Curriculum Vitae :

Ali R Moafi , Counselling Psychologist, Dip BSc (Hon) MSc AFBPsS, MBACP
15 years experience of providing counselling and therapy and 7 years of teaching experience
18 Southapton Place, London WC1A 2AJ; Tel: 07958 592 638

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 Employment details :

• From	To	Full or Part Time	Job Title	Institution – Location
  Dec 95	Present	Part time / Full time since Apr 06	Counselling Psychologist	Counselling Psychology Practice London
  Sep 02	Apr 06	Part time the first year then full time	A level Psychology Lecturer / Student Development Officer	College of North West London / Islamic College for Advanced Studies
  Jan 96	Jun 96	Part time	Lecturer in Social Psychology (Degree)	University of Greenwich
  Oct 94	Jun 95	Part time	Assistant Lecturer (Degree)	University College London
  Oct 93	Feb 95	Full time	Lecturer in Psychology (Social/Counselling degree level)	University of Luton
  Jun 93	Aug 95	Part time	Volunteer counsellor	Camden and Islington Bereavement Services

  
  Education

  From	To	Name of Institution	Name and date of award
  Sep 96	Jan 97	City University	80 Hours Experiential Training (part 1 of Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling)
  Oct 94	Sep 95	University College London	First year research for MPhil/PhD completed on ‘Hypnotic Susceptibility and Cognition’. All first year courses and the pilot successfully completed
  Oct 94	Sep 95	University College London	Basic and Intermediate courses in Hypnosis
  Oct 92	Oct 93	Institute of Education University of London	MSc in Child Development
  Oct 88	Jun 91	Liverpool John Moores University F/T	BSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology; Jun 91
  Oct 89	Jun 90	Liverpool John Moores University	Diploma in Counselling, Jun 90

  Publication
  

  • Moafi, A.R. (1993). An Investigation Of Self Concept in Prematurely Born 6 Year Old Children. Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements For The Degree of MSc in Child Development. Institute of Education, University of London
  • Moafi, A. R. (1991) Effects of Mood and Meaning of Words on Reaction Time: Testing The “Attentional Bias” Hypothesis. Third Year Degree Dissertation. Liverpool John Moores University
  • Alzubaidi, A., Baluch, B., & Moafi, A.R. (1995). Attitude Towards the Mentally Disabled in a Non-Western Society. Journal of Social Behaviour and Personality, 1995, Vol. 10, No.4. 933-938.
  • Moafi A.R. (2008) Psychology and Family. Kabar va Varzesh (16) Jul 08

  Seminar Presentations:
  
  Moafi A R (2008) Understanding Youth by Identifying Patterns of Brain Development During Adolescence. The Psychological Problems and Challenges facing Muslim Youth in the West, 6^th Islamic Thought Seminar. 6^th April 2008. Islamic Centre of England. London
  
  Current research papers in progress:

  -         Moafi A R - Understanding Youth by Identifying Patterns of Brain Development During Adolescence

  -         Moafi A R – a review of recent publications on Cognitive Models of PTSD

  -         Moafi A R – a review of heart disease and PTSD, anxiety and depression

  My experience of working with clients on a one-one basis since 1995 has provided me with an extensive diverse experience for treating people with in emotional turmoil.

  Professional memberships and chartered psychologist application

  -      My application for the Chartered Psychologist via the teaching and research route is currentlybeing processed and assessed by the British Psychological Society since I satisfy the 5 year teaching experience requirement for this route.

  Workshops

• I run an annual 3-4 day workshop in spring each year for over 100 families since 2003.

• Bi Weekly workshops for the spring term for the Iranian School in Maida Vale Jan 09 - Apr 09
  
  Media experience

• • BBC Breakfast interview on Nick Van Bloss - Tourettes 28.04.09
  • Interviewed by BBC Radio for the Queen’s 50^th Jubilee Anniversary
  • Guest on the Kilroy Programme as a Counselling Psychologist
  • Guest on the IRIB, Insight Programme, Muslim Youth Identity development in the West Guest on the IRIB, Hamgam Ba Iranian, as a Counselling Psychologist. Nov 2008
  • Sahar TV on Psychology and Religion Sep 2008