Published: October 2024

Keywords:
Mental Resilience, Emotional Resources, Systemic Appreciative Theory, Psychosocial Interventions, School Community, Educators, Students.

Manto Lioni

Manto Lioni is a Developmental Psychologist (MSc) and a Systemic Psychotherapist. She has worked in various psychosocial support settings, providing services to children, adolescents and adults. Her work in school communities focuses on prevention, crisis intervention, strength-based approaches, strengthening bonds and connecting with the local community. She has specialized in Sexual Education for Children and Adolescents, as well as in Special Education. She views individuals as participants in a network of relationships and interactions, filled with resources and strengths, capable of creating functional and enjoyable relationships in the present. She loves books, animals, hiking, chocolate, and the sea.

Sofia Charisopoulou

Sofia Charisopoulou is a Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist (MSc, MEd) and a Systemic Psychotherapist. After completing her postgraduate studies at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and her internship at The International School of The Hague, she returned to Greece, where she worked in structures supporting vulnerable children and adolescents on remote Greek islands, helping them activate their own resources. Her professional path then led her to work with adolescents and adults who use legal and illegal substances, helping them rediscover the brighter paths of life. In recent years, she has been working in primary and secondary education, focusing on the promotion of mental health and psychoeducation in school populations (children, adolescents, their families, and educators), addressing issues relevant to the school community, such as conflict management, functional expression of anger, dealing with dysfunctional stress, and grief.

Abstract

After M. Lioni and S. Charisopoulou's presentation, the presenters conversed with the audience. The video of that conversation is presented here.