Dr. Shahnaz Tabatabaei

1. Personal Details

First name: Shahnaz

Surname: Tabatabaei Yahya Abadi

Title: Ph.D.

Adress: # 46, Apartment 1, St.No. 107, Across St. No. 124, Tehranpars Ave. Tehran, Iran.

E-mail: tabshahnaz@yahoo.com

2. Education

 ·      Ph.D. in Psychology, Panjab University – Chandigarh, India, 1999-2003.

·       M.A. in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, 1995-1997.

·      B. Sc. In Clinical Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran, 1984-1987.

3. Professional Courses & Training

 Ø       2005 (360 hour, about 2 month) international training course on "Business Advisors Training Program (BATP)", Provided by India Industries Ministry, New Delhi, India.

 Ø       2004 (24 hour, 3 days Workshop on "Entrepreneurship & Higher Education") Provided by Germany New castle University and Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

Ø       2004 (24 hohr, 3 days Workshop on "The Role of Job Counseling in Iran Labour Market", Esfahan University, Esfahan, Iran).

Ø       Computer software and SPSS software.

Ø       1991-93 (340 hour course/ training in the fields of Executive Management; Methodology; Visual Disability; Audile Disability; Community Based Rehabilitation) Provided by ILO & Iran Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs.

4. Experiences & Positions

 Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Iran), 1988-2007.

4.1. Assistant Professor

 Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Faculty, Medical Sciences Shahid Beheshti University (2007 by now, Permanent and full – time job).

 Ø        Teaching to the B.Sc. Students (Industrial & Organizational Psychology: Management Principles; Mental Health).

Ø        Counseling to the Students in their research projects.

Ø        Conducting research projects as executive for industrial sections.

4.2. Assistant Professor

Psychology & Education Faculty, Al-Zahra University (2004- by now, Part-time job)

Scope of tasks

Ø        Teaching to the B.A. Students (general psychology, development psychology, job counseling, research method, assessment and measurement).

Ø        Counseling to the M.A. Students in their research projects.

Ø        Conducting research projects as executive.

 4.3. Head Office

Human Resources Planning & Employment Department (2003-2004)..

Scope of tasks

Ø        Assessment of abilities, interests, aptitudes and personality of the job seekers with the help of Psychological and Occupational tests.

Ø        Job counseling to the job seekers.

Ø        Vocational guidance to the unemployed people.

5. Publications and Awards

·      Tabatabaei, S; Hosseinian, S; Ravaee, F. (2008). Study of effectiveness of Psychological training on the mental, physical and social health of HIV/AIDS women in Kermanshah province. " Proceedings of Seminar on Prevention of Addiction, HIV/AIDS at Workplaces. Tehran, 25-26.

·      Tabatabaei. S. And others. (2008). Organizational counseling: An approach for decreasing stress and violance at workplace. Proceedings of Seminar on Guidance and Job Counseling, Al-Zahra University, Tehran.

·      Tabatabaei, S; Hosseinian, S; Khodabakhshi, A. (2007). The effects of job preparation and entrepreneurship trainings on the entrepreneurial trends of the young applicants for employment generation facilities (job loan) in Tehran. Counseling Research and Developments Magazine, Fall: Vol.6, No.23, 41-66.

·      Tabatabaei, S; Hosseinian, S; Khodabakhshi, A. (2007). Study of effectiveness of Fordyce's happiness cognitive-behavioral group counseling on decreasing occupational burnout among social workers. Psychological Studies Magazine. Spring:Vol.3, No 1, 101-113.

·      Tabatabaei, S; Hosseinian, S. (2005). The impact of individual – occupational awareness, entrepreneurship and group counseling training programs on entrepreneurial Iran. Research on Family Magazine, Winter: Vol.H. 359-368.

·      Tabatabaei, S; Hosseinian, S. (2004). The effects of individual and occupational awareness training program on the self-esteem of headed house hold entrepreneur Women in Tehran. Labour and Society Magazine, Vol.56, 232-248.

·      Tabatabaei, S. (1997). Comparative study of the effects of vocational training program on the anxiety and depression of physical and non-physical disabled trainees in Tehran. Proceedings of 5^th Seminar on Human Sciences, organized by Iranian Students in India. Chandigarh-Panjab, India.

6. Conference Presentation

·      Tabatabaei, S; (2008). Study of effectiveness of psychological training on the mental, physical and social health of HIV/AIDS employed & unemployed women in Kermanshah Province. Seminar on Prevention of addiction, HIV/AIDS at workplaces. Organized by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Iran ODC.

·      Tabatabaei, S; Hosseinian, S. (2006). The effects of awareness & entrepreneurship training programs on the self-esteem and entrepreneurial trends of headed house hold women with respect to their employment status, education and type of patronage. 2^nd National Congress on Family Pathology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

·      Tabatabaei, S; Hosseinian, S. (2005). A glance at Women's Enterprises: Comparative study between Iran and India. Seminar on Women Entrepreneurship Development (WED), Shiraz University, shiraz, Iran.

·      Tabatabaei, S; Hosseinian, S. (2005). The effects of employment status on mental health of women and their Families. 5^th Seminar of Iran Counseling Association, Al-zahra University, Tehran, Iran.

·      Tabatabaei, S; (1997). Comparative study of covert and overt anxiety and depression of physically handicapped and non-handicapped trainees in relation to their vocational training status in Iran. 5^th Seminar on Human Sciences, Organized by Iranian Students in Iran. Chandigarh - Panjab, India.

7. Grants and Award Received

·      Travel grant awarded by CAWTAR & World Bank, 5^th Arab Women Economic Development Forum, Tunisia, Tunes (December, 2006).

·      Travel grant awarded by CAWTAR & World Bank, 5^th MENA Development Forum, Beirut, Lebanon (March, 2006).

·      Study grant awarded by India Industries Ministry, International Training Course on "Business Advisor's Training Program (BATP), New Delhi, India (2005).

·      Study grant awarded by Iran Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Participation in 298^th Session of Governing Body of International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland (2004).

·      Study grant awarded by International Labour office (ILO) to Investigation on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Disabled People, Stockholm, Sweden (1994).