24 - 28 March 2013
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Azhar Abu Ali
Licensed Clinical Psycologist,
Director of Care and Rehabilitation
Dubai Foundation for Women and Children
Dr. Azhar Abu-Ali is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and is the Director of Care and Rehabilitation at the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children. Dr. Abu-Ali completed her Ph.D. and Masters degrees in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, and holds a Bachelor Degree in Psychology from the George Washington University in the United States.
Dr. Abu-Ali specializes in conducting psychotherapy with children, adolescents, couples, and families. Her other specializations include working with trauma survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, child abuse, and other large scale traumas such as war and poverty. Dr. Abu-Ali is also bilingual in Arabic/English, and has extensive experience in working with multicultural populations.
Dr. Abu-Ali worked as a Consultant with the World Bank in Washington D.C., and served in other capacities such as a Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Supervisor, and Director of the school-based program with the Child and Family Division at a community-based agency serving trauma survivors in the United States.
Dr. Abu-Ali published and participated in comprehensive and regional research and theoretical projects focusing on adolescent identity development, child human trafficking, treatment efficacy, and multicultural competency. She further specialized in developing and conducting training workshops for professionals in the field of mental health, as well as facilitating violence and child abuse community prevention workshops.
