Dr. Lucia Berdondini, PhD.
Dr. Lucia Berdondini, PhD., is currently Associate Professor and Course Leader of the Distance Learning MSc Humanitarian Intervention at the School of Psychology, University of East London. At UEL she is also teaching on the BSc (Hons) Counselling. Lucia is a BACP Accredited Gestalt Psychotherapist since 2003 and she has been working with a variety of clients, individuals, couples and groups, adolescents and adults. Her areas of interest are psychosocial intervention in countries in war and conflict; existential therapies; intercultural counselling training. She has been involved in co-creating psychosocial interventions in countries like Afghanistan, Angola, India and Syria.
Julia Warrington
Julia Warrington has worked for Save the Children for over 15 years, joining SCUK in 2006 in an HR role before moving to SCUK’s Humanitarian Department to help manage their Emergency Response Personnel team. She has a particular interest and passion for supporting staff working in the most challenging environments and over time, she has developed a comprehensive understanding of the unique stresses and strains that colleagues working in this sector are exposed to. Her current role as Wellness Advisor for the Global Humanitarian Surge Platform, which was formed in 2019 to combine surge resources from across the organisation as a whole, supports the psychosocial wellbeing of the global surge team which is made up of staff from many countries. This platform has a specific goal of localising surge resources wherever possible over the next five years and as part of this it aims to strengthen local, culturally appropriate wellbeing provision. Completing the Masters in Humanitarian Interventions at UEL in 2019 has been invaluable in developing her understanding of MHPSS and the cross-cultural issues which impact staff wellbeing.
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