Prof. Jamil Smadi National Council for Family Affairs of Jordan Secretary General

Educational Background
1985 PhD, Special Education, Michigan State University, USA.
1979 MA in Counselling, University of Jordan.
1971 BA in Psychology, University of Jordan.

Experience
2006- Currently Secretary- General at National Council for Family Affairs, NCFA
2002-2005 Vice President for Administrative Affairs, University of Jordan.
2000-2001 Dean of Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Jordan.
1999-2000 Vice Dean of Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Jordan
1998-1999 Chairperson of Counseling and Special Education Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Jordan.
1992-1994 Chairperson of Counseling and Special Education Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Jordan.
1989-1994 Faculty Member, University of the United Arab Emirates.
1987-1990 Director of Special Education and Childhood Programs, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Jordan.
1978-1981 Full time lecturer, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Jordan.
1973-1978 Psychiatry Specialist, Psychiatry Department, Royal Medical Services.

Publications
• Introduction to Special Education, Dar Al Qalam – Dubai, 1995 - 2000.
• Physical and Health Impairments, Al-Falah Bookshop – United Arab Emirates, 1998.
• Education of Special Needs Children, Arab Open University – Kuwait, 2003.

Published Researches in the Journals and Specialized Arbitrary Scientific Magazines
• Participation of sex, age of onset, socio-economic status, health level variables on coping with physical disabilities. Dirasat Journal – Deanship of Scientific Research in the University of Jordan – Volume (15) – Issue (8) 1988.

• Personality characteristic which discriminate between effective and non-effective special education teachers. Dirasat Journal – Deanship of Scientific Research in the University of Jordan – Volume (16) – Issue (6) 1989.

• Norms of mental performance of individual Jordanian over 11 years old on Advanced Raven Progressive Matrices. Dirasat Journal – Deanship of Scientific Research in the University of Jordan – Volume (15) – Issue (8) 1988.

• Intellectual Function of Cancer Patients Treated by Triple Intratheeal Therapy. The Jordanian Medical Journal.

• Special Education in Jordan – Integration of handicapped individuals and its relation with teacher preparation. Modern Education Journal – Issue (43, 15) – January 1988.

• The effect of a motor training program on motor abilities of kindergarten children. Dirasat Journal – Deanship of Scientific Research in the University of Jordan – Volume (20A) – Issue (1) 1993.

• Source of stress among families of handicapped children. Dirasat Journal – Deanship of Scientific Research in the University of Jordan – Volume (21A) – Issue (1) 1994.

• The effect of an assertiveness training program for motor disabled individuals. Demyat College Journal – Al Mansoura University – Volume (1) – Issue (25) 1995.

• The effect of a time-out as a behaviour modification on decreasing some maladaptive behaviours among individuals with mental retardation. Al Tawthiq Journal – United Arab Emirates University – Volume (4) – Issue (1) 1996.

• The effect of parent participation in achievement of mathematics and the level of mental health among students of hearing impairment. Faculty of Education Journal – Ein Shams University – Volume (1) – Issue (2) 1996.

• United Arab Emirate version of the Screening Instrument of gifted students in the elementary stage: Psychometric Characteristics and Norms. Psychological Studies: Egyptian Psychologists Union – Issue (1,4) 1996.

• Regular teacher preparation to deal with students with special needs. Arab Educational Conference – Educating the Arab Teacher in the Twenty First Century. The Faculty of Educational Sciences and the Regional UNESCO Office 1995.

• Learning Disabilities and Psycho-Educational Counseling. The Forth International Conference of the Counseling Center – Ein Shams University– 1997.

• Levels of Effectiveness of Special Education Centers in the United Arab Emirates. Accepted for publishing in King Soud University Journal.

• Levels of Mastery Teaching among special education teachers in the United Arab Emirates. Qatar University Journal 2002.

Work Activities
2001-Now Consultant of Supportive Office for Students with Special Needs, University of Jordan.
1988-1992 Head of the Jordanian Voluntary Group of Special Education.
1986-1990 Special Education Consultant, Queen Alia Fund for Voluntary Social Work.

Memberships
• Member of group for preparation of the Social Work Manual in the Area of Special Education, 1993.

• Member of Consultant Committee for Preparation of the Manual for Parents of Handicapped Children in Jordan, 1994.

• Member of the Society of Parents and Advocacy Group for Individuals with Special Needs.

• Member of the Society of Deaf Individuals.

• Member of the Jordanian Psychological Association.

• Member of the Arab Society for Learning Disabilities.

Teaching Experience

• Many graduate courses of Special Education especially in the area of: Integration of Students with Special Needs, Psycho-Educational Assessment of Students with Special Needs, Autism, Emotional Disturbances, and Research in Special Education.

• Many undergraduate courses of Special Education and Counselling in the area of: Introduction of Special Education, Behaviour Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Diagnosis of Students with Special Needs, and Rehabilitation.

• Supervision of more than 30 Master Thesis for students in the field of Special Education.

Conferences

Participation in most of the Arab Conferences for special education in the area of teacher preparation and in-service training, mental retardation, emotional disturbances and learning disabilities.