Bushra Ibrahim Al-Ashkar

Bushra Ibrahim Al-Ashkar

General Director of WISE Medical Center/Psychologist

Certificates

  • 2023 Master of Business Administration (MBA) / IMCT
  • 2015 Diploma in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
  • 2010 Certified trainer in the Self-Management and First Step Program / Qatar Foundation
  • 2006 Bachelor of Psychology – Psychological Counseling, Faculty of Education, Damascus University.
  • 2001 High School, Scientific Branch.

Practical experiences

September 2002 – July 2006 : Trained in psychology before graduation. I conducted many practical training sessions in centers for people with special needs, centers for the deaf and dumb, centers for the care of the blind and orphans, and centers for the care of autistic children.

  • Practical training at Ibn Sina Psychiatric Hospital in Damascus.
  • training in guidance schools in Damascus.
  • Practical field training for family guidance and preventive counseling.
  • Practical training in the field of psychological support and guidance in ( SOS Children’s Villages ) .

September 2008 – June 2009 : Psychologist in the schools of the Damascus Education Directorate.

September 2009 – October 2010 : Psychologist at Moza Bint Muhammad Independent Preparatory School for Girls.

November 2010 – September 2011 : Psychologist / Certified Trainer in the First Step and Self-Management Program from the Social Development Foundation / Qatar Foundation

  • Training trainees on the self-management program and public speaking skills , and preparing them for practical life.
  • Training on administrative correspondence, interviews, and preparing a CV.

October 2011 – December 2016 : Psychologist at the Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs.

  • Applying individual and group behavioral protocols and approaches .
  • Participate as an active member in the therapeutic teams and the behavioral committee as needed, and prepare individual plans for students.
  • Identifying the strengths and therapeutic needs of the children of the Shafallah Center and external cases.
  • Training staff, families and volunteers in the psychological department and participating in internal and external development lectures.
  • Assistance and training in evaluating and diagnosing autism disorder using the ADOS – ADI-R tools, under the supervision of the head of the psychological department .
  • Providing lectures inside and outside the center Field visits to schools and provision of consultation and training.

December 2015 – December 2016 Director of the Crescent/Shafallah Center – Acting Administrative and Technical Supervisor at the Center

  • Establishing the Al Hilal / Shafallah branch with its various requirements and developing the verbal behavior project .
  • Carrying out all administrative work related to the management of the Al Hilal branch, while following up with employees, facilitating their job affairs, and evaluating their job performance.
  • Providing all educational means for evaluating and training students on the verbal behavior curriculum.
  • Training teachers and assistants on the verbal behavior curriculum, on support services, and on the use of the computer program
  • Holding courses in cooperation with other departments for training and development at work.
  • Organizing and participating in various events (Sports Day – World Autism Day)
  • Carrying out the full duties of a psychologist

Research and publications

  • 2006 Plastic surgery and its relationship to self-concept – Tensi scale
  • 2023 The impact of human talent management on enhancing an organization’s competitive advantage

Courses, conferences and training programs

  • February 2008 : Treatment programs for children with autism, averaging eighteen training hours under the supervision of the Syrian Society for Psychological Sciences.
  • November 2009 : A lecture on the use of touch in arithmetic and mathematics by Janet Pollock.
  • November 2009 : Dealing with teenagers, Mr. Abdul Rahman Al-Harami.
  • November 2009 : Children in a changing world.
  • January 2010 : How to develop an individual plan for additional educational support for students.
  • January 2010 : Methods and strategies for dealing with educational support within classroom students.
  • January 2010 : Training for children who suffer from attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ).
  • May 2010 : Electronic administration.
  • June 2010 : Methods of caring for and diagnosing the gifted.
  • June 2010 : A special training course for trainers from the Department of Rehabilitation and Professional Development at the Social Development House
  • December 2010 – January 2011 : Training program (student activity in assessing student personality using multiple intelligences) International Development Center
  • February 2011 : Methods of developing, implementing and following up on procedural plans .
  • February 2011 : TRIZ program for solving problems in creative ways .
  • October 2012 : Advanced applied behavior analysis and its future applications / psychotherapy using the acceptance and commitment method.
  • October 2012 : Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help parents improve their skills and reduce stress at the Shafallah Center.
  • 2011 – 2016 Preparing many awareness lectures in the field of guidance and support at the Shafallah Center.
  • 2011 – 2016 Prepared many awareness lectures in schools in Qatar
  • September 2015 , participating in organizing the first Shafallah Conference on Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism.
  • April 2015, poster presentation at the first Shafallah Conference for Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism.
  • April 2016 Presentation as speaker at the Second Conference on Applied Behavior Analysis .

Membership

  • 2006 Member of the Syrian Society for Psychological Sciences
  • 2015 Member of the Preparatory Committee for the First Shafallah Conference on Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis
  • 2016 Member of the Scientific Committee of the Second Shafallah Conference on Limitation and Applied Behavior Analysis \Speaker at the conference.
  • 2016 Member of the Behavioral Crisis Management Committee at the Shafallah Center for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Languages

  • English (very good)
  • Arabic (native)