Assistant Professor | Lamar University | Beaumont, Texas | 2021 - present
- Teaches graduate level courses, including Counseling Skills, Human Growth and Development and Advanced Counseling Ethics, Residency
Counselor Education Faculty | Ege University | Izmir, Turkey | 2018-21
- Taught undergraduate and post-graduate level courses such as Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counseling, Non-Test Techniques, Preventive Approaches to Counseling, Group Counseling (Experimental), Practicum, Internship, Professional English, Guidance, Community Service, etc.
- Supervised students during their field experiences individually and in group to ensure quality service delivery as well as abidance to ethical codes
- Provided evidence-based individual and group counseling to students at the Student Counseling Unit
- Served on the editorial board of the Ege Educational Journal reviewing over 30 articles per year
- Supported student development by attending weekly activities of Student Club
Project Coordination Member | Directorate of Education | Izmir, Turkey | 2017-18
A joint project of the Turkish Ministry of Education and European Union titled "Promoting Integration of Syrian Children into Turkish Education System-PICTES", coordinating around 200 teachers in 81 schools serving over 14,000 asylum-seeking Syrian students and their families.
- Successfully coordinated all aspects of the project within the Izmir province
- Managed the assignment and payrolls of around 200 teachers
- Assisted refugee children and their families in school registration and other related official business
- Organized distribution of clothing and stationary items to over 4,000 Syrian students
- Reported to and attended meetings with the Ministry of Education
Board Member | Global Trauma Research Inc. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | 2013-18
- Attended board meetings and involved in decision making
- Organized international mental health trainings in Haiti and interviewed volunteers
- Made final decisions
- Ensured ethical and professional practice
Assistant Professor | Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University | Dammam, KSA | 2015-17
- Acted as the Supervision and Quality Consultant of the University Counseling Center
- Lead the working team for the international accreditation process of the UCC. After successful application and field visit, the International Association for Counseling Services granted three-year unconditional accreditation
- Provided consultancy for supervision program
- Developed forms according to international standards and measured the effectiveness of the services
- Provided workshops and trainings on the supervision of counselors
- Initiated Mental Health Facilitators Saudi Arabia program in collaboration with the National Board for Certified Counselors, located in North Carolina
- Conducted two MHF trainings for counselors and Medical School Students
- Developed the Policies and Procedures Manual and Counseling Service Forms
Clinical Supervisor | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | 2012-15
- Provided weekly clinical supervision with the class organization
- Helped organize the syllabus
- Organized and scheduled student assignments
- Communicated with students individually when needed
- Taught classroom lectures
- Graded student presentations
- Organized a multicultural panel consisted of international students
- Organized an immersion trip to a local cultural center