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Nurain Tisaker

Program Manager: International Technology Transfer Centre - South Africa at University of Cape Town

About me

With a master’s degree in clinical psychology, Nurain Tisaker is based at the USA-government-funded International Technology Transfer Centre -South Africa at UCT’s Department of Psychiatry. Her experience ranges from private practice work as a clinical social worker, to lecturing at the South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP) and in in-patient treatment centres. Tisaker founded an eating disorder unit in Cape Town, where she coordinated clinical processes and clients’ treatment programmes. Her approach is patient-centred, using various therapeutic interventions.