SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT
For the past eight years it has been in operation, TETE has designed and implemented training programs for mental health, education, and social care professionals, in response to clinical needs, as well as research programs on subjects related to people with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders - recipients of mental health services, as well as workers in such institutions, leveraging the clinical experience and innovation of the Center for Children & Adolescents, combining cutting-edge scientific evidence with proven good clinical practices.
PURPOSE
- Improving the quality of life of people who use mental health services.
- Supporting the rights and social inclusion of people with mental illness.
- Improving the quality of mental health services.
OBJECTIVES
- Training of health, mental health, social care and education professionals.
- Scientific documentation of clinical practice.
- Preventing psychiatric disorders, eliminating stigma and improving accessibility to appropriate mental health services.
OUR TEAM
- Nikoletta Mavroeidi, Medical Epidemiologist, Scientific Officer
- Paraskevi Chouli, Communications Specialist, Head of Organization & Administration
- Antonis Vadolas, Psychologist, Education Coordinator
- Christos Sifnaios, Sociologist, Research Coordinator
- Giorgos Iatrou, psychologist, Scientific Coordinator of the grow4autism project
- Georgia Papalexandrou, psychologist, volunteer
- Maria Kopitsa, psychologist, volunteer
- Areti Vaklatzi, psychologist, volunteer
TRAINING
In-person education programs
- Psychotherapy for Social & Emotional Development in medium and High-functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Education and treatment of moderate and low-functioning autistic spectrum disorders
- Working with ADHD at different stages of life
- Mental Health Professionals in community structures
- Sexuality and interpersonal relationships for people with ASD
- Working with delinquent youth with comorbid psychiatric disorders
2016 - 2023
- 83 training programs
- 63 in-person training programs
- 20 asynchronous education programs www.tetedu.gr
- 1480 trainees, health, mental health, social care, and education professionals
- 1300 training hours
- 92/100 satisfaction of our trainees
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Asynchronous education
- Introduction to Psychoanalysis
- Working with Neurosis and Psychosis in Lacanian Psychoanalysis
- Talking about Loss and Grief
- The therapeutic relationship of the mental health professional with the parents of a child on the autism spectrum
- Health and Mental Health Policies
- School bullying: Prevention and management of the phenomenon
- 12 educational programs for people with ASD
RESEARCH & SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTATION
- Design and implementation of scientific documentation activities
- Design, implementation and evaluation of research projects
- Partnerships with scientific and academic community institutions
- Search for funding sources
Research projects
Available resources for persons with autism spectrum disorders in Greece (completed)
Satisfaction degree of the users of the Child and Adolescent’s Center services and their families (completed)
Evaluation of the effectiveness of skills transfer in non-clinical settings in people with ASD undergoing social and emotional development psychotherapy. (completed)
Causes for the termination of the cooperation of employees at the Child and Adolescent’s Center during the 2008-2017. (completed)
Satisfaction degree and working burnout of the employees of the Child and Adolescent’s Center (completed)
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the psycho-social support and empowerment actions for adolescents and young people with deviant /delinquent behavior or at risk for delinquent behavior one (in cooperation with the special unit Oselotos)” (in progress)
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the psycho-educational program for parents with children with autism (in progress)
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the IPAT psychoeducation program for parents of children with autism. (in progress)
PARTNERSHIPS
Social policy.gr
In collaboration with socialpolicy.gr design & implementation of 2 training programs
- Health and mental health policies
- Workplace bullying: Prevention, identification and management of the phenomenon in the workplace.
PYXIDA NGO
Design and implementation of a training program for the employees of the organization on the following topics: Providing First Aid in a Mental Health Environment
Vima Koino
providing integrated mental health services
In cooperation with VIMA ΚΟΙΝΟ, design and implementation of a training program on the topic: Mental health professionals in community structures 1 & 2
Panhellenic Association of Private Nursery Schools - P.A.S.I.P.S.
Design and implementation of a training program for employees of nursery schools/ members of the association on the topic: Recognition and management of behavioral issues in a pre-school environment.
Amimoni
Panhellenic Association of Parents, Guardians, and Friends of People with Vision Problems and Additional Disabilities.
Design and implementation of a training program for the employees of the organization on the following topics: Providing First Aid in a Mental Health Environment
EEPAA
Greek Society for Autistic Persons
Cooperation in the framework of the grow4autism project
ANNOUNCEMENTS AT CONFERENCES
Poster on: “Autismap.gr: Increasing service accessibility and supporting inclusion of persons with autism”, 13th International Autism-Europe Congress, 7-9 October 2022, Krakow
Poster on: «Autismap.gr:The first 2 years of operation. May 2017 - May 2020", 7th Panhellenic Autism Congress, 1-3 November 2019, Athens, Greece
Oral announcement on: "The satisfaction of parents of people with ASD with the services received" at the Round Table on: "Supporting the rights of people with ASD in everyday clinical practice", 7th Panhellenic Autism Congress, 1-3 November 2019, Athens, Greece
Poster on: «Autismap.gr:Mapping of structures and services for people with ASD in Greece", 6th Panhellenic Autism Congress, 13-15 October 2017, Larissa, Greece
Poster on: "Psychotherapy for Social & Emotional Development in medium and high-functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorders - Introduction to the basic concepts", 6th Panhellenic Autism Congress, 13-15 October 2017, Larissa, Greece
Poster on: Resources available for people with ASD in Greece - Strengthening accessibility to health, mental health, social care and education services for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders - ASD (autismap.gr), 3rd Panhellenic Scientific Congress of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, 5-7 May 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Poster on: “Listen to me: A qualitative analysis of the self-reported training needs of parents of persons with autism”,13th International Autism-Europe Congress, 7-9 October 2022, Krakow
Poster on: "The experience of 4 years of training programs for ASD. Study of satisfaction and impact on the professional life of trainees", 7th Panhellenic Autism Congress, 1-3 November 2019, Athens, Greece
Oral announcement on: "Job satisfaction and burnout among employees" at the Round Table on: "Supporting the rights of people with ASD in everyday clinical practice", 7th Panhellenic Autism Congress, 1-3 November 2019, Athens, Greece
Poster on: "Integrated training model in ASD: Theoretical education, clinical practice, supervision", 6th Panhellenic Autism Congress, 13-15 October 2017, Larissa, Greece
Oral presentation on: "Transfer to the home environment of skills developed in the context Psychotherapy for Social & Emotional Development of people with medium and high-functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorders , 6th Panhellenic Autism Congress, 13-15 October 2017, Larissa, Greece
E-poster : "Psychiatric morbidity and entanglement with the law: Epidemiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders in juvenile and young adult prisoners", 3rd Panhellenic Congress of Forensic Psychiatry, 9-11 December 2016, Athens, Greece
PUBLICATIONS
1) Tassi, M., Angelidi, E., Mavroeidi, N., Grammatopoulos, G., & Bolias, K. (2020). Social and emotional development psychotherapy with children and adolescents with ASD, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 7-8, Issue 1-2
2) Nikoletta Mavroeidi, Christos Sifnaios, Konstantinos Krikonis, Aigli Vourda, Olympia Konstantakopoulou (2022). User's Satisfaction in a Community Based Mental Health Service Provider in Greece, Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN PROGRAMS
Integrative Parents' Autism Training (IPAT)
IPAT is a European program funded by Erasmus+, coordinated by the Center for Children & Adolescents and four other partners: the Epioni Carers Network from Greece, Gaziantep University from Turkey, the non-governmental organization - social cooperative Controvento from Italy and the Autismo Burgos Autism Parents' Association from Spain.
The project aims to raise awareness about the role and importance of the education of parents of autistic people, the development of a training program and a digital self-training tool for parents of autistic persons.
The program was launched in November 2020 and will end in February 2023.
Grow4autism: Networking - Cooperation - Empowerment - Sustainability
The grow4autism project: Networking - Cooperation - Empowerment - Sustainability is implemented in the framework of the Active citizens fund program, with the Center for Children and Adolescents as the implementing body and the Greek Society for Autistic Persons (EEPAA) as a partner.
The project aims to create a network of associations for people with autism, parents/carers and providers of services to people with autism and their families, the functional interconnection between members, the strengthening of the skills and training of the network members as well as the exchange and development of good practices.
The Department created in 2017 and supports the operation of the first guide for autism in Greece, autismap.gr. The website is the result of the mapping of structures and services as well as the law related to people with autism in our country. The website’s content currently covers the available structures and services for autistic people, the relevant legislation as well as articles for the general public written by scientists with experience in autism, and it is regularly and systematically updated. Furthermore is establishes partnerships with agencies active in similar or complementary fields and plans to further develop and expand its content and activities.
For the activities of autismap.gr the CCA was awarded as the NGO of the year in the “Society" category - For a more autism-friendly society"- at the Responsible Business Awards 2021 and respectively in 2022 at the BRAVO AWARDS it received the first prize in the pillar "Society"
Our aim is to support the rights and social inclusion of people with autism and their families, to enhance their accessibility to appropriate structures and services, and to combat stigma.
Goals
- 1. To provide a support tool for people with ASD and their families to help them
- to quickly, easily and free of charge locate the appropriate services near their place of residence
- to take advantage of existing legal provisions and claim their rights and have their needs met
2. To create a database and support
- the networking of services and informing scientists/professionals working in the field of ASD, in order to indirectly contribute to the improvement of the services provided.
- the rational planning of the necessary services and the more comprehensive deployment of resources.
3. To provide accurate information to the community and specific groups of the population, to promote
- the fight against the stigma and social exclusion of people with ASD and their families
- the social inclusion and, more broadly, social acceptance and cohesion
