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Sailaja Menon

Designation: Psychologist
Contact Number: 971-4-3953939
Mobile Number: 971-50-5517964
Dubai Community Health Center in Jumeirah , Dubai ( U.A.E )
Website: www.dubaicommunityhealthcentre.org

Personal Information

Gender	Female
Private Practice:	YES
P.O. Box	73810
Fax Number	971-4-3954343
Email	shaila@dubaicommunityhealthcentre.org
Nationality(s):	United States of America
Language(s):	English Hindi Malayalam Tamil Urdu

Office Information

Name of Facility:	Dubai Community Health Center View all doctors in Dubai Community Health Center
Facility Type	Private Clinic
Area	Jumeirah
Physical Location	Villa # 454, Jumeirah Beach Road, Near Jumeirah Beach Park, Jumeirah 3, Dubai
P.O. Box	73810
Contact Number	971-4-3953939
Fax Number	971-4-3954343
Email	shaila@dubaicommunityhealthcentre.org
Website(s)	www.dubaicommunityhealthcentre.org

Educational Background

Medical Speciality/Fields Click on the Medical Speciality Name to view all SIMILAR doctors in Dubai.	Psychologist Psychiatry - Psychotherapy Psychiatry
Medical Degree	BSc (Psychology) from Presidency Colleg, Chennai from India
Medical Specialization	MS (Clinical Psychology) from Radford University, Radford, Varginia from United States of America Ph.D (Multicultural Counseling) from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland in the year 1995 from United States of America
Board Certification	Licensed DOHMS
Association Membership	ACA (American Counselling Association) APA (American Psychological Association) AMCD (American Multicultural Counselling and Development) IAMFC (International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors) ACCA (American Counseling Association)
Work experience	Director Refugee Mental Health Program USA, Faculty of Johns Hopkins University USA Theoretical orientation is primarily client centered. Aims in obtaining a therapeutic relationship and a genuine dialogue with client. Believes in nurturing and modeling a safe and empowering environment which can aid a client to clarify problems, set goals and objectives, implement the teachings and learning’s from counseling in their life and achieve self sufficiency Additionally, due to multicultural training and orientation constantly adapts techniques to best suit the client’s cultural background, ethnic identity, level of acculturation and his /her unique life experiences and situations Some of the key Therapeutic approaches Client Centered therapy Solution focused therapy Cognitive Behavioral therapy Supportive therapy Crisis intervention Family therapy Support Groups Community based therapy Psycho-Educational therapy The program trained Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctoral students to become competent professionals in cross cultural counseling. GIFT eventually became an integral component to the Counseling / Psychology curriculums at many leading American universities During this tenure at the Center, served as a Counselor/Clinical Coordinator at Fairfax County High Schools in the State of Virginia where provided Counseling and Academic advising to high school students, conducted workshops on life skills, facilitated support groups and provided supervision for undergraduate students working as interns in the High School In clinical capacity emphasizes on the importance of incorporating a holistic model of services which takes into consideration the mental/emotional, physical / biological, social, community and the spiritual aspects of the client to ensure his/her well being and self sufficiency Serves as a Licensed Professional Counselor by DOHMS at the Dubai Community Health Center (DCHC) where works on a broad range of mental health issues related to adults, couples and youth Has over 15 years experience in the field of counseling and mental health. In capacity as an academician, served as faculty at Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA where taught a Masters level class on “Cross Cultural Counseling-Issues and Interventions” for over seven years. This course was a required class for professional licensure Served as the Director of Graduate Internship Field Training program (GIFT) at the Center for Multicultural Human Services (CMHS) in Washington, DC, USA. As Director, spearheaded a unique Multicultural Training Program – that is the only one of its kind in the United States Some of the specialized Clinical/Counseling Services are: Mood disorder (e.g. Depression) Adjustment Issues Migration issues Intergenerational conflicts Psycho education Family conflicts Issues of transition in youth Self esteem issues Social skills training Intensive home based services Corporate/employee assistance Academic challenges and behavioral issues in youth Career advising for high school students Cross Cultural Training

Additional Information

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Pannel Information	Indian Consulate, Indian Community Welfare Committee (Founder of Crisis Prevention Program)
Additional Information	Contributes regularly to articles on mental health in Good Living magazine, Aquarius, Yummy Mummy and other leading magazines and is often interviewed as a Psychologist in the radio and media in the UAE. Also one of the Founding members of the Crisis Prevention program that was recently launched at the Indian Consulate. The program provides short term counseling for those clients who are in crisis and cannot afford psychological services. This is a first time initiative in the history of the embassy to provide such a service for its citizens. In capacity as a professional trainer, conducted trainings and workshops on cross cultural issues, mental health, immigrant and educational related issues, both nationally and internationally. These trainings which ranged from 50-150 participants and consisted of university and school administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, academic advisors, school counselors, therapists, social workers, health care professionals, enforcement officials, immigration officers and overseas field offices of UNHCR and other humanitarian organizations

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