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Asimopoulos Charis

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Email

chasimo@uniwa.gr

Phone

0030 2105381269

Office Address

Campus 2 Ancient Olive Grove: Βuilding D΄, Room 304

Office Hours

Tuesday 9.30-11.30, Thursday 12.00-14.00

Academic area

Social Work in Mental Health

Teaching modules

  • Social Work with Families
  • Social Work with Children and Adolescents

 

Brief CV 

Dr. Charis Asimopoulos is Professor of Social Work in Mental Health, Department of Social Work, University of West Attica. 

He has extensive research and teaching experience in social work in mental health. In particular, he has undertaken research, teaching and clinical experience in areas related to mental health, psychiatric reform, development of community care services, inclusion policies interventions for adolescents and adults with mental health problems and school mental health prevention’ programs. 

His main research interests focus on the psychiatric reform and the rehabilitation process, evaluation of community mental health care services, effectiveness of mental health prevention programs and bullying at schools. 

He is author of books and articles on mental health published in international journals and member of the scientific committee of the Greek Journal of Social Work.

[Decree of Appointment (FEK): Γ’ 1249/06.08.2020]

 

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Bradford University (UK)  
  • Graduated from the Department of Public Administration, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences  
  • Social work degree from the Higher School of Social Work, Institution for the Development of Social Work (IAKE)
  • Mental health of children and adolescents
  • Psychiatric reform 
  • De-institutionalisation 
  • Community mental health care 
  • Bullying
  • Psychosocial support of social excluded groups (Roma, minorities)
  • Independent living of people with disabilities

 

 

  • Asimopoulos, Ch. and Bistas J. (2021). Outreach Plan for receiving communities, Technical support on the deinstitutionalisation process in Greece, Grant Agreement: SRSS/S2019/02, European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), Brussels.
  • Bertotti, Τ., Di Rosa, R.T., & Asimopoulos, Ch. (in print) Child protection in Mediterranean countries: Italy and Greece. In: N. Gilbert, M. Skiveness, & J. D. Berrick, (eds.) International Handbook of Child Protection Systems. Oxford: International Policy Exchange. 
  • Gouga, G., Martinaki, S. & Asimopoulos, C. (2020). Prejudices, social change, and diversity: Theoretical insights and research findings under review. In B. Krzywosz-Rynkiewicz & V. Zorbas (Eds.), Citizenship at a Crossroads: Rights, Identity, and Education (pp. 254 – 262). Prague, CZ: Charles University and Children’s Identity and Citizenship European Association. 
  • Martinaki, S., Kostaras, P., Mihajlovic, N., Papaioannou, A., Asimopoulos, C., Masdrakis, V., Angelopoulos, E. (2021). Psychiatric admission as a risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder, Psychiatry Research, 305, DOI:  10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114176
  • Kostaras, P., Martinaki, S., Asimopoulos, Ch., Maltezou, M., & Papageorgiou, Ch. (2020). The use of the Symptom Checklist 90-R in exploring the factor structure of mental disorders and the neglected fact of comorbidity, Psychiatry Research, 294, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113522
  • Asimopoulos, Ch., Martinaki, S., & Papaioannou, A. (2020). Correlation between emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills of greek social work students, Comunitania: International Journal of Social Work and Social Sciences, 20, 33-49.
  • Asimopoulos, Ch., & Martinaki, S. (2019). An investigation into social work students’ attitudes towards people with mental illness in Greece. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 11(1), 1-11. 
  • Asimopoulos, Ch., Martinaki, S., Kontogianni, E., & Kompoti, D. (2019). Public services employees’ attitudes towards Roma in Greece: The need for a social work response, Journal of Sociology and Social Work, 7(2), 105-114.
  • Asimopoulos, Ch. and Martinaki, S. (2018). An investigation into social work students’ attitudes towards people with mental illness in Greece, International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 4(11), 220-228.
  • Asimopoulos, Ch. and Teloni, D.D. (2017). Social work and the psychosocial effects of the economic crisis in Greece: Challenges for new radical directions in services, theory and values. Comunitania- International Journal of Social Work and Social Sciences, 13, 10-22.
  • Asimopoulos, Ch., Bibou-Nakou, I., Hatzipemou, Th., Soumaki, Eu. and Tsiantis, J. (2013). An investigation into students’ and teachers’ knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about bullying in Greek primary schools, The International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 16(1), 42-52.
  • Giannakopoulos, G., Assimopoulos, H., Petanidou, D., Tzavara, Ch., Kolaitis, G. and Tsiantis, J. (2012). Effectiveness of a school-based intervention for enhancing adolescents’ positive attitudes towards people with mental illness, Mental Illness, 4, 79-83.
  • Kolaitis, G., Fissas, K., Christogiorgos, S., Asimopoulos, H. and Tsiantis, J. (2010). Patterns of child and adolescent mental health care in Greece, The International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 12(4), 58-64.
  • Asimopoulos, Ch. (2008). The psychiatric hospital everyday life: Institutional abuse and neglect, Kastaniotis Editions, Athens. (In Greek)
  • Assimopoulos, H. (1998). Reform, developments, and prevailing trends in mental health care in Greece, Social Work in Europe, 5(1), 41-48.
  • Tsiantis, J., Kordoutis, P., Kolaitis, G., Perakis, A. & Assimopoulos, H. (1995). The psychosocial dynamics of change at Leros PIKPA, British Journal of Psychiatry, 167–Supplement 28, 46-55.

 

  • Head of the Department of Social Work, University of West Attica, Greece (2013-2016 and 2019-2023)
  • Director of the Postgraduate Studies (Master of Science Course in Social Work: a. Clinical Social Work with Children, Adolescents, and Family and b. Community Social Work) of the Department of Social Work, University of West Attica (2015-2019)
  • Member of the Research Committee of the University of West Attica

 

Asimopoulos CV