Specialist areas of work and services:
- Prostitution & Sex Slavery
Description:
VICTIM IDENTIFICATION SPECIALIST AND FRONTLINE PROFESSIONALS TRAINER
• Main activities and responsibilities
I work closely with local government agencies and NGO’s in helping possible cases of trafficking victims, including working alongside UNHCR and other frontline professionals on the mainland, as well as on the islands, to identify the possible vulnerable cases.By creating relationships with local authorities in the detention centres, I now have access to visit these centres weekly, allowing me to talk to detainees and source potential cases.
Alongside this, on a weekly basis, I visit a local clinic where registered prostitutes are medically examined, monitoring trends and identifying potential victims.
In August 2017, I developed a training workshop that was tailored to the specific needs of frontline professionals, on how to recognise human trafficking victims. With assistance from a colleague, I run these workshops twice per month for between 30-100 frontline professionals per session. These workshops are usually made up of border police, social workers, psychologists, doctors, immigration officers and asylum officers.
Experience, Background and Services:
PROJECTS CO ORDINATOR and FIELD CO ORDINATOR
• Main activities and responsibilities
Joint UNHCR and other NGO’s for providing humanitarian assistance and follow –up of protection cases of refugees in Greece.
Duties for each of these projects included:
Planned and implemented campaigns for collection of donations including clothes, food, water and non-food items
Recruitment and management of volunteers
Assist in camp management and crowd management
Identification of protection cases and either deal with them as A21 in case of trafficking or refer them to other specialized bodies.
At Edomeni Greek borders –A joint project for providing humanitarian assistance and follow –up of protection cases of human trafficking victims.
CRISIS SHELTER MANAGER
• Main activities and responsibilities
-Managed the A21 Crisis Shelter for 5 years developing the program and activities.
-Intervening in crisis situations to protect persons under risks.
-Enlisting the support of volunteers and collaborated with businesses and community groups.
-Conducting competency-based, interactive interviews to identify client needs.
-Referring clients to appropriate team members, community agencies and organizations to meet treatment
Needs.
-Following up and treatment of individual and groups of clients by providing emotional and psychosocial
Support and that includes setting up long-term treatment plan and goals as needed.
-Developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with local and international agencies.
-Conducting needs assessment that aimed at identifying risk, resiliency factors and needs within helping the
Individual, community etc. and helped to develop strategies for intervention.
-Leading a trauma rehabilitation group with the shelter and establishing therapeutic relationships with
Residents.
-Maintaining records and reports regarding the residents histories and progress and services provided
-Preparing project documents plans and reports.
-Represent the organization when needed at various events and forums.
Education/training
• Dates
2014- 2017 Professional training provided by A21
• Title of qualification awarded
Victim Identification Specialist
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered
June 2017
Psychological first aid
Vicarious Trauma and Burn Out
Behavior Management for Survivors
Positive Psychology/ Resilience
Risk Assessment & Critical Incident Reports
June 2016
Understanding Complex Trauma
Restoring a Sense of Safety for Survivors
Introducing A21 Psychological First Aid Training
Receipting Trauma Related Beliefs
Positive Psychology, what is it?
Workshop: How you and the Survivors can flourish
Blurred Lines - What to do when there are no clear lines to identify a Potential VOT.
June 2015
Self Defense
Sexual Addiction
Critical Crisis Management
Workshop on report writing including incident reporting, weekly/monthly reporting.
Transition Proposals and safe referral forms.
June 2014
Person Centered Active Support
Positive Behavior Support
Workshop – Practical Session on Supporting residents and External Survivors
Motivational Interviewing
Workshop and Practical Interviewing
Professional Communication
Workshop and Practical Session on Professional Communication
Empower Trauma Rehabilitation Training by Dr. Robi Sonderegger
June 2013 First aid course in Thessaloniki Greece
• Name and type of organisation
Publications
A21 Internal resource for Victim Identification 2017
