milena soc, Psychologist/SEN Coordinator

milena soc

Psychologist/SEN Coordinator

Summit International School

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Doctorate, psychiatry
Experience
6 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 10 Months

Psychologist/SEN Coordinator at Summit International School
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2015 to December 2016

Assist the School Management & American International Development Council in establishing & developing Special Need Departments and Plan of Action for several Summit international schools.
Key Contributions:
Establishing departments, staff planning and orientation, implementation of the intervention standards and procedures, equipment acquisition.
Situation analysis, conduction of psychological assessment and programming of IEP.
Programming of individual treatment plans based on multidisciplinary approach, primarily focused on Behavioral therapy and Art Therapy.
Assisted teachers identify sings of abnormal development and identify students having social, behavioral, emotional and learning difficulties.
Conduct parent and teachers training on intervention, behavioral management and crisis techniques.
Promoting inclusion and understanding of individuals with autism in society

Clinical Psychologist at HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER “PODGORICA”
  • Montenegro
  • September 2013 to September 2014

Hired as a full-time a Clinical Psychologist at Rehabilitation Clinic to provide wide range of psychology services, engaged in all the processes of the center’s primary protection-mental protection, employee’s protection and polyvalent patronage.
Key Contributions:
Administered clinical psychological assessment (MMPI-2, SCID-2, WAIS-II, NEO, etc.) and provided written reports that included psychodynamic formulations, diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
Provided individual, family, and group psychotherapy to patients with severe and persistent mental disorders, in inpatient and outpatient setting.
Implement, and evaluate group therapy services for patients who have suffered traumatic events.
Consult with psychiatrists, social workers, and hospital staff on treatment plans and behavior management.
Rotation training & supervision: supervising and training psychology students on practical placements.
Provided didactic seminars to other healthcare professionals, with provision of structured guidance for the clinical assessment, the diagnostic domains and the management options in causes of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Clinical Manager at KIDS PARK PEDIATRIC CENTER
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2013 to September 2013

Responsible for managing all business aspects of clinical operations with a focus on improvement from P&L point of view & entered a company as a first decision maker.

Key Contributions:
Establishing departments from the ground up, including organizing overall clinical work, implementation of the standards, policies and procedures, equipment acquisition, staff planning and orientation.
Establishing strong marketing strategy in order to comply with LLH Group goals.
Managing the hiring process including candidate sourcing, pre-screening, interviewing, references checks, negotiating offers and processing of paperwork

Expert Consultant at UNICEF, PODGORICA
  • Montenegro
  • July 2012 to October 2012

Governmental Healthcare Project: The Social Welfare and Child Care System Reform Project IPA 2010, Montenegro
Assist the Ministry of Labour & Social Welfare in development of new participatory National Plan of Action for Children in Montenegro (including kids with special needs). Document was intended to help the Government strengthen the policy framework to enable systemic implementation and monitoring of child rights in Montenegro.
Assist the Ministry of Labour & Social Welfare in development of new participatory National Plan of Action for Children in Montenegro (including kids with special needs). Document was intended to help the Government strengthen the policy framework to enable systemic implementation and monitoring of child rights in Montenegro.
Situation analysis, therapists supervision & capacity building for Komanski Most & Day Care Centers (Herceg- Novi, Igalo, Podgorica, Bijelo Polje, Pljevlja, Niksic) for support to children with disabilities and parents of children with Autism.
A 30- day training program included instructional methods such as lectures, discussion, case studies, the emphasis of training was the hands-on application of a different intervention strategies, such as Applied Behavior Analysis and Art therapy. With provision of structured guidance for the clinical assessment, the diagnostic domains and the management options in causes of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
In-depth interviews with key stakeholders, documentary research.
Consultancy report for the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

PSYCHOLOGIST at PLAY HOUSE
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • March 2012 to March 2012

Hired as a full-time consultant to work with children with developmental disabilities by managing the learning environment proactively to prevent behavior problems and promote learning in order to provide a highly effective learning experience for children with special needs ranging from attention deficits to high spectrum autism and down syndrome.
Key Contributions:
Conduct functional behavioral assessments for long or short-term learning disabled children.
Programming of individual treatment plans based on multidisciplinary approach, primarily focused on Behavioral therapy and Art Therapy.
Assisted teachers identify sings of abnormal development and identify students having social, behavioral, emotional and learning difficulties.
Conduct parent and teachers training on behavioral management and crisis intervention techniques.
Promoting inclusion and understanding of individuals with autism in society

Clinical psychologist at HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER “PODGORICA
  • Montenegro
  • July 2009 to February 2012

Hired as a full-time a Clinical Psychologist at Rehabilitation Clinic to provide wide range of psychology services, engaged in all the processes of the center’s primary protection-mental protection, employee’s protection and polyvalent patronage.
Key Contributions:
Administered clinical psychological assessment (MMPI-2, SCID-2, WAIS-II, NEO, etc.) and provided written reports that included psychodynamic formulations, diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
Provided individual, family, and group psychotherapy to patients with severe and persistent mental disorders, in inpatient and outpatient setting.
Implement, and evaluate group therapy services for patients who have suffered traumatic events.
Consult with psychiatrists, social workers, and hospital staff on treatment plans and behavior management.
Rotation training & supervision: supervising and training psychology students on practical placements.
Provided didactic seminars to other healthcare professionals, with provision of structured guidance for the clinical assessment, the diagnostic domains and the management options in causes of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Education

Doctorate, psychiatry
  • at University of Rome “La Sapienza” Department of Medical Psychiatry
  • December 2016

Atuely inrolled.

Master's degree, Clinical & educational psychologi
  • at UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, SERBIA
  • April 2016

MA in Psychology-Clinical & Educational

Master's degree, University of Rome “Roma Tre”
  • at University of Rome “Roma Tre”
  • June 2009

I TALIAN GOVERMMENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.

Bachelor's degree, Psychologi
  • at University of Novi Sad
  • June 2007

BA- educational & clinical psychologi

Specialties & Skills

Integration
Microsoft Word
Patience
Psychiatry
Programming
MS word
Psychological clinical Assessment, Psychotherapy & crisis intervention able to apply different thera
Diagnosis & treatment of Autistic Spectrum Disorder/PDD,ADHD

Languages

Italian
Expert
English
Intermediate
Croatian
Expert
Serbian
Expert
Bosnian
Native Speaker

Memberships

Member of Italian National Art Therapy Association
  • Art therapist
  • August 2009

Hobbies

  • Scientific interests & Researches
    Scientific interests & Researches • Psychopathology • Clinical psychology & psychometric assessment • Evaluation & application of different psychotherapy approaches- Art Psychotherapy, Applied behavioral therapy-ABA, Cognitive therapy, Hippotherapy • Autism spectrum disorder • Research of mental disorders