Berhanie Getnet Gebresilus

Biography:

Dr. Berhanie Getnet has earned three degrees from Addis Ababa University: Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1997, M.A degree in Counseling Psychology in 2006, and PhD in Mental health Epidemiology in 2019. In addition to his engagement in teaching psychology, mental health and student research advisement for undergraduate and graduate programs in three Universities of Ethiopia, namely University of Gondar, Jimma University and Unity University from 2001 to present. Dr. Berhanie has been actively engaged in rendering professional duties of counseling to clients having psychosocial problems both in universities as well as humanitarian settings. In addition, Dr Berhanie has been engaged in assessment, diagnosis, and research on mental health of Eritrean refugees living in Mai Aini camp for close to three years under the supervision of his PhD dissertation advisor, professor Atalay Alem (based in Addis Ababa University) and mentored by Dr. Peter Ventevogel, a senior mental health officer in UNHCR (based in Switzerland ) from 2013 to 2018 as part of his PhD field research work.

Moreover, Dr. Berhanie Getnet is currently an assistant professor of mental health epidemiology at the department of psychiatry in college of medicine and health sciences, University of Gondar. Besides his duties of engagement in the development of PhD curriculum and research advisement to graduate students, Dr. Berhanie is currently offering courses including advanced psychotherapy and psychosocial implications of mental health to post graduate students of mental health. Simultaneously, Dr. Berhanie is also working as senior consultant of psychotherapy at present time in University of Gondar Specialized Hospital and provide varieties of psychotherapeutic and psychosocial intervention services to the needy patients suffering from mental health problems.