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YULIIA IHNATENKO
Psychologist | MHPSS & Child Protection | Humanitarian Field
Experience
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Psychologist with experience in an international humanitarian organization and community-based settings, with a focus on
mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for children and families. Experienced in individual and group psychosocial
sessions, parent and caregiver support, work with children with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, crisis response,
identification of support needs, referrals, and multidisciplinary mobile field work. Strong background in child psychology,
psychodiagnostics, social work, and psychosocial activities supporting emotional wellbeing, coping, social interaction, and
resilience.

CORE COMPETENCIES
• Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) • Child Protection in humanitarian settings
• Psychosocial Support (PSS) for children • Individual & group psychosocial sessions
• Group facilitation & psychoeducation • Parent & caregiver support
• Children with disabilities / SEN • Vulnerable children & families
• Crisis response & referrals • Multidisciplinary teamwork
• Mobile & field-based work • Community engagement
• Art-based psychosocial activities • Child psychology & psychodiagnostics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Psychologist
Terre des hommes – Helping Children Worldwide, Foundation in Ukraine
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | August 2024 – September 2026
• Deliver individual and group psychosocial support sessions for children in a mobile and field-based format.
• Facilitate psychosocial activities supporting emotional wellbeing, coping skills, social interaction, and resilience.
• Adapt MHPSS activities and programmes to the needs of children with disabilities and children from vulnerable groups.
• Facilitate trainings, psychoeducation activities, and support groups for parents and caregivers.
• Identify children and families requiring additional support and refer cases to relevant specialised services.
• Participate in crisis response and work with children and families affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary mobile team and coordinate with local communities in field conditions.
• Use creative and art-based approaches in psychosocial activities with children.

Educator / Assistant Educator
Private Kindergarten
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | February 2023 – June 2024
• Worked with preschool children in individual and group formats.
• Supported children's emotional, social, and developmental needs through age-appropriate activities.
• Worked with children with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
• Used creative and developmental activities to support communication, social interaction, and engagement.
• Communicated with parents and worked as part of the pedagogical team.

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation and Clinical Psychology
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University – Faculty of Psychology
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | 2020 – 2023
Relevant academic areas: clinical psychology, psychodiagnostics, developmental and age psychology, differential
psychology, and work with children with Special Educational Needs.
Junior Specialist in Social Work
Kolomyia Pedagogical College
Kolomyia, Ukraine | 2018 – 2020
Qualifications: Social Worker and Social Pedagogue. Training in social work and social-pedagogical practice.

RELEVANT TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
• Child Protection in Emergency Situations – Terre des hommes.
• Psychological First Aid (PFA).

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• Psychological First Aid for Children Affected by the Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine.
• MARCH Tactical Medicine.
• Explosive Ordnance Education.
• HEAT – Hostile Environment Awareness Training and First Aid.
• First Aid.
• “Healing Techniques for Parents, Caregivers and Professionals Working with Children” – PORUCH support programme.
• “Psychology of Stress and Ways to Cope with It” – Prometheus / Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University.
• “Dialogues Without Anxiety” – EdEra.

LANGUAGES
English — Intermediate
Ukrainian — Native

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interested in psychologist, MHPSS, child protection, psychosocial, and humanitarian roles. Open to full-time or part-time
opportunities, including mobile, field-based, office, and hybrid formats.

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