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COMPREHENSIVE RESUME / CV (ENGLISH VERSION)
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VALERII MELNYK

Position: Clinical Psychologist / MHPSS Specialist / Military Psychologist
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Current Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine (IDP from Bakhmut, Donetsk region)

CORE QUALIFICATIONS:
* Master’s Degree with Honors in Medical Psychology with a 20-year professional track record.
* Frontline Military Psychologist with extensive experience handling acute trauma in active combat zones.
* State-certified Clinical Psychologist and Medical Psychotherapist within the KhNMU hospital structures.
* International expertise in evidence-based short-term interventions for war trauma (NET, TF-CBT, WET, Hypnotherapy).

STATUSES, AWARDS & VERIFIED DOCUMENTS:
* Military Background: Officer-Psychologist at the medical unit of Military Unit A0209. Served under combat conditions in Donetsk/Dnipro regions from 2019 to 2024 (Reference No. 198 by Unit A0209).
* Combat Veteran Status (UBD.)
* "Golden Cross" Medal: Awarded by the Order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
* Internally Displaced Person (Origin: Bakhmut).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
* Clinical Psychologist at the Mental Health Center | 01.05.2025 – Present
Branch "University Hospital" of KhNMU (Kharkiv)
- Deliver individual and group psychotherapy for patients presenting with severe psychiatric conditions and PTSD.
- Integrate advanced short-term stabilization protocols (VR-exposure, NET, WET, clinical hypnotherapy).
- Manage inpatient and outpatient cases following international mhGAP guidelines.
* Psychologist at the Mental Health Center | 01.01.2025 – 30.04.2025
Branch "University Hospital" of KhNMU
* Psychologist at the Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation Department | 21.10.2024 – 31.12.2024
University Clinic of KhNMU
* Officer-Psychologist at the Medical Unit Psychological Support Office | 24.02.2022 – 31.12.2022
Military Unit A0209 (Active Combat Zone, Donetsk region)
- Provided emergency psychological support to combatants directly on the front lines.
- Identified, prevented, and treated acute stress reactions and combat war trauma.
- Conducted psycho-medical stabilization of wounded personnel during evacuation phases.
EDUCATION & ADVANCED TRAINING:
* Higher Education: IAPM, 2006. Major: Psychology. Specialization: Medical Psychology. Master’s Degree with Honors (Diploma M23 No. 054519).
* Clinical Psychology (Specialization): KhNMU, Certificate No. 247/2025 (468 hours / 15.6 ECTS credits).
* Psychotherapy (Specialization): DNMU, State Certificate series С No. 5983-16 (400 hours).
* Military Psychology & Critical States: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2023 (60 hours).
* Advanced Certified MHPSS Trainings:
- Narrative Exposure Therapy (advanced certificate, vivo international / Charité Berlin, 2026, 44 hours).
- Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy (Higher Diploma, ILM Online Academy, 390 academic hours, 2026).
- Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD (NGO "First Aid for the Soul", 2026).
LANGUAGES:
* Ukrainian: Native
* English: Intermediate (B1) - Working proficiency for reporting and international protocols.