CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

Workshops Organized:

1. Organized seminar on ‘‘Inclusion matters: access and empowerment of people of all abilities’’-Dated: 02 Dec 2015 Venue; CG2, Education Department
2. Served as practical examiner for Quaid-e-Azam University for MSc students in subject of Research Methodology held at F7/2 and F6/2 Girls Colleges Islamabad [9-11 November 2015]
3. Gave talks as resource person on various topics of professional development at FDA COMSATS in 2014-15
4. Keynote Speaker at International Conference for Rehabilitation Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad

Workshops Attended:

1. Somatic Experiencing Therapy, By Dr. Peter Levene: April 17, 2015 organized by the School of Social Work.
2. Cultural Competency in Care giving, By Dr. LydaArévalo-Flechas, April 24, 2015 organized by the School of Social Work
3. Replenishing Practitioner Hope- Effectively and Ethically Treating Persons with Dual Disorders: Mental Illness and Substance Use, by Dr. Deborah Webb, May 1, 2015 organized by the School of Social Work
4. Advanced DSM-5: Case Conceptualization and Ethical Considerations, by Dr. Elizabeth Pomeroy, May 7, 2015 organized by the School of Social Work
5. Structural Equation Modeling using MPlus, May 26 – 29, 2015, The UT Summer Statistics Institute organized by Institute of Statistics UT

Conferences Organized:

1. Member organizing committee: First International Conference on: Gender, Social Sciences and Humanities: New Directions in Scholarship 13-15 January 2016: UT Austin and FJWU

Conferences Attended:

1. Oral paper on Volunteerism in Pakistan, issues, perspectives and challenges, First International Conference on Gender, Social Sciences and Humanities: New Directions in Scholarship 13-15 January 2016: UT Austin and FJWU
2. Oral paper entitled Life participation, social support and quality of life of parents having children with Cerebral Palsy Co authored by Ms. Khizran Iftikhar on 12th Dec 2015 in International Conference of Psychology, Organized by Shaheed Benezir Bhutto Women University in Collabortion with SMU USA
3.  Invited key note speaker and panel/ session discussant for first international conference on rehabilitation science education, 4th national rehabilitation conference, ISRA university, Islamabad held in Ramada Hotel, Islamabad on 13-15 November 2015

Trainings:

1. Teaching Assistant Training from University of Huddersfield UK 2011
2. Training in Structural Equation Modeling using MPlus from Statistics Department, University of Texas at Austin Jan 2015
3. Training in Clinical Supervisions, Dialectic Behavior Therapy, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Jan 2015
4. Training in Trauma Counseling and Management, Turkish Red Crescent Society, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, 2008

Faculty Professional Development Progam HEC, Master Trainer, 2008

National & International Representation Papers Presented at National and International Conferences:

• Researching Disability: Issues and Challenges: Key Note Speaker at 1st International Conference on Rehabilitation Education, Isra University, Islamabad, 13-15 Nov 2015
• Volunteerism in Pakistan. Oral Paper Presentation at 1st International Conference on Mental Health organized by Pakistan Psychological Society, Bahawalpur,  10 Oct 2015
• Psychological Distress and Family Relations in Police Officers of Anti Narcotics Force, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 18thAnnual American Association of Behavioral and Social Science Conference (AABSS), LasVegas, Nevada, February 9- 11, 2015
• Guest Speaker: “Neuropsychological Deficits in Children with Reading Disorder: Assessment Issues”, in 3rd International Conference on Neurorehabilitation organized by Isra University (Oct 32-Nov 2, 2014)
• Research capacity building through international partnership for mapping women academics’ career in Pakistan (march 18-22, 2013) FJWU
• Conference on "Psychological Assessment and Psychological Robustness: An exploration of how police officers cope with psychological outcomes of traumatic experience"  12th European Conference of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey (4/7/2011-8/7/2011)  [Foreign] 
• Conference on "Impact of Youth Oriented Television Programs on Pakistani Youth"  XXIX International Congress of Psychologists, ICP, Berlin, (7/21/2008-7/25/2008)  [Foreign] 
• Workshop on "Psychological Services and Trauma Counseling for Earthquake Affectees"  PCHR Sec. Islamabad (11/15/2005-11/16/2005)  [Local] 
• Workshop on "Faculty Professional Development Program"  HEC, Islamabad (6/11/2007-7/11/2007)  [Local] 
• Workshop on "Spirituality in Health Care"  University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom (5/11/2009-5/11/2009)  [Foreign] 
• Conference on "Impact of Youth Oriented Television Programs on Pakistani Youth"  XXIX International Congress of Psychologists, ICP, Berlin, (7/21/2008-7/25/2008)  [Foreign] 
• Conference on "Impact of Youth Oriented Television Programs on Pakistani Youth"  XXIX International Congress of Psychologists, ICP, Berlin, (7/21/2008-7/25/2008)  [Foreign] 
• Conference on "Neuropsychological Deficits and Co morbidity in Children with Reading Disorder"  64th Annual Convention of International Council of Psychologists (ICP), Kos, Greece on Future Psychology (7/10/2006-7/13/2006)  [Foreign] 
• Conference on "Comparative Investigation of Perceptual Organization, Postural Stability and Receptive Vocabulary among Dyslexics with and without ADHD"  National Psychiatric Conference, Organized by Pakistan Psychological Society (PPS), Faisalabad (12/23/2005-12/25/2005)  [Local]
• Workshop on "Conflict Resolution"  Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpiindi (4/8/2004-4/8/2004)  [Local] 
• Workshop on "Introduction to CBT in Schools"  British Psychological Society Learning Center, London, UK (7/6/2011-7/6/2011)  [Foreign]