DEI Committee Member | European Branch of ACA | 2022 - present
Board Member | Global Trauma Research Inc. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | 2013-18
Master Trainer | Mental Health Facilitator Training | Zayed University | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2021
Mental Health Facilitator Trainer training was conducted at Zayed University. Seven counselors were trained and became registered MHF trainers (National Board for Certified Counselors).
Project Manager and Trainer | Adaption Project | Ege University | Izmir, Turkey | 2020
Project title: "Improving the Role and Capacity of Teachers and Counselors in the Cultural Adaptation Process of Refugee and Domestic Students
This project was sponsored by the Izmir Development Agency and The Governors' Office. Over 20 schools were involved in the project where teachers and counselors received a 10-week training on multiculturalism and adaptation. (Budget: 60,000 Turkish Lira)
Master Trainer | Mental Health Facilitator Training | Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University | Dammam, KSA | 2016
Two MHF trainings were conducted at IAU, where over 70 counselors and students received certification from NBCC and become registered MHFs.
Volunteer Coordinator and Trainer | Haiti Trauma Project 2 | Croix-Des-Bouquets, Haiti | 2014
My team and I successfully implemented a culturally responsive trauma assessment and intervention training to para-professional Haitian natives. The five-day training was provided by a group of mental health professionals.
Selected Delegate | IAMFC Delegation to Turkey | Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey | 2013
Among a list of applicants, I was selected as a delegate for the International Association for Marriage and Family Counseling's Delegation to Turkey. The purpose of the IAMFC Delegation to Turkey was to advance mutual understanding and collaboration among American and Turkish counseling professionals and to help delegates gain and greater understanding of Turkish culture, social issues and the emerging role of family counseling in Turkish society. The delegation met with Turkish counseling leaders, students, educators, counseling professionals and government officials.
Volunteer Coordinator and Trainer | Haiti Trauma Project | Croix-Des-Bouquets, Haiti | 2013
Two friends from my doctoral cohort and I initiated the Haiti Trauma Project and secured funding to implement a culturally responsive trauma assessment and intervention to train to para-professional Haitian natives. Following the 2010 earthquake, the need for mental health services in Haiti increased. After extensive research, we found that training para-professionals was the most effective solution to address the issue. After a year-long research, planning and logistics, we were able to bring this project to life. Since then, the Haiti Trauma Project continues every year in December to help close the gap in mental health services in Haiti.