White, middle-aged man with short brown hair and smiling eyes, wearing a white top.

Andreas Solias

Social Worker

Andreas Solias is a Social Worker who has been working for the Municipality of Ilion, Attica, since 2006. He graduated from the School of Social Work at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens in 1992 and holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Promotion and the Prevention of Psychiatric Disorders from the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Social Work of Democritus University of Thrace. From 2010 to 2013, he served as Deputy Secretary General of the Hellenic Red Cross. He previously worked as a member of the therapeutic staff at KETHEA (1988–1994) and at the Hellenic Red Cross (1995–2006). His research interests focus on: a) mild and major neurocognitive disorders; b) the development of electronically administered screening tests; c) electroencephalography (EEG) and eye-tracking; and d) anxiety and mood disorders among older adults. His research and clinical work also encompass homelessness, substance dependence, unemployment and volunteering. His involvement in these areas of research and clinical practice has led to presentations at international, European and national conferences, contributions to two edited volumes, and ten publications in international journals.

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