MELİHA KAPLAN

Meliha Kaplan was born in Kayseri in 1986. She graduated from the Department of Primary School Teaching at Kayseri Erciyes University and began her professional career in 2008. Having served in different cities such as Van, Ağrı, and Istanbul, she is currently in her 17th year in the profession and continues to work as a school administrator in a public school. Kaplan has pursued a diverse academic path, holding undergraduate degrees in Primary School Teaching, Business Administration, Child Development, and Sociology. She has also completed master’s degrees in Psychology at Topkapı University, Public Law at Kültür University, Criminal Justice at Üsküdar University, and Educational Administration and Supervision at Sakarya University. She is the author of one poetry book and four children’s storybooks, and her poems and essays have been published in various journals, along with opinion columns featured in several newspapers. In the field of psychology, she has completed a thesis, published a project in the proceedings of the International Ases Educational Sciences Congress, and contributed a book chapter. She has received training in numerous areas, including educational counseling, family counseling, family coaching, student coaching, foundational psychology education, and social mediation. As a multidimensional professional open to continuous development, she continues her learning journey in psychology, closely follows current research and studies in the field, and aims to contribute meaningfully to its advancement.