DR. TONY SAWMA
Assistant Professor of Practice, Clinical Psychology
Department of Social and Education Sciences
Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Dr. Toni Sawma is an Assistant Professor of Practice /Clinical Psychology in the Department of Social and Education Sciences at LAU. Dr. Sawma practiced as a psychotherapist in private clinics since 2013. He founded the Psychology Unit at Notre Dame Des Secours University Hospital (CHU NDS) – Lebanon (2014-2021). He played an active role to integrate psychosocial care – dealing with the emotional and supportive aspects of cancer –into mainstream cancer care in Lebanon. In addition to o ering mental health services to medical and surgical patients (inpatient and outpatient care) as the Head of Psychology Unit in CHU-NDS, he served as a consultant / clinician in di erent psychiatric units and mental health institutions in Lebanon. Dr. Sawma was involved in corporate training on stress management, communication skills, ergonomics and leadership since 2013. Academically, Dr. Sawma was involved in teaching and supervising master studies in di erent educational programs (Clinical Psychology, Industrial Psychology, and Medical Education Programs). He was an Assistant Professor of Psychology at E at University (Jeddah-KSA) and a lecturer in the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), the Department of Business and Commercial Sciences in Le Conservatoire National des Arts et des Métiers (Le CNAM) and the École Nationale d'Administration (ÉNA).
Assistant Professor of Practice, Clinical Psychology
Department of Social and Education Sciences
Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Dr. Toni Sawma is an Assistant Professor of Practice /Clinical Psychology in the Department of Social and Education Sciences at LAU. Dr. Sawma practiced as a psychotherapist in private clinics since 2013. He founded the Psychology Unit at Notre Dame Des Secours University Hospital (CHU NDS) – Lebanon (2014-2021). He played an active role to integrate psychosocial care – dealing with the emotional and supportive aspects of cancer –into mainstream cancer care in Lebanon. In addition to o ering mental health services to medical and surgical patients (inpatient and outpatient care) as the Head of Psychology Unit in CHU-NDS, he served as a consultant / clinician in di erent psychiatric units and mental health institutions in Lebanon. Dr. Sawma was involved in corporate training on stress management, communication skills, ergonomics and leadership since 2013. Academically, Dr. Sawma was involved in teaching and supervising master studies in di erent educational programs (Clinical Psychology, Industrial Psychology, and Medical Education Programs). He was an Assistant Professor of Psychology at E at University (Jeddah-KSA) and a lecturer in the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), the Department of Business and Commercial Sciences in Le Conservatoire National des Arts et des Métiers (Le CNAM) and the École Nationale d'Administration (ÉNA).