Ana Milenkovic Email & Phone Number

Niš, Rs

Niš, Centralna Srbija, Serbia

Remote

• Performed assertive communication training, relaxation, and prevention of work-related burn-out syndrome. I have trained over 1200 people, satisfactorily achieving scores exclusively in the 91-96% range. • Co-created and led educational programs “Stress reduction at work” and “Responsible family, successful child” accredited by the Health Council of Serbia.Lecturer on topics: "Third wave therapies of CBT"“Testing in Cognitive – behavioral therapy”“Establishing the relationship with the clients”“Relaxation techniques used in therapy with children”.Highlighted accomplishments:• Conference speaker on the International Congress of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Serbia, with the Macedonian ambassador on the theme "Brand in psychotherapy", 300+ participants• Conference speaker on Congress of Association of Psychiatrists of Montenegro (MPA), 350+ participants

Niš, Centralna Srbija, Serbia

Serbia

Psychotherapist under supervision in Consulting room „Relax “, 09/2009 – 06/2011.I was applying CB techniques treating over 300 clients with more than 70% of symptoms reduction, in both children and adults:• Psychological assessment• Diagnostics and psychotherapy of behavioral and conduct disorders• Anxiety – panic attacks, phobias• Emotional and mood disorders• Personality disorders• Relationship and family problems• Eating disorders

Serbia

School for children 6-15 years, approximately 1000 pupils and 100 employees every year• Conducted full recruitment process • Led introduction of new workers and new students• Structured roles within teams and harmonized human relations• Monitored needs for assessment of career improvement and achievement for over 100 employees by developing and organizing training through the projects I designed and overviewed end-to-end, which increased work satisfaction by 15%• Facilitated at least 3 training per month of topics related to current problems and needs with 3000+ parents undergoing training• Designed and facilitated a portfolio of leadership, talent, and career development among students and employees.• Ensured collaboration with relevant institutions, societies, organizations, local community, established cooperation with schools and institutions in Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Belarus• Individual and family psychotherapy

Nis, Serbia

Harm reduction and HIV prevention in vulnerable groups• I carried out activities directly with vulnerable groups, with 7 operators on-site who had the task of finding new takers• Provided psychological assistance to approximately 50 users and operators of the program through daily work• The management of the self-support group.

Nis

Workshops with more than 1500 teenagers age 13-17: rules of workshops, how to be a good peer educator, education about alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs, assertive communication.

Serbia

Project “Destination management company the Danube”. I worked with the executive committee of DMC to develop a one-year communication and advocacy strategy for the alliance, including indicators and measurement tools. I was giving advice to the DMC on potential funding for advocacy work.• Coordinated with EU Projects Manager• Facilitate 6 workshops to consult with alliance members and identify priority areas for advocacy over the next two years• Drafted a complete advocacy strategy, outlining clear objectives, target activities, allies, deliverables, and indicators, as well as an implementation plan for the first 26 months and advice on funding opportunities for such work• Identified the specific role of the DMC executive committee, its members, and other stakeholders on advocacy and communication strategy in influencing the implementation of policies at the regional and national level• Provided recommendations on the potential structure and focus over the coming two years• Share the draft advocacy strategy and implementation plan with stakeholders.

Serbia

The newspaper is a professional quarterly journal for psychologists and similar professions. It deals with current professional topics and the position of psychology and helps improve the work and positions of professionals in Serbia. I wrote 3 articles about important issues as a representative and President of the Professional section of the psychologists of the district of Nis, reporting from conferences and seminars.

Belgrade, Serbia

"Crossroads of Life" is a series that deals with the problems of young people who cannot cope easily with everything that is expected of them.How to recognize differences between normal and pathology and what to do in the case. I filmed 5 episodes, educating the population on topics of:• Depression• Social phobia• ADHD• Aggression• Lying• Stealing

Serbia

Quartal Magazin was about different psychological issues, printed 1000 copies.I wrote 8 articles on different psychological and psychotherapeutic topics, psychobiography of famous people.As technical editor – I reviewed and modified the content provided by writers and other contributors. I ensured readability and understanding of the content for the reader and check for grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. I was developing content ideas that fit well with the publication and sorting through submissions to decide what should be published. I worked with writers to help them develop or research a story. I managed space in the paper for photos, text, and charts for stories.

Serbia

Project “My child” was a TV show with national frequency. It highlighted parents' concerns, the right choice of sport, hobbies for a certain age, when to start giving pocket money, how to avoid jealousy for children, and how much sleep a child needs.Introduced solutions for eventual deviation from undesirable behavior and encouraged parents to ask for external help if they were not able to manage.

Serbia

Around 100 employees. My duties were:• Conducting full recruitment process• Coordinating introduction of new workers • Giving feedback about new employees• Harmonization of human relations inside teams• Proactive support and coordination of the career development• Care for the needs of every individual employee• Organized 12 training for 100+ employees and supervised the implementation of procedures, in close collaboration with the project manager

Cognitive - Behavioral Psychotherapist

Activities and Societies: • MEMBER Europe / Mar 2006 - present European Association of Behavior and cognitive therapists, EABCT • MEMBER.

M.A Psychologist; Faculty Of Philosophy, Department For Psychology, 8,05∕10

Activities and Societies: • Board member Serbia / Sep 2014 - Sep 2016 Serbian Psychological Society • President Nis, Serbia / Nov 2013.