Merve Umay CANDAŞ DEMİR

She was born in Istanbul in 1990. In 2013 and 2014, she completed her undergraduate studies at Maltepe University, receiving a scholarship in Psychology and a partial scholarship in Philosophy as part of the Double Major Program. She achieved the top rank in the Philosophy department and graduated with a bachelor's degree. In January 2017, she completed the Thesis-based Master's program in Clinical Psychology at Işık University, obtaining her specialization. During her undergraduate studies, she completed internships at Istanbul Çağlayan Courthouse Family Courts, French Lape Hospital, and Çapa Faculty of Medicine Neuropsychology Laboratory under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Öget Öktem Tanör. She also completed internships at the MS and Myelin Diseases Polyclinic and the Psychosis Service at Bakırköy Mental Health and Neurology Hospital during her master's studies, as well as at Erenköy Mental Health and Neurology Hospital (AMATEM, Psychosis Service). After her undergraduate studies, she worked as a school psychologist at a private institution, and after completing her master's degree, she served as a specialist psychologist at the Private Yedikule Neuropsychiatry Medical Center and the MS and Myelin Diseases Polyclinic at Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine. As part of her master's degree program, she conducted psychotherapy sessions at Işık University Psychological Counseling Center for one year, under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. İrem Akduman. She conducted her master's thesis research, titled "Evaluation of Cognitive Functions in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Undergoing Treatment," under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Feryal Çam Çelikel and with the guidance of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Kürtüncü at the MS and Myelin Diseases Polyclinic at Çapa Faculty of Medicine. This research was the first of its kind conducted in Turkey and was successfully completed.

Since January 2018, she has been working as a specialist clinical psychologist at NPİSTANBUL Hospital.

Trainings, Seminars, Congresses:

• 2013 - Izmir Ekonomi University - 18th National Psychology Students Congress
• 2014 - Okan University - 3rd Rehabilitation Summit
• 2015 - Üsküdar University - 12th International Cognitive Neuroscience Congress
• 2015 - Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy in School-Age Children - Albert Ellis Institute
• 2016 - Rorschach Personality Test - Prof. Dr. Tevfika Tunaboylu İkiz
• 2016 - 9th Neuropsychiatry Days
• 2016 - PTSD and CBT in the Context of Cognitive Model - Prof. Dr. M. Sungur - Bakırköy Barilem
• 2016 - Perfectionism and Psychopathology - Prof. Dr. Şebnem Pırıldar - Bakırköy Barilem
• 2016 - Neuropsychological Testing Training - Turkish Psychologists Association
• 2016 - Neuropsychological Testing Supervision - Çapa Faculty of Medicine Neuropsychology Lab, Psychologist Şükriye Akça Kalem
• 2016 - Psychological First Aid and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Training - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mert Akcanbaş
• 2017 - Brief Solution-Focused Therapy - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Itır Tarı Cömert
• 2017 - WISC-IV Training - Turkish Psychologists Association
• 2018 - Application of Cognitive Therapy in Anxiety Treatment - Dr. Emel Stroup, ABPP, ACT
• 2018 - Application of Cognitive Therapy in OCD Treatment - Dr. Emel Stroup, ABPP, ACT
• 2018 - Application of ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Dr. Emel Stroup, ABPP, ACT
• 2018 - Application of Cognitive Therapy in Depression Treatment - Dr. Emel Stroup, ABPP, ACT
• 2018 - Beck-Oriented Cognitive Therapy Skills and Clinical Initial Interview - Dr. Emel Stroup, ABPP, ACT
• 2019 - Ongoing Cognitive Therapy Supervision Training by Dr. Emel Stroup

Academic Studies:
Candaş Demir, M.U., Çam Çelikel, F., Kürtüncü, M. (2016). The Effect of Dalfampridine on Cognitive Functions. 53rd National Neurology Congress, E-Poster Presentation.
 

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