Biography:
Dr. Maiyasa AL-Saadi is a faculty member at Oman College for Health Science in Oman with more than twenty-three years of nursing experience both as a practicing and teaching nursing. As a graduate of the same institution, she enjoyed fulfilling her role by teaching various nursing specialties including her main area of expertise (maternal and child health) and leading various nursing modules. The spectrum of her leadership experiences ranges from leading various nursing modules, chairing committees, and organizing large events such as the first nursing alumni gathering in south Batinah, ending with resuming duties as deputy dean. She has a bachelor's degree from the US, a Master's degree from the UK, and finally a Ph.D. degree from the University of Washington, Seattle, US. Her main research interest is in family dynamics, parenting, parenting stress, coping, and education and her huge fond is in the area of autism and children with special needs. She has already assumed her role in raising public awareness about autism and enhancing the knowledge of families with children diagnosed with autism about parenting stress through the execution and planning of workshops in collaboration with various institutions in Oman.
Title : Predictors of parenting stress among mothers raising children with ASD in the Sultanate of Oman: Mediating role of self-compassion