Iliyana Dimitrova

Iliyana Dimitrova

Social Activities Specialist

Specialties: Social Activities Specialist

Iliyana joined the Karin Dom team after completing training at the Training and Professional Development Centre (CPD) in 2015 as part of the Montessori Club. She officially became part of the team at the end of 2016. She manages cases as a social worker and advises families on changes in the educational system, directing them to opportunities for material or financial support through the relevant social services. In her work, she applies a family-oriented approach. She assists in referring families to specialists to resolve social-legal, socio-economic, and other issues they face.

She uses therapeutic art applications, working with small groups of typically developing children; refugee children; art therapy activities in small groups for children with special needs; art therapy for siblings of children with special needs; and for parents and close relatives of children with special educational needs.

Education

Veliko Tarnovo University “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” – Postgraduate qualification in Art Therapy and Occupational Therapy
Professional qualification certificate – Social Work with Children and Adults with Disabilities and Chronic Diseases
Professional training certificate – Social Activities Assistant, Specialisation in Social Work with Children and Families at Risk
Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” – Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Studies, Specialisation in Cultural Management

Courses and Certificates

Certificate from training “Care for the Trauma of Our Children and the Path to Our Personal Resilience” – All Gods Children International
Practical seminar “Resource Art Therapy Techniques for the Team of Active Social Services. Use of Techniques in Work with Clients” – Greta Kalaydzhijska
Institute for Therapy and Expressive Arts – “Practical Art Therapy for Work with Children and Adolescents” – Elitsa Velikova
Certificate – Functional ABA: The Pyramid Approach to Education Training
Certificate – Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Level 1
ASP Certificate – “Specialised Training for Teams of Active Social Services for Children”
Certificate – Trauma Treatment with Art Therapy – Catherine Rogers Jonsson, MFA, MA, ATR-BC, ATCB Board Certified & Registered Art Therapist – Trainer
Certificate – “Montessori – Sensory Education and the Natural Development of the Child” – Feodora Stanchov, Montessori Educator, France
Certificate – Therapeutic Interventions for Children with Special Needs – Zvezdelina Atanasova, Director of the Professional Training Centre at Karin Dom