Tonia Loizidou

Tonia Loizidou With FWC April 2008 - 2011 Title Project Coordinator and Social Advisor Key Project(s) Good practice (Torture Victims) URVT Degree(s) BSc in Psychology MSc in Applied Psychology Filed(s) of study Psychology University(ies) Central Michigan University, USA Brunel University, UK

Ms. Tonia Loizidou has been working with the Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute since May, 2006 holding the position of the administrator. She has been involved in projects of the EU Citizenship and Human Rights Program and the CyberEthics; she was the Project Coordinator for the Peaceful Europe project in 2007 and assumed the psychologist’s position for the Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture. She currently serves for the Good practice (Torture Victims) project. Her future involvement will also include scientific research and facilitation of small groups engaged in authentic dialogue.

Short Bio

Tonia holds a BSc in Psychology from Central Michigan University, USA and an MSc in Applied Psychology from Brunel University, UK. She has also received her qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from Beck Institute of Cognitive Therapy and Research, USA. Currently she is in the process of receiving an MSc in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nicosia, Cy.

Trained SDDP Facilitator

Tonia is a trained Facilitator on the Structured Democratic Dialogue Process. She has facilitated as a leader or as an assistant Facilitator many SDDPs since 2005. Specifically, Tonia was member of the Knowledge Management tEam and Facilitator in the following co-laboratories:

List of SDDs facilitated and co-facilitated

Date	Type	Location	Participants	Project	Triggering Question	Title of SDDP Role(s)
2005	Design	Limassol, Cyprus	24 Insafe members	Cyberethics		Assistant Facilitator
2007 (April 30 & May 2)	Vision	Keryneia Municipality, Cyprus	15 Municipality Members	Kereyneis	What are descriptors of an ideal image of a future Kyrenia?	Facilitator
2008	Diagnosis	Deryneia, Cyprus	8 puipils, 6 educators, 6 parents	Multicultaralism	How would future school ...?	Facilitator
2010	Diagnosis	Nicosia, Cyprus	Representatives of Local Authorities	Local Authorities	What training needs?	Facilitator
2012	Diagnosis	Pafos, Cyprus	Representatives of youth	Youth Envisage and Redesign your Ideal Future	What obstacles?	Facilitator
2012	Vision	Pafos, Cyprus	Representatives of youth	Youth Envisage and Redesign your Ideal Future	What obstacles?	Facilitator

References

• Tonia's page at URVT