Mavrogianni Theoni

Theoni Mavrogianni is a chartered psychologist and a member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff of the Department of Education and Social Work of the University of Patras since October 2021. She holds a degree from the Arsakeios Pedagogical Academy of Patras, a B.Sc. in Psychology and an M.Sc. in Educational Psychology from the University of London, a Diploma in Playtherapy from the University of Roehampton and a PhD in Special Education from the University of Patras. She has also completed the training in cognitive psychotherapy. She was a teacher in Greek schools in London. He had a private practice as a psychologist until 2002. She served as a psychologist at the Diagnostic, Assessment and Support Center of Achaia from September 2002 to September 2021, and from December 2012 she was head director of the center. She has participated as an expert in the European Agency for Special Education and Inclusive Education for the projects “Early Childhood Intervention” and “Promoting Inclusive Education: Addressing challenges in legislation, education policy and practice”. Her teaching experience is at University of Patras in service training “Evangelos Papanoutsos” (2006-2012), at School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (2012-2013), at the Department of Education of the University of Patras (academic experience-spring semester 2017) and at the Master degree “Special Education” of the University of Nicosia (2016-present). She has participated in the writing of 9 books, 4 articles and 6 conference presentations. She has participated in 25 research projects (European and national) implemented by the University of Patras, University of Thessaly, Autism Friends Association of Larissa, C.T.I., Pedagogical Institute, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)-Vienna-Austria. She has worked as a trainer for parents and teachers on counselling and special education and inclusion. Her research interests focus on counselling of parents of neurotypical children and parents of children with disability/special educational needs, promotion of students’ mental health, management of behavioural problems in the school community, prevention of school violence, assessment/diagnosis of special educational needs and design of individual and group educational intervention programmes.

2009: PhD in Education Sciences, University of Patras

1993: M.Sc. in Educational Psychology. Institute of Education, University of London

1993: Diploma in Playtherapy. The Institute of Dramatherapy, University of Roehampton

1992: B.Sc. in Psychology. University College London, University of London

1987: Degree in Pedagogy. Arsakeios Pedagogical Academy of Patras

Position: Laboratory Teaching Staff

Subject: Special Education

• counselling of parents of neurotypical children and parents of children with disability/special educational needs
• promotion of students’ mental health
• management of behavioural problems in the school community
• prevention of school violence
• assessment/diagnosis of special educational needs
• design of individual and group educational intervention programmes

August 2022 – today:  Educational Center for Life Long Learning, University of Patras. Associate Academic Responsible for the 9-month distance programme “Human Rights and Sexuality Education”

February 2022 – today: Educational Center for Life Long Learning, University of Patras. Academic Responsible for the 9-month distance programme “Understanding Autism and Educational Interventions”

2016 – today:  University of Nicosia, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Studies, Adjunct faculty in the courses “Special Educational Needs” and (since 2017) “Intellectual Disability – Autism” in the Master degree “Special Education”

11/2012-06/2013. Lecturer in the Specialization Program in Counselling and Guidance of School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, teaching the courses “Introduction to Counselling” and “Counselling of People with Special Needs”.

10/2006-6/2012: University of Patras. Lecturer at the in-service training “Evangelos Papanoutsos” teaching the courses “Children’s Behavioural Problems at School I”, “Introduction to Special Education” and “Children’s Behavioural Problems at School II”

6/2020-1/2021  Promoting Mental Health at schools, Erasmus+

2/2020-5/2020  Training of New Sign-Language Interpreters to support communication with the deaf and hard hearing, National Institute of Deaf

1/2019- 6/2019 Development of social welfare interventions for students of the University of Patras

9/2012-8/2015 Thalis Project MIS 380255

10/2006-9/2009 Teachers’ ICT competences a way to effective learning for children with learning disabilities, Socrates Project

9/2006-9/2007  EBIFF Project, Leonardo da Vinci

6/2006- 6/2008 Development of 12 assessment tools for Operational learning disabilities        Programme, “Education and Primary Vocational Training” (EPEAEK)

10/2005-5/2006 Empowerment of parents of deaf and hard of Operational hearing children Programme “Education and Primary Vocational Training” (EPEAEK)

7/2003- 9/2005 Training and Specialization of Teachers of Operational Primary Education for students with learning difficulties Programme, “Education and Primary Vocational Training” (EPEAEK)

2001 Project Inclusion: Prototype curriculum for the inclusion of deaf people in society, European Commission

PDE 1550: Teaching students with special needs – Education of deaf students (Co-teaching with K. Antzakas)

https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/PDE1550/

PDE 122: Introduction to Special Education (Co-teaching with K. Antzakas)

https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/PDE1542/

PDE 1626: Inclusion of students with disabilities and special educational needs: Theory and Practice (Co-teaching with K. Antzakas)

https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/PDE1626/

ESW 432: Practice-Supervision I in social services (Co-teaching with E. Mentis)

https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/PDE1882/

ESW 435: Practice-Supervision I in social services (Co-teaching with E. Mentis)