The main areas of interest of Sr. Benoît Abou Mhaya are the impact of nursing care on the Lebanese health system, the welfare of the elderly, and the promotion of family values. After having served on national and international committees in the said areas for 25 years, along with an active career in education, administration of schools and elderly homes for 30 years in Lebanon and abroad, as well as in the counseling and psychotherapy within daycare settings for mentally disturbed individuals and families. Sister Benoit is involved in youth and family counseling through a variety of organizations. She is at present actively engaged in upgrading the formation of hospital directors and staff nurses in leadership and management towards hospital accreditation, as well as in the supervision of research projects on socio-medical and elderly issues.

Ph.D. in Mental Health and Counseling Psychology, Boston College, Boston, Massachussetts, USA, 1983.

M.S. in Psychiatric Nursing, Boston College, Boston, Massachussetts, USA, 1973.

B.S. in Nursing, Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, 1971.

Research Reports

Abou Mhaya, B. (1981). Abusiveness of the Elderly. (Submitted to Boston College).

Abou Mhaya, B. (1981). Abuse in Families of Single Parents. (Submitted to Boston College).

Abou Mhaya, B. (1981). Legal and Therapeutic Implications of Child Abuse. (Submitted to Boston College).

Abou Mhaya, B. (1982). Abusiveness:  A Family Problem. (Submitted to Boston College).

Abou Mhaya, B. (1982). Laws and Ethics in Nursing. (Presented at the Seventh Annual Conference on Nursing, Law and Ethics, Boston, Massachussetts, May 1982).

Abou Mhaya, B. (1983). Coping with Stress. (Submitted to Boston College).

Abou Mhaya, B. (1984). Abusiveness: A Problem for the Elderly. (Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference on The Elderly, Baystate, March 1984).