Elpida Stratou is a graduate of the Department of Occupational Therapy of the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens. She obtained her master diploma from the University of Peloponnese, School of Fine Arts - Department of Theatre Studies entitled "Drama and Performing Arts in Education and Lifelong Learning". She has been working in the Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital of Argolida since 2010. She has attended numerous seminars and workshops on Special Education, Developmental Disorders, Sensory Integration, Dyspraxia, psychosocial health of the child and the family, psychiatry of puberty. She has Braille and Sign Language certification. She has delivered several papers, in scientific conferences, relevant to her clinical interests. She is the co-author of publications dealing with the quality of life of health professionals.