Perspectives of Cognitive, Psychosocial, and Learning Difficulties From Childhood to Adulthood

Dr. Maria Sofologi is an Adjunct Ass. Professor at the Department of Early Childhood and Education at the University of Ioannina in Greece. She delivers the courses "Cognitive Psychology", and "Developmental Psychology". She is also a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Ioannina in Greece. She holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Cognitive Psychology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During her master's degree years she trained and practiced different assessment cognitive tools to evaluate all cognitive functions like memory, attention, language, executive functions both in adults and children. She is the key speaker in many European and Hellenic conferences concerning cognitive psychology, educational psychology, special education in children and adults, as well. Her academic work includes a series of many scientific publications, books, and book chapters concerning Cognitive Psychology, Special Education, Educational Psychology, and Cognitive impairments in children and adults as well. Georgios A. Kougioumtzis shares his love and scientific involvement in the fields of Counseling, Sciences of Education and Teaching Methodology. He is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Philosophy, Education, and Psychology of the University of Athens and holds a Ph.D. (Pedagogy, Didactics, and Counseling - Teacher Mentoring) of the same department. He studied Classics (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and Social Theology (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and also has a Master's Degree (M.Ed.) in Educational Sciences (focusing on Adult Education - Hellenic Open University). He has specialized in the fields of Learning Difficulties [SNE - Dyslexia (Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly)], of Information Technology (Piraeus University of Applied Sciences) and Counseling (University of the Aegean). He has taught "Counseling Psychology" at the Hellenic Open University, ASPAITE and in Programs of Mental and Community Health at the University of the Aegean. He has worked as a Counseling Specialist / Expert and Evaluator in many of the programs of the Ministry of Education. He is married and father of three daughters.( EDUCATION -July 2011-Uni of Birmingham, UK, PhD in Education -Sept.2007-Uni of Nottingham, UK, Ma in Professional Development in Special Needs. -Sept. 2006-Uni of Essex, UK, BA(Hons) Special Education Studies. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE -Lecturer, Neapolis Uni Pafos, Cyprus (March 2017– Present), School of Health Sciences, Psychology. Administration Duties: Coordinator of a distance postgraduate program in Educational Psychology. Director of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Centre. -Scientific Collaborator, Neapolis Uni Pafos, (Sept. 2015 – March 2017). School of Health Sciences, Psychology. - Part Time Lecturer, Neapolis Uni Pafos, (Oct. 2013 – May 2015). School of Health Sciences, Psychology -Part Time Lecturer, Uni of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus (Oct.2013-Jan.2018) Depart. of Education. Research interest on how students with learning difficulties, social emotional and behavioural difficulties and mental problems can be educated. Research interest on finding out different educational methods of teaching and inclusive and multicultural ways of teaching that can be used by mainstream and special educational needs teachers to support their teaching.