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Academic Qualifications: 1. 2009 Master of Science in Occupational Therapy | Brunel University | West London | School of Health Sciences and Social Care 2. 2006 Degree in Occupational Therapy | Higher Technological Educational Institute of Athens | School of Health and Welfare Professions Seminars and specialisations: 1. 2020 «FOUNDATIONS IN DEMENTIA» | University of Nottingham | online course. 2. 2020 «APPLYING SENSORY INTEGRATION THERAPY PRINCIPLES WITH OLDER ADULTS» | Sensory Integration Education 2020 | Online Workshop. 3. 2020 “Mental Health of Children and Adolescents» | Child Psychiatry, Athens University Hospital Children ‘Aghia Sophia »| Mental Health Services | online. 4. 2020 “Women and Addictions» | Over 18 | Mental Health Services | online. 5. 2019 and 2020 «CO | OP Approach | Strategies for Success: Cognitive Orientation Approach in daily Occupational Performance »| Pancyprian Association of Occupational Therapists | Mental Health Services | Nicosia. 6. 2019 “Loss and Grief Management» | Cyprus Private Nursing | PA.SY.N.M | Nicosia. 7. 2018 «Local IS Global: Occupational Therapy in U.S. Refugee Communities and Aboard »| AOTA Continuing Education. 8. 2016 “Practice in Sensory Integration Intervention» | Greek Society for Sensory Integration and Co | Work Therapeutic Intervention | Thessaloniki. 9. 2016 Sensory Integration: Intervention | University of Southern California and Co | Work Therapeutic Intervention | Thessaloniki. 10. 2016 “Evaluation and Treatment dysgraphia in school age» | SSE | Athens. 11. 2015 «PLAYING REALLY MATTERS: Working with troubled Children through therapeutic play and creativity» | Institute of Dramatherapy Aeon | Athens. 12. 2015 Mental retardation associated with genetic syndromes| Spiros Doxiadis Unit | Athens. 13. 2015 ‘Neurobiology of Autism | Known and emerging science »| Spiros Doxiadis Unit| Athens. 14. 2014 «Sensory Integration Assessment» | University of Southern California and Co | Work Therapeutic Intervention | Thessaloniki. 15. 2014 Sensory Integration Theory «Sensory Integration Perspective» | University of Southern California and Co | Work Therapeutic Intervention | Thessaloniki. 16. 2014 Psychoeducational Programme «Cygnet programme» | Psychosocial Studies Society | Thessaloniki. 17. 2012 Continuing Professional Training Programme “Learning to Learn 2» | Athens. 18 2010 Educational workshop “Training on using the Continuing Professional Development Portfolio and its role in the ongoing development of occupational therapists» | SSE | Athens. 19. 2009 «Re | Awakening Psychoanalytic Thinking in OT: Creativity | Compassion and Choice »| Brunel University | London. 20. 2004 «The use of creative expression in Occupational Therapy» (ECTS | credits 3) | Socrates | Erasmus and Artevelde Hogeschool | Belgium. Work | Publications: 2019 1. Presentation – Speech | «Connections between working inequalities and individual and social transformation» | 5th World Conference of Occupational Science | Amsterdam. 2. 2019 Presentation – Speech | “The role of Occupational Therapy in the Management of Mental Disease» | 3rd Christos Kokkinos Conference | Family and Mental Health “Living with Mental Disease”. 3. 2017 Co-author | «Stories in Times of Crisis: Reflextions from a professional Development Group in Greece» in the book Occupational Therapies Without Borders. 4. 2016 Presentation – Speech | “Challenges of everyday practice:” An example of occupational therapy from the countryside »| 7th National Congress of Occupational Therapy. 5. 2009 Thesis | MSc | Brunel University | London | “Study of the perception of Occupational Therapists working with school-aged children with ADHD in Greece | on factors that influence decision making during the Occupational Therapy Process “. 6. 2006 Thesis HTEI Athens | “Study of quality of life perception of people with MS attending Occupational Therapy.»
Ms. Maria Zoumbopoulou completed her undergraduate studies in occupational therapy at the Athens Higher Technological Educational Institute in 2006. In 2009 she received a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy with a focus on Pediatric Occupational Therapy from Brunel University, West London. She has over 13 years of work experience with children and their families and with adults with mental health problems. From 2014 to 2017 she ran her own treatment centre for children in Lamia, Greece. She has also worked from 2017 to December 2019 as a specialist teacher at the Department of Occupational Therapy of the European University of Cyprus, teaching 12 different courses. She has participated in various scientific conferences, seminars and trainings. She is a member of the Pancyprian Association of Occupational Therapists and is registered in the Cyprus Occupational Therapy Registration Council (no. 142).
• 2020 – to date Mental Health Services, SHSO, Cyprus, Occupational Therapist Community Centre for Mental Health Division A – Outpatient Clinic – Aglantzia, providing Community occupational therapy services to adults with mental illness. – Outpatient clinic -Latsia, Memory Clinic, providing occupational therapy services to older people with memory problems, dementia and related degenerative diseases. • 2017 – December 2019 Special Teaching Staff, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, European University of Cyprus, Nicosia. – Teaching courses: Introduction to Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy for Children I & II (Theory & laboratory), Occupational Therapy for Adults I (theory & laboratory) Interdisciplinary Education II & III Patient-centred Approach, Legal Bioethical and Ethical Issues in Occupational Therapy – Placement Supervision I, II & III – Thesis Supervision – Administrative Tasks. • 2014 – 2017 Establishment of Private Care service space for children and families, Lamia. Providing occupational therapy services to children aged 24 months – 12 years old with developmental disorders, movement disorders and learning disabilities. • 2006 – 2014 Providing at-home occupational therapy services for children, Lamia. Occupational Therapist in preschool and school age children with developmental disorders, movement disorders and learning disabilities. • 2010 Centre for Specialist Therapy “Efhereia”, Athens Occupational Therapist in school and preschool children with developmental disorders and learning disabilities. • 2007 Society for Mental Health Fthios – Residence -Shelter “Spring” Lamia Occupational Therapist in adults with chronic mental illness experience, and tenants. • 2005 Health Centre for Children’s Mental Health IKA, Athens Resident Occupational Therapist – Internship in Pedagogical Health department. • 2004 National Rehabilitation Institute, Athens – Resident Occupational Therapist – Internship in Department of Self-reliance and occupational therapy. • 2003 Social Work Foundation and “Lilian Vouvouri” Centres, Athens-Resident Occupational Therapist Clinical Practice II at the Assistive Technology Centre “L. Voudouri »• 2003 New Heraklion Municipality – Community Service, Athens, 2003 Resident occupational therapist – Clinical practice I. Community Occupational Therapy for Adults Programme.
