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Director | Promotion | New Employees

Director

We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Rita Mufarrij Merhej has joined the team of I'dad Center as of 2nd of November, 2004, acquiring the position of the Director.

Please click here to view Mrs. Merhej CV

Promotion

The following promotion took place at I’dad Center as of first of December 2004:

Tania Richa Abdel-Ahad

Bachelor Degree in Special Education

Certificate in Makaton Speech Rehabilitation Program

Participation in several training programs on design of Educational Programs for special need children.

Previous experience: Special educator for children and youth with mental retardation and learning disabilities

Position at I’dad Center: Coordinator of Educational Programs – planning and designing; and evaluation both at the pre-school and elementary levels.

Ms. Abdel Ahad was promoted to the position of Supervisor for both pre-school and elementary levels.

New Employees

The following new employees joined I’dad Center:

Joumana Khoury - Zeina Noun - Pascale Sawaya - Nesrine Abou-Jawdeh - Pierre Kamila - Leyla Al-Ramy - Stephanie Nasr

Joumana Khoury

Bachelor Degree in Clinical Psychology

Participation in several training programs for Autism

Previous experience: Psychological assessment and psychotherapy for children and youth with intellectual impairments.

Experience in management of Residential Care programs for youth with multiple handicaps.

Position at I’dad Center (September 2004): Psychotherapist - Supervisor of the Autism Section and Parent Coordinator.

Zeina Noun

Masters Degree in Psychology

Participation in several training programs for Autism

Previous experience: In charge of the design of behaviour management programs for autistic children.

Position at I’dad (December 2004): Principal special educator for a group of autistic children at IDAD Center

Pascale Sawaya

Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology

Specialization: Behaviour disorders

Previous experience: Psychological assessment and design of educational-therapy plans for children and youth with intellectual impairments and behavioural disorders (6 years)

Position at I’dad Center (January 2005): Principal special educator children with mental retardation and autism

Nesrine Abou-Jawdeh

Bachelor Degree in Occupational Therapy

Previous experience: Occupational therapist for children and youth with multiple handicaps

Position at I’dad Center (February 2005): Occupational therapist (group therapy and individualized therapy) as well as special educator for children and youth with mental retardation and cerebral-palsy

Pierre Kamila

Bachelor Degree in Physiotherapy

Previous experience: Physiotherapist at specialized center for Cerebral-palsied children

Position at I’dad Center (February 2005): Physiotherapist and Consultant for sports activities

Leyla Al-Ramy

Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Previous experience: Kindergarten teacher in regular schools

Position at I’dad Center (January 2005): Assistant-educator – preschool Section.

Stephanie Nasr

Bachelor Degree in Speech - Therapy

Previous professional experience with trisomic children and children with cerebral-palsy, as well as children with learning disabilities.

Present position at I’dad Center (September 2004): Speech-therapist - individual and group therapy.

Last Updated: 15-05-2005

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