Group therapy “Bella Mia”
As I have written on my group therapy page, to experience a group intervention can be more effective than an individual one because the group setting has a number of advantages. And so, I decided to launch a new group…
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Webinars on gestalt and ageing
After a long time I haven’t made a blog entry, here I am typing again. I would like to share information about my “new” webinars organised in collaboration with the Manchester Gestalt Centre.I say “new” because it is new for…
Gestalt oriented community workshops on the process of ageing
It is well known that the Psychology of Ageing is a pretty young discipline and it is even more so in the psychotherapy field. There are some books and publications about ageing and psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, person centered…
Does age matter? How to work therapeutically with older people
Does age matter to make talking therapies efficient? Nowadays professional therapists know that the answer is “NO, age doesn’t matter!”. However negative stereotypes on the elderly are still powerful, they make these persons look more weak than they actually are.…
Learning to deal with dementia
Norman Mc Namara is a man who suffers from dementia. He had the great idea of making this video to tell us something about his experience and bringing up important topics like stigma and communication. From my perspective we need…
Towards a world without dementia: prevention, cure and care. An Australian talk
This morning I had the pleasure to find this interesting video made in occasion of the National Science Week in Australia (16-24 Aug 2014). The personalities involved in the talk discuss various aspects of the dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: prevention,…
29 October 2014: World Stroke Day
Last Wednesday I have attended the World Stroke Day at Salford Royal Hospital that was led by Professor Pippa Tyrrell (Stroke Physician Extraordinaire). It was not only an event where you can listen to personalities and researchers to get…
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