Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults (I.M.H.C.A.) jobs and careers

About Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults (I.M.H.C.A.)

The Institute’s multidisciplinary team consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, child psychiatrists, speech therapists, social workers, special educators, occupational therapists, drama therapists, music therapists and other mental health professionals. The facilities of the I.M.H.C.A. provide services to more than 400 patients per month and all associates and employees of the institution amount to 50 people. Within the framework of its operation, the I.M.H.C.A. has developed significant activity in various areas of mental health services, especially: a) Individual and group therapeutic interventions, b) Individualized rehabilitation plans, c) Psychoeducation and family support, d) Psychological support and psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults, e) Family psychological support - parental counseling, f) Home-based psychiatric treatment g) Departments for speech therapy, learning difficulties, career guidance, h) Expression and creative activities groups, i) Department of psychosocial rehabilitation, socialization and pre-vocational training for patients with mental illness. The Institute’s clinical activity is divided into the following departments: • Department for Adults • Department for Children And Adolescents • Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment (HBPT) • Socialization Program Clinical Supervisor of the Institute of Mental Health for Children & Adults is, since its establishment, Professor of Psychiatry-Child Psychiatry Panagiotis Sakellaropoulos, whose long nonprofit empirical, educational and social contribution in the area of mental health, especially in primary care and de-institutionalization in the context of the Psychiatric Reform Movement, is undeniable.

Founded in 1996 by P. Sakellaropoulos.