As a Licensed Educational Psychologist and an expert in learning disabilities, Dr. Huda Shaaban brings over 27 years of professional experience in educational psychology to her work. Her extensive career includes various roles such as high school instructor, educational specialist, senior consultant, researcher, lecturer, school director, and professional coach.
With a PhD in Educational Psychology, specializing in Learning Disabilities, she has extensive knowledge and experience in educational leadership, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, ADHD, Teaching Strategies, Classroom Practices, Differentiation Instructions, Curriculum Accommodations and Modifications, Behavior and School Management, Social Emotional Learning, Emotions and Motivations, Multiple Intelligence, Learning Styles, Brain Based Learning and Executive Functions.
As a renowned regional expert, Dr. Shaaban has presented at many professional events in the MENA region including Kuwait, Amman, Bahrain, Dubai, Lebanon and Qatar, and internationally in the US, Germany and Australia. Her scope of expertise spread out to chairing and coordinating many national and international professional development conferences, forums, training sessions, and public awareness campaigns.
As a passionate and collaborative educational leader, Dr. Shaaban has worked with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) as a learning disabilities (LD) & attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) expert consultant to support the Kuwait Association for Learning Differences (KALD).
She is a founding member and CEO of the Learning Difficulties Professional Association (LDPA); an organization established in 2002 to work with and support teachers and specialists across private schools.
Dr. Shaaban completed her graduate and post-graduate education at the Lebanese University in Beirut, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology, a Master degree and Ph. D in Psychology with a specialization in Learning Disabilities. She is a Professional Certified ADHD Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation (ICF) and author of two books: “Harnessing the Power of ADHD- My Recipe for Success” and the “Integrative Therapeutic Approach for Individuals with ADHD”
She is the creator of the Integrative Therapeutic Model for Individuals with ADHD/ LD – “DECISION- DEAR 2 ME”- A research-based model that received the First Paper Award at the ARICEL Conference – King’s College, London in 2019. The model was also presented at the Applied Research International Conference at Harvard University in Boston in 2022 and played a significant role in the development of Dr. Shaaban’s ‘Self -Sustained Theory’.
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The Learning Difficulties Professional Association (LDPA) is a social welfare association, that has been founded back in 2002, aimed to promote long life learning for children, teens and adults with learning.
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