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I have worked as a psychologist in VKF American Hospital (www.amerikanhastanesi.com) Istanbul,Turkey for nearly two and a half years.

I also did an internship at “Erenköy Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders Hospital” in Turkey, that enabled me to observe different patient profiles with mental disorders in their personal environment. During my internship, I had a chance to observe two different departments of the hospital. The first department of the institution included the inpatients who suffered from schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, panic attacks, and the second department was for the patients who were dealing with alcoholism and drug abuse. With the consent of the patients in the first department, hospital psychiatrists allowed me to observe one-to-one basis psychotherapies and gave me insight into psychological treatment plans afterwards. In the second department, where people suffered from addiction, psychiatrists organized cognitive behavioural group therapies (CBT) on a daily basis. From this hands on experience I was able to learn how to carry out psychological interventions that are relevant to current psychological treatments.

Through my master’s degree, I have worked in various NHS settings, such as Kingston I-cope IAPT services, as a psychology assistant by getting hands on experience in Stress Management CBT groups and supervision in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

I have also carried my volunteer work in Kingston Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust for nearly a year. Throughout my time in the hospital, I had the opportunity to work at the Dementia Care Unit with the elderly patients, engaging with them through Cognitive Stimulation therapy (CST) and Digital Reminiscence Therapy (DRT) called RemindMeCare (ReMe).

I was also part of the Rise community as a volunteer for nearly a year, where a person-centred approach is adopted with the aim to tackle substance misuse and mental health stigma within homeless people.