Svitlana Ivanivna Tkachuk

Category: First

Education:

• Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy, specialty “Medicine”;
• internship in “Pediatrics”;
• specialization in “Child Psychiatry.”

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• member of the Association of Psychiatrists of Ukraine;
• courses: “Current issues in mental development disorders,” “Mental development disorders of the autism spectrum in children,” “Pharmacotherapy in psychiatry”;
• participation in national and international scientific and practical conferences, symposiums, webinars, master classes, and training sessions.

Scientific activity:

• participant in the work of the professional school “School of Child Psychiatrist”;
• participant in the ACCME internationally accredited seminar “Post-traumatic stress disorders. Emergency psychological assistance to victims of war.”

Areas of professional development:

• studying information in professional medical publications and online resources;
• exchanging experience with colleagues.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• counseling and support for children aged 0 to 18 with psychological and mental disorders;
• individual approach to each patient;
• preventive examinations and issuance of certificates for kindergarten and school;
• issuance of conclusions for inclusive rehabilitation centers;
• most common diseases: disorders associated with anxiety and fear (phobias, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts); disorders associated with stress and psychological trauma; behavioral and emotional disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); psychological development disorders (speech development disorder, school skills development disorder, autism spectrum disorders (ASD)).

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• pediatrics;
• pediatric neurology;
• child and adolescent psychology.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• I love reading and watching detective stories, I love the architecture of old buildings, and I am interested in the history of the city.

Doctor's advice:

• Listen to your children, do not be afraid and do not postpone a visit to a specialist, and follow the advice of doctors responsibly.