Adolescents, Schools and the Zeitgeist: Is Prevention Possible?

The specifics of adolescence nowadays coupled with a prevention intervention model on the school premises

Attention all educators, parents, and anyone who works with adolescents! We are excited to announce an upcoming workshop on “Adolescents, Schools and the Zeitgeist: Is Prevention Possible?” taking place on the 27th of April at 15.00 CET on Zoom.

The workshop will feature two expert speakers, Ms. Aimilia Markouizou Gkika and Dott. Marco Schneider, who will be discussing the specifics of adolescence in today’s world and a prevention intervention model on school premises.

Adolescence is a critical period of development that can be challenging for both adolescents themselves and those who support them. With the prevalence of social media, cyberbullying, and the pressures of academic success, adolescents are facing a unique set of challenges that can impact their mental health and well-being.

Speakers


Ms. Aimilia Markouizou Gkika

Psychologist, ( MBPsS -Psychology of Education), Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Trainer, ICRC Certified Drug Addiction Counsellor

She has worked extensively as a psychotherapist, a counsellor, a supervisor and a trainer with Parents, Adolescents, Teachers and other Professionals in Greece and at an international level, on issues concerning Prevention, Early Intervention of Substance Abuse, School Revolution, Community Work, Adolescence and Parenting. Through her 25-year clinical experience as a Family Therapist, she brings a multidimensional expertise in her work with individuals and groups, working both in vivo and via internet, collaborating with families, schools and the judicial system. Among other EU projects, she has participated in developing an on-line guide for Teachers, Mental Health Professionals and Parents on Prevention of Addictive Behaviors, as well as activities of prevention for disadvantaged girls at risk and a model of empowerment for people with severe mental health difficulties and their carers. Her current interest evolves around the Theory of Chaos and how its basic tenets can be transformed into a model of intervention in her area of expertise. Also, she focuses on the development and application of a model for treating addictions applying processwork and systemic principles, while closely collaborating with a network of professionals of various expertise. She has been elected previously as the General Secretary and at present a member on the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Association for the Systemic Thinking and Family Therapy (HESTAFTA). She has been a consultant of T-hap since 2018.


Dott. Marco Schneider

Clinical Psychologist and Systemic-Relational Psychotherapist.

He lives and works in Italy, where he is an expert on families in difficulty and on adolescence. During his career he worked, among others, at the juvenile detention center “C. Beccaria” in Milan (Italy), at “S.O.S. Telefono Azzurro” (Hot line for help to children and adolescents), at various Public Services for young criminals, for families in difficulty in collaboration with the Juvenile Court, for the Child Neuropsychiatry Hospital.
He is the director of the Master course in “Systemic Clinic of Adolescence” for the training institution “Spazio Iris” (www.spazioiris.it ) and is a lecturer in various Masters of Advanced Training in Psychology. He is a structured professor at the EIST school of specialization in psychotherapy in Milan (European Institute of Systemic-Relational Therapies – www.eist.it ).
Since 2019 he has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Quaderni SIRTS” and in 2022 he founded the systemic psychology publishing house “Schneider Edizioni” (www.schhneideredizioni.com ).
He is on the Board of the Italian Society for Research in Systemic Therapy (www.sirts.org ), is a member of the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA – CIM) and of the Italian Society of Psychology and Relational Psychotherapy (SIPPR).
He regularly holds conferences in Italy and abroad, participating as a speaker at international congresses. He is the author of several scientific articles on problematic adolescence and of three volumes on adolescence.
He is currently involved in the family psychological treatment of difficult young people and in therapy with resistant and non-cooperative patients.


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