intervention, Basic Principles of Psychometrics, Psychotherapy Processes I & II, Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology Lab) for the Psychology and Social Work (BSc and MA programs) programs.  Coordinated BSc program in Psychology.  Supervised students’ theses for the BSc degree in Psychology, MA and PhD degrees in Social Work.  Counseled students of the Psychology department regarding their academic progress.  Participated in University and Departmental committees.

Dates September 2016-Present Employer Name Hope for Children CRC Policy Center Occupation or position(s) held Supervising Psychologist Main activities and  Providing supervision to clinical psychology doctoral students conducting responsibilities their practicum with children, adolescents and families.  Providing peer supervision to professionals in the foster department of the organization.  Providing individual supervision to psychologists in the foster program regarding their cases.  Providing feedback to psychologists in the foster department regarding their assessment reports.

May 2009-June 2010 Dates January 2013-July 2015 Employer Name Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (Future Worlds Center) Occupation or position(s) held Supervising Psychologist Main activities and  Provided psychotherapy for clients who are survivors of torture and responsibilities trafficking.  Supervised clinical psychology trainees on clinical caseload.  Prepared psychological reports for the asylum service.

 Participated in events for fundraising and advocacy.

Dates January 2007-August 2007 Employer Name Harper College Health and Psychological Services, Chicago, Illinois Occupation or position(s) held Post-doctoral fellow Main activities and  Provided direct clinical services, including brief psychotherapy, intake responsibilities assessments, and clinical consultation.  Provided crisis intervention services.  Provided outreach to the international student campus community.  Provided individual and group supervision to doctoral psychology students.  Participated on the extern and post-doc hiring committees and attended Divisional meetings.  Participated in program development and evaluation. 2

Dates September 2005-September 2006 Employer Name Chicago Read Mental Health Center, Chicago, Illinois Occupation or position(s) held Doctoral intern Main activities and  Provided short-term psychotherapy to residents in acute and long-term responsibilities psychiatric units within an Illinois State inpatient psychiatric hospital.  Co-led (and occasionally led) psychotherapy groups twice a week focused on Yalom’s format of inpatient group psychotherapy.  Administered, scored, interpreted, and wrote full psychological test batteries.  Participated in multidisciplinary staff meeting focusing on short-term goals, long-treatment plans, and discharge planning.  Conducted clinical supervision of a therapy practicum extern under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist.  Conducted research in collaboration with Thresholds’ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center focused on Recovery and ran focus groups with Thresholds employees to assess the implementation of Recovery-oriented practices.

Professional Organisations American Psychological Association (APA) (2004-Present)

Service to the Institute  BSc Psychology Program Coordinator (2018-2020).  Member of the University Research Committee, Frederick University (2016-2020).  Member of the Departmental PhD committee, Frederick University (2018- 2020)  Member of the Council of the School of Education and Social Sciences, Frederick University (2016-2020).  Member of the Council of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Frederick University (2007-2020).  Member of the Committee for the Master’s program in Social Work, Frederick University (2013-Present).  Member of the Theses Committee, Social Work Department, Frederick University (2007-2020).

Publications Doctoral Thesis  A methodological review of MMPI and Rorschach findings assessing PTSD in Vietnam Veterans, DAI-B 67/04, p. 2230, Oct 2006, Publication Number 3215583.

Publications  Katsounari, I., Phylactou, P. & Heracleous, E. (2020). No Lost Generation: Refugee Children Education in Cyprus-Final Research Paper. London: The Hellenic Observatory.  Katsounari, I. & Phylactou, P. (2020). No Lost Generation-Refugee Children education in Cyprus: Policy Brief, London: The Hellenic Observatory.  Solomonidou, A, & Katsounari, I. (2020). Experiences of Occupational Stress and Burnout among Social Workers in Cyprus, ‘International Social 3 Work’, https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872819889386.  Katsounari, I & Andreou, S. (2020). Professional perspectives on the treatment and service delivery of eating disorders in Cyprus, ‘European Journal of Counseling Psychology, Special Issue on Disordered Eating and Body Image in Cyprus’, 8, (1), 78-92, https://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v8i1.175.  Dimopoulou, M. & Katsounari, I. (2019). The characteristics of clinical supervision: Experiences of two supervisors in the clinical field (In print, ‘Social Work’).  Katsounari, I. (2019). Older adults’ views of psychotherapy in Cyprus. Behavioral Sciences, 9, 16, doi: 10.3390/bs9110116.  Katsounari, I. (2018). Representations of mental illness in Cyprus press. Conference Proceedings, 1st International Conference., Psychology and the Media: The Psychological Effects of the Diffusion of Mass Media in Every Day Life, Organized by Frederick University, April 28-29, 2018.  Katsounari, I. (2018). The impact of economic crisis on mental health. Conference Proceedings, 4th International Conference, Institute of Humanistic and Social Sciences, Heraklion, April, 2018.  Katsounari et al., (2017). JudEx+: A manual to train professionals on child- friendly communication in judicial procedures in cases of sexual violence against children, https://judexstudypack.com/.  Katsounari, I. (2016). Assessment of combat PTSD using the Rorschach and the MMPI. Lambert Academic Publishing (Book).  Katsounari, I. & Erodotou, S. (2016). Economic Crisis and Suicidality in Cyprus. Conference Proceedings, Hellenic Society of Counseling and Guidance, Athens, March 2016.  Katsounari, I. Kourri,V. & Leitao, S. (2016). JudEx+: Judicial Proceedings in cases of sexual violence against children – the child’s experience. Country Report-Cyprus, http://judex.uncrcpc.org/.  Katsounari, I. (2015). Female Genital Mutilation: Trauma, Loss and Key Clinical Considerations, Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders and treatment, 4, 4, doi:10.4172/2324-8947.1000147.  Katsounari, I. (2015). The Road Less Travelled and Beyond: Working with Severe Trauma and Preventing Burnout, Burnout Research, doi:10.1016/j.burn.2015.10.002.  Andreou, S. & Katsounari, I. (2015). Eating disorders in children and adolescents in Cyprus, Counseling for prevention and treatment. Conference Proceedings, Counseling and Professional Guidance Conference, May 2015, Limassol.  Doumit, R., Khazen, G., Katsounari,I., Kazandjian, Chant, J. & Zeeni, N. (2015). Investigating Vulnerability for Developing Eating Disorders in a Multi-Confessional Population, Community Mental Health, 53 (1), 107-116.  Katsounari, I. (2014). Narrative exposure therapy for treating PTSD with psychotic features: A case study, Clinical Case Studies, 14, 5, 251-272.  Katsounari, I. (2014). Integrating Psychodynamic Treatment and Trauma Focused intervention in the case of an unaccompanied minor with PTSD, Clinical Case Studies, 13, 4, 352-367.  Zeeni, I., Gharibeh, N., & Katsounari, I. (2013). The impact of sociocultural influences on the eating attitudes of Lebanese and Cypriot students: a cross-cultural study, Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics. 26 (Suppl.1), 45–52.  Katsounari, I. (2012). The impact of context in understanding the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and psychotic features 4 in survivors of torture, International Journal of Social Science and Humanities. 1, 2.  Katsounari, I. & Zeeni, N. (2012). Preoccupation with weight and eating patterns of Lebanese and Cypriot female students: A comparative cross- cultural study, Psychology. 3, 6, 507-512.  Katsounari, I. & Zeeni, N. (2012). Weight preoccupation and eating patterns of Lebanese and Cypriot young women, Proceedings Paris International Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, July 2012.  Katsounari, I. & Jacobowitz, J. (2011). A comparative analysis of MMPI and Rorschach findings assesing combat-related PTSD in Vietnam Veterans. Psychology. 2, 4, 335-341.  Katsounari, I. (2011). Post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis. Mental Health Practice. 15, 4, 14-20.  Katsounari, I. (2009) ‘Self-esteem, depression, and eating disordered attitudes: A cross-cultural comparison between Cypriot and British young women’. European Eating Disorders Review. 12, 455-461.

Additional information  Registered Clinical Psychologist (#17431).  Member of the Scientific Committee for Road Safety of the Ministry of Justice and Public Affairs, Cyprus- June 2018- Present.  Member of the National Bioethics Evaluation Committee-Clinical Trials Committee-October 2015- November 2018.  External evaluator of Horizon 2020 and Cost proposals.  Reviewer for the Paris International Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, July 2012.  Reviewer for the Journal of Clinical Psychology, International Journal of Eating Disorders, European Eating Disorder Review, Community Mental Health Journal.

Participation in E.U. Projects Scientific collaborator (December 2007-December 2008) (co-funded by the Ministry of Implementation of programmes focused on the orientation of political Interior) refugees in order to facilitate their adjustment and acculturation in Cypriot society (European Refugee Fund).

Participation in Projects  Scientific Collaborator- November 2020-Present Establishing guidelines for the determination of the best interests of the child. Funded by the Office of the Obudsman for Children’s Rights in Cyprus.

 Principal Investigator- January 2020- December 2020 No Lost Generation: Refugee Children Education in Cyprus. Funded by A.G. Leventis Research Innovation Programme on Cyprus 2019 Small Research Project: ‘Immigration in Cyprus: Developments, challenges and implications’.

 Scientific Collaborator (FU)- September 2018-January 2020 RefTeCP- Refugee Teaching Certification Programme for Egyptian and Refugee Teachers Enabled by Blended Learning- Funded by Erasmus+. Host Organization: Frederick University, Partners: University of

5 Crete, University of Bath, Aswan University (Egypt), Al-Azhar University (Egypt), Zazagig University (Egypt).

 Lead scientific coordinator (FU) -October 2015-October 2017 ‘JudEX+- Towards a child friendly justice in cases of sexual violence against children’-Funded by Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014-2020). Host organization: Hope for Children CRC Policy Center, Partners: Frederick University, Know and Can Association, Rinova, Cesie, Universita Primoskem.

 Participant Researcher (FU)-October 2010-October 2011 The Cyprus Oral History Project: Illuminating our Lives/Teaching the Conflict—Truth and Reconciliation through Oral History Research. Funded by the Research Promotion Foundation. Host organization: Frederick University Partners: University of Illinois at Chicago,USA, Cardet, Cyprus, Institute for Eurodemocracy Glafcos Clerides, Cyprus.

Trainings  Provided training for officers of Human Trafficking Department, Cyprus Police, 12-13 October 2017. Topic: Post-traumatic stress reactions in trafficking victims, intervewing techniques with trafficking victims.  Provided training for officers of ‘The House of Hope’ (Shelter for Unaccompanied Minors)-May 2014. Topic: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.  Provided training for officers of Y.KA.N (Police Drug Enforcement Unit)- Dates: 13-10, 14-10, 15-10/2008, Frederick University. Topic: Establishment of a working relationship focused on motivating drug users to participate in therapeutic programmes.

Completed Research Projects(Final Reports  ‘Synergy’, Submitted for Social Challenges EU awards, Host Organization: Submitted) Frederick University (2019).  ‘Children and Adolescents of Parents with Mental Disorders: An European Action’, Submitted for COST Open Call OC-2017-1. Host organization: Unit of Epidemiological and Evaluation Psychiatry, Italy.  ‘Economic Crisis and Forms of Resilience developed by Single Parent Families and Young Unemployed Persons’ Submitted for the 7th Framework Programme for Research, technological Development and Demonstration.  ‘Predictors of mental health and quality of life in victims of torture and trafficking in Cyprus’ Submitted for the Research Promotion Foundation, September 2009 (Received an evaluation of 8.85/10 and was selected as runner-up for the category ‘Psychological health and Addiction’).  ‘Provision of Psychological support for Asylum Seekers’. Submitted for the European Refugee Fund (co-funded by the European Union and Asylum Service) December 2009.

Professional Presentations  Poster Presentation: Older Adults’ Views of Psychotherapy in Cyprus, European Congress of Psychology, Moscow, Russia, 2-7th July 2019.  Poster Presentation: Representations of foster care in Cyprus’ newspapers: An interdisciplinary approach, 5th International Conference Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Heraklion Crete, 5-7th April, 2019. 6  Paper Presentation: ‘Fairy Tales as a projective tool in children’s psycho- emotional development’. 2nd Pancyprian Conference of OMEP, World Organisation for Early Childhood Education, Nicosia, Cyprus, 16-17 November 2018.  Poster Presentation: Dimensions of burnout in social workers’, Conference Psychology and Health: Best Practices in Practice, Organized by Cyprus Psychologists Association, University of Cyprus, November 19-20, 2018.  Paper Presentation: ‘Representations of mental illness in Cyprus Press’, 1st International Conference, Psychology and the Media: The Psychological Effects of the Diffusion of Mass Media in Every Day Life, Organized by Frederick University, April 28-29, 2018.  Poster Presentation: Economic Crisis and Suicidality in Cyprus: The importance of prevention, 4th International Conference Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Heraklion Crete. , 3-4th April, 2018.  Paper Presentation: ‘Prevention of child sexual abuse’, 1st National Forum on Children’s Rights, Organized by HFC CRC Policy Center, Nicosia, September 21, 2017.  Paper Presentation: ‘Economic Crisis and Suicidality in Cyprus’. Conference ‘Individual and Collective Approach in Counseling vulnerable groups’, Hellenic Society for Counseling and Guidance, Athens, March 2016.  Paper Presentation: ‘Eating disorders in children and adolescents in Cyprus’ 2nd Panhellenic Psychological Conference, Psychology: From theory to practice, University of Nicosia, 5-6 March 2016.  Paper Presentation: ‘Vulnerability for eating disorders in a multi- confesssional population’, World Psychological Forum, Prague, 17-19 September 2016.  Round Table discussion: ‘Measures of preventing the disappearances of unaccompanied minors’ Title of presentation: Psychological characteristics of unaccompanied minors’ Nicosia, April 2014, Organized by: SPAVO and “Hope for Children” UNCRC Policy Center.  Paper Presentation: ‘Psychosocial consequences of a man made disaster: The case of Cyprus’, International Conference, ‘Crises and Disasters: Psychosocial consequences’, Athens, March 2013, Organized by the World Psychiatric Association.  Open Lecture: ‘Psychology of Space’. School of Architecture, Frederick University, November 2012.  Paper Presentation: ‘Preoccupation with weight and eating patterns of Lebanese and Cypriot female students: A comparative cross-cultural study’ Paris International Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, Paris, July 2012.  Poster Presentation: ‘The impact of sociocultural influences on the eating attitudes of Lebanese and Cypriot students: a cross-cultural study’ Experimental Biology 2012, San Diego, California, April 2012.  Paper Presentation: ‘Inside Out and Outside In: Respecting the context in understanding the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis’ International Conference, ‘Intercultural aspects of mental disorders’ University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, November 2010.  Round Table Discussion: ‘Discussing the way language is used and its significance in the construction of collective memories: The case of Cyprus’, Frederick University, In collaboration with the Pre-primary and Journalism Departments, October 2010.  Seminar Presentation: ‘Road accidents: Who is responsible?’ Title of the 7 presentation: ’Individual factors related to road safety’, Frederick University, May 2010.  Paper Presentation: ‘Hidden curriculum, collective memories, and the use of language: Can their mismatch create identity conflicts and cognitive dissonance?’, 3rd World Conference of the International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies’, Cape Town, Africa, September 2009.  Poster Presentation: ‘Cross-Cultural comparative study on self-esteem, depression and eating disordered attitudes’ 40th Society for Psychotherapy Research International Meeting, Santiago, Chile, June 2009.  Presentation: ‘Orientation of Political Refugees in Cyprus’ in Seminar “Moving Populations: Their integration as a bi-directional process”. Frederick University, November 2008.

Professional trainings  United to End FGM: E-learning course for Health and Asylum Professionals (16 hours), July 2014, Led by: End FGM European Campaign.  Training to become a Red Cross trainer focused on psychosocial support of disaster victims, Cyprus Red Cross, 27, 28, 29, 30 May 2010.

Professional Conferences and Seminars  European Congress of Psychology, Moscow, Russia, July 2019.  2nd Pancyprian Conference of OMEP, World Organisation for Early Childhood Education, Nicosia, 16-17 November 2018.  Conference ‘Psychology and Health: Best Practices in Practice’, Organized by Cyprus Psychologists Association, University of Cyprus, November 19-20, 2018.  Psychology and the Media: The Psychological Effects of the Diffusion of Mass Media in Every Day Life, Frederick University, Limassol, April 2018.  Myth and Fairytale: From storytelling to psychoanalytic dialogue. Athens, March 16-18, 2018.  1st National Forum on Children’s Rights, Nicosia, September 2017  Hellenic Society for Counseling and Guidance, Athens, March 2016.  1st World Psychological Forum, Prague, September 2015.  International Conference, ‘Mediterranean Migration Network International Conference: Migration and Integration: the role of social services’, University of Nicosia, June 2014.  Seminar, ‘Preventing Eating Disorders within the family’, Organized by the Ministry of Health, Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, University of Nicosia, May 2014.  Seminar for Gender and Equality: The case of trafficking, University of Frederick, February 2014.  International Conference, ‘Crises and Disasters: Psychosocial consequences’, Athens, 6-9 March 2013.  Paris International Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, Paris, 24-27 July 2012.  Seminar ‘Migrant Populations: The Integration as a bi-directional process’ Frederick University, November 2011, Social Work Department, (Member of the organizing committee).  International Conference, ‘Intercultural aspects of mental disorders’ University of Heidelberg, Germany, 11-14 November 2010.  International Psychiatric Conference ‘From Adolescence to Adulthood- Normality and Psychopathology’, Larnaca, 9-12 September 2010. 8  Seminar, ‘The contribution of the Humanitarian Sciences in the implementation of Human Rights’, Department of Social Work, Frederick University, March 2010.  Seminar, ‘The Changing Facets of Trafficking in Human Being: Challenges and Policy Developments’ EU Anti-trafficking day, Nicosia, October 2009.  Workshop for eating disorders, Janet Treasure, Nicosia, October 2009.  International Conference, 40th Society for Psychotherapy Research International Meeting, Santiago, Chile, June 2009.