Maria Veraart- Van Wezel

Trainer at Expertisecentrum Familiezorg
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands, NL
Languages
  • Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • Portuguese Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • BIG
    CIBG, Minister van VWS

Experience

    • Netherlands
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Trainer
      • May 2011 - Present

      Registered CRKBO (Centraal Register Kort Beroeps Onderwijs) trainer

    • Trainer Familiezorg
      • May 2012 - Present

      Individual trainer for improving expertise in sytemic approach to professionals from various health organizations.www.exfam.nl

    • Mindfulness trainer
      • Oct 2014 - Present

      Registered MBSR mindfulness trainer in VMBN (Vereniging Mindfulness Based trainer in Nederland en Vlaanderen).End of February 2015 start with 8 weeks mindfulness training (aandachttraining) especially for caregivers (in Dutch called 'mantelzorgers) in region Tilburg. See attached the flyer for this specific training.

    • Public Health Consultant
      • Sep 2008 - Present

      2009: Technical advise for National Strategic Healthcare Program, Tanzania.Supporting projectproposals for HIV/AIDS program, South-Africa.Evaluating Psychosocial and Psychiatric Health programs, Healthnet TPO, South-Sudan.2008 - 2009:Monitoring healthcare and nutrion, special focus on implementing "community Health Strategy" and "Health SWAP", WEMOS, Kenya.Projectevaluation of different programs from local partners to "Stichting Geron". Mainly in district Maharashtra, India. Show less

    • Switzerland
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Member of global PSU-pool. (psychosocial care unit, MSF)
      • Jun 2011 - Present

      Providing (on-site) psychosocial support and assistance to MSF employees in the field (expats and national staff) and training in self care. Field missions to Iraq, Nigeria, South-Sudan, Oezbekistan and Pakistan. Providing (on-site) psychosocial support and assistance to MSF employees in the field (expats and national staff) and training in self care. Field missions to Iraq, Nigeria, South-Sudan, Oezbekistan and Pakistan.

    • Netherlands
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Psychiatric Nurse
      • Apr 2012 - Present

      Supporting and caring for psychiatric patients on psychiatric ward (PAAZ)

    • Social Psychiatric Nurse
      • Apr 2012 - Present

    • Social Psychiatric Nurse, 24 hours crisis centre
      • Jan 2011 - Present

      Intervening, assistance and support to psychiatric patients and their social system, in acute crisis situations. Intervening, assistance and support to psychiatric patients and their social system, in acute crisis situations.

    • Netherlands
    • Investment Management
    • Bestuurslid / Board member
      • Jul 2007 - Present

      Stichting Geron is a Dutch foundation supporting projects in India. We focus our help on Indian NGO’s in the state of Maharashtra that work for a better future for underprivileged children, e.g. Ø children of prostitutes Ø children with a handicap Ø children without access to proper medical care Stichting Geron is a Dutch foundation supporting projects in India. We focus our help on Indian NGO’s in the state of Maharashtra that work for a better future for underprivileged children, e.g. Ø children of prostitutes Ø children with a handicap Ø children without access to proper medical care

    • Mental Health Officer
      • Dec 2009 - Dec 2010

      Leader of the mental health team and the mental health program in Kupwara (North province in Kashmir). Responsible for further development of the integrated program on physical and mental health. Expanding the region and incorporating remote villages near the Pakistani border to provide the local people with basic mental health, next to training for local staff members. Often encountered issues: stress and traumatized victims, post-torture, anxiety and violence related distress. Leader of the mental health team and the mental health program in Kupwara (North province in Kashmir). Responsible for further development of the integrated program on physical and mental health. Expanding the region and incorporating remote villages near the Pakistani border to provide the local people with basic mental health, next to training for local staff members. Often encountered issues: stress and traumatized victims, post-torture, anxiety and violence related distress.

    • Team Leader of emergency relief operations
      • Aug 2009 - Sep 2009

      After the flash-flooding and mud-flooding disaster in Leh, Northern India. I was team leader of the relief operation in Ladhak: Responsible for distribution of aid and the health program including mental health, prevention of epidemic outbreak, distribution of hygiene kits and health education. After the flash-flooding and mud-flooding disaster in Leh, Northern India. I was team leader of the relief operation in Ladhak: Responsible for distribution of aid and the health program including mental health, prevention of epidemic outbreak, distribution of hygiene kits and health education.

    • Netherlands
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Communications assistant
      • 2008 - 2008

      Responsible for website maintanance and networking. Assisting partner meetings. Responsible for website maintanance and networking. Assisting partner meetings.

    • Social Psychiatric Nurse
      • Jun 1993 - Sep 2005

      SPV (Social Psychiatric Nurse) on the adult department and adolescent department. For one year team coordinator on the adult outpatient department. Activities were mainly focused on Individual coaching and counselling of adults and adolescents with psychiatric problems in their social environment. Next to this I counselled refugees and so called AMA's (single minor asylum seekers). Coaching and treatment of women who had been sexually abused. I initiated and guided a programme for young women with eating disorders and a programme for aggressive young men. Active in the organization of a new department for the adolescent psychiatric patient. As a GGZ we provided 24/7 psychiatric crisis intervention, and I was one of the team members taking care of this. Show less

    • co-worker
      • Jul 1992 - Oct 1992

      Working among local indians. For maintaing their own cultural traditions and goods. Working among local indians. For maintaing their own cultural traditions and goods.

    • Nurse RN
      • Oct 1987 - Mar 1988

      Nurse in Leprosy clinic Nurse in Leprosy clinic

Education

  • Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum
    Master's degree, social science (MAKS)
    2005 - 2007
  • Cordium, Nijmegen
    Therapeut, Lichaamsgerichte Psychotherapie
    1995 - 1999
  • Hogeschool van Utrecht
    VO-SPV, post-doc Social Psychiatric Nurse
    1995 - 1997
  • Hogeschool van Breda
    SPV, Social Psychiatric Nurse
    1987 - 1989
  • Hogeschool Zeeland
    HBO-V, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
    1982 - 1986

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