About me
Mirella Giannakopoulou is an accomplished Special Educator with an extensive background in both academic and practical fields of Early Intervention. She earned her MSc in Special Education from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and her MEd in Sciences of Education from Paris VIII University. Her undergraduate studies include a Bachelor's degree in Preschool Education and another in Drama Education, both from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has received special clinical training in the Early Intervention program implemented by the Children’s Hospital "Agia Sofia", Child Psychiatric Department in Athens (Psychoanalytic observation of parents, infants and toddlers in groups: A psychoanalytic developmental approach). Her expertise is further enhanced by her training in various special educational approaches, including Portage, Makaton, TEACCH, ABA, Sensory-Motor Integration, and Cognitive-Behavioral-Drama methods. Since 1990, Mirella has dedicated her career to Theotokos Foundation, working with children and young adults with intellectual developmental disorders and autism spectrum disorders. Her roles have included leading the Early Intervention Department and the Prevocational Department since 2005.