Zhekshenovna, Omusheva Zhyldyz – TRANS

Zhekshenovna, Omusheva Zhyldyz was born in 1979, in Bishkek. She graduated from Bishkek Humanitarian University (BHU) as a social worker and later as a psychologist from the Polish A. Mitzkevich University. At the moment she is taking postgraduate studies at BHU. Since 2006 she has been working in the international organization «Every Child» as a consultant for pedagogical issues. She is experienced in working with children from different backgrounds: from children with special needs to street children. Her professional interests are focused on child psychology, development of social work in Kyrgyzstan, the use of the art therapeutic methods in working with children and others. She is the author of a number of articles, devoted to childhood problems in the Kyrgyz Republic.