Ioanna Xenophontos

Ioanna Xenophontos With FWC January 2017 - Present Title Research Assistant Safer Internet Helpline Counsellor Key Project(s) CyberSafety Cyberethics: Cyprus Safer Internet Center Degree(s) BSc Filed(s) of study BSc Psychology University(ies) University of Kent

For a detailed curriculum vitae of Ioanna click: Full CV.

Ioanna has been with the Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute (CNTI) since January 2017. She is an active member of New Media Lab. She is currently one of the Safer Internet Helpline Counsellor of the project under the name CyberSafety. Ioanna is also assisting in the writing of her department's grant applications and other projects implementation.

Biography

Mrs Xenophontos was born in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1994. She graduated from The English School Nicosia in 2013. Furthermore, she went to the University of Kent in the UK where she graduated in 2016 with BSc (Hons) in Psychology and she was awarded with “The Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence” throughout her three years of study. Also during her university years she volunteered as a secretary in the “University of Kent Hellenic Society”. She is supporting the Cyprus Safer Internet Center as a Safer Internet Helpline Counselor and as a Trainer.

Activities at Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute

Ioanna operates the Safer Internet Helpline under the project CyberSafety.
Ioanna is currently working on CyberSafety (link title)
Ioanna is implicated in the department's writing of grant applications and other projects implementation.

Meetings/Conferences/Seminars/Trainings attended

• Training online "Safer Internet" for Helpline Counsellors- Nicosia, Cyprus (CyberEthics)

• YouthExchange Project "Water: Liquid of Life" (Erasmus+)- Paralimni, Cyprus (OTI One Terrene International)

• EVS Project "Poke the Globe" (Erasmus+)- Rautavaara, Finland (Metsakartano, Youth Centre)

• Project "The Mask" - Komotini, Greece (Europeans for Peace)

• Training Program "Athletic Paths" - Dodekanisa, Greece (Regeneration in Progress)

• Conference "Accessible Tourism for all, boost and challenges" - Komotini, Greece (Greek and German Assemply)

• Workshop "Social Inclusion and Pedagogical Innovations: The program for the education of children of the Muslim minority"- Komotini, Greece (Education and Lifelong Learning)

• Educational Seminar "People with disabilities in camp environment"- Thasos, Greece (Association for People with Kinetic Disabilities and Friends "Perpato")

• Educational Seminar "The addiction as a condition for the creation of one’s personality" - Komotini, Greece (Prevention Centre of Addiction and Promotion of the Psychosocial Health "Orpheus")

• Workshop "Bullying, in-school violence, victimisation" - Komotini, Greece (Support Centre for Child and Family)

• Student Exchange Program (mini Erasmus)- Basel, Switzerland (University of Applied Sciences and Arts FHNW)

• Seminar "Mental Health for all...with the participation of all, the promotion of mental health through collaboration and networking at local level"- Alexandroupolis, Greece (Company of Social Psychiatry and Mental Health)

• Seminar "Contemporary approaches to mental health promotion: Empowerment of people receiving mental health services."- Alexandroupolis, Greece (Company of Social Psychiatry and Mental Health)

• Seminar "Growing and caring children today. Family-School-Community" - Alexandroupolis, Greece ( Children's Village SOS Thrace)

• Educational seminar "Psychopathology dependencies "- Komotini, Greece (Prevention Centre of Addiction and Promotion of the Psychosocial Health "Orpheus")

• Conference "Living independent .. !!!" Opening of "Education Centre of Indepentent Living children with special needs."- Komotini, Greece (Association for People with Kinetic Disabilities and Friends "Perpato")

• Workshop "Learn because you can help"- Komotini, Greece (Association for People with Kinetic Disabilities and Friends "Perpato")