MESARPAC team
Pearl program (for the training of Christian leaders and counselors to help those who have been sexually assaulted)
The school founders
Teo J. Van Der Weel
Board Member Emeritus. HOLLAND
Co-founder of the ISARPAC program and a Trauma-Therapist from the Netherlands.
Author of several counseling books in Dutch, English, Danish, Finish, French, Arabic: “From Shame to Peace” which sets forth the basic philosophy of the ISARPAC course.
He is also the founder of the school and author of five books, the most famous of which is titled “from shame for peace”.
Dr. Vibeke Moller M.D.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Masters of Arts (MA).
Doctor of Science in medicine. Psychotherapist from Kempler.
Member of the Danish Association of Psychotherapists.
She is the owner of IPSICC.
General manager of all international schools that assist those who have been sexually abused.
She is a Norwegian doctor with 24 years of experience in this field.
The Lecturers
Mrs. Marian Connolly
Vice Director of IPSICC and Educational Director of IPSICC. Bachelor of Psychotherapy and Master of Psychotherapy (IATA International Association for Theological Accreditation) Authorized Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist (Member of Danish Psychotherapist Association) Certified IPSICC psychotherapist Preschool Teacher Nurse-Danish authorization Marian@IPSICC.org Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Masters of Arts (MA) Licensed psychologist, Psychotherapist, Member of the Danish Association of Psychotherapists
Mr. Eric Spady
MA, SEP (Somatic Experiencing practitioner), IPSICC Psychotherapist. Eric is from the USA, and has worked as missionary for 25+ years. He also has a Bachelor of Arts in Bible & Missions.He teaches internationally and is an ordained minister. Rev. Eric Spady is a pastor and a psychotherapist. He is director of “Hidden Treasure” in Kansas City, USA He holds a bachelor degree in psychotherapy. A somatic experiencing practitioner (SEP) (dealing with the body’s nervous system in case of trauma) He provides counselling for those who have been traumatized, abused in childhood, and for sexual addiction.
Mrs. Deirdre Hayes
MA).Soc.Sci , Irish trained, Systemic psychotherapist who has worked with children, adolescents and families for over 40 years in International settings, both in the public and private sector. She currently teaches psychotherapy in the Psychotherapy Department of the School of Medicine in University College Dublin, the National University of Ireland also is a lecturer in IPSICC Denmark. Teacher of Psychotherapy School of Medicine, University of Ireland - Master in Psychotherapy and Supervision and Master in Social Sciences Internationally Accredited Psychotherapist
Dr. Ehab AlKharrat
Medical Doctor who graduated from Cairo university’s school of medicine in 1982. He holds a Master in Psychiatry and Ph.D. in Addiction Therapy from the University of Kent, England. Founder and Director of Freedom from Addiction Program, managing several centers for social and psychological rehabilitation for addicts. Founder and President of Justice and Freedom entity since 2002, which has been training local leaders to recover the rights of the oppressed (more than 2,000 volunteers and 16,000 trainees in 10 Governerates).
- Founding member of the union movement “Doctors for all the nation” 1988. • Member (1990) of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights. • Former president of the World Association for The Treatment of substance abuse and Addiction, which includes members from 75 countries.
- Pioneer of rehabilitation programs for of addicts and prevention of substance abuse and addiction in Egypt.
Senior UN Expert in Leadership, Addiction and Risky Behaviors.
- Founded 4 charitable centers in eastern Cairo and 3 centers in north Cairo other in addition to 8 centers throughout Egypt. An internationally recognized training center and a model rehabilitation farm for drug addicts
- Political activist in the student movement (1976-1982) Faculty of medicine (Al Qasr AL Ainy) and the Doctors’ Union (1988 to date).
- He taught at the universities of London and Kent and lectured in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon and all Arab countries as well as the United States, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, Canada, Kenya, South Africa and others
Dr. Awsam Wasfy
Medical Doctor who holds a bachelor degree in medicine and surgery and a master degree in psychiatry and neurology.He holds a Bachelor in Theology from the Evangelical Theological College in Abbasiya (2005) and has been teaching psychology, theology, church and recovery at the college ever since. Since 1992, he has been working in the fields of psychotherapy, counselling and rehabilitation of addicts, and he also lectures in a number of Arab countries in these fields.
He holds a Bachelor in Theology from the Evangelical Theological College in Abbasiya (2005) and has been teaching psychology, theology, church and recovery at the college ever since. Since 1992, he has been working in the fields of psychotherapy, counselling and rehabilitation of addicts, and he also lectures in a number of Arab countries in these fields. He founded a number of services and programs, including “Life Service” for psychological support, awareness and recovery, the “Conscious Heart Program” to educate adolescents of both sexes. In 2005, he founded the “Love Healing Program” to deal with homosexuality; Dr. Awsam is the regional representative of the world’s largest association in this field. From time to time, he counsels the “HIV in the Arab States” program, which is affiliated to the UNDP. Dr. Awsam lives in Cairo; he is married and has a 16-year-old daughter and a 13-year-old boy. He began writing books since 2004 and has published a number of books: “Healthy Relationships”, “Spirituality and Recovery”, “Conscious Heart”, “Counseling Skills” and “Life Skills” He also wrote “180-degree” series for young people and it was published by Ophir. Twelve booklets were issued between 2008 and 2011. |
Graduates Accomplishments
Graduates, equipped with their education, have developed their own ministries:
- Three of our graduates developed a curriculum for raising awareness of children and parents about sexual abuse. One of which is adopted by the Coptic Orthodox Pope to be implemented in the basic Sunday School Curriculum of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, hence they reached tens of thousands of children and caregivers. Another has been adopted by elementary school programs, and published several books for children and parents, TV series, and offered awareness lectures to different communities
- One of our men graduates developed a new ministry for men survivors of sexual abuse and family redemption. His ministry effectively uses TV, internet and personal contact to raise awareness of abuse issues and sexual problems, including pornography and sex addiction.
- A group of our students developed small courses for Upper Egypt, by implementing a specially designed training program of awareness and recovery from abuse – especially sexual abuse.
- One graduate has taken over the initiative of working with special needs children, being most vulnerable to abuse. Target children are those with visual, auditory and verbal impairment.