Training
She graduated at the Faculty of Education Sciences address "Master's Degree in Lifelong Learning - Promotion of Human Resources Development". She is a Systemic Relational Counselor after having attended the four-year course at the Centro Bolognese di Terapia della famiglia. She obtained a Master's degree in Neuro-Cognitive Design -Assomensana. She attended two-years of the School in Globality Animation Languages - path in Music and Art-Therapy and the path "The use of drawing in the relationship with the adult" at the Aion School of Analytical Psychotherapy in Bologna.
Academic career
She collaborated with the Department of Educational Sciences of the University of Bologna in the field of Intercultural Pedagogy from 2005 to 2018 as a support to the teaching and in the European projects GOETE (Governance of Educational Trajectories in Europe) and to SALTO-PROJECT (Social Action for Life quality training and Tools).
Teaching activity
Since 1999 she has been teaching animation, communication and help-related techniques at various training institutions. She has held training courses on the subject of non-pharmacological therapies and on cognitive stimulation for the person with dementia at the ASL in Bologna and in various structures and day centers in Italy. She has designed and teaches various training courses on the theme of dementia and social animation for the Erickson Study Center of Trento. She has held several seminars on the topic of educational planning in the geriatric field on behalf of the Department of Educational Sciences.
Membership of scientific and editorial committees
She was coordinator of the editorial board of the magazine Intercultural Education published by the Erickson Study Center of Trento. He is a member of the management committee of Dimensione Dimensione magazine published by Maggioli.
Other activities
She works as coordinator of the animation service at the CRA Villa Ranuzzi and Villa Serena in Bologna. She has published several articles related to the theme of the third age in specialized magazines, she is promoter and creator of several projects of cognitive stimulation carried out in collaboration with the ASPHI Foundation of Bologna, the Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology of the University of Bologna. She edited the publication of "Il viaggio dello scrigno" published by Alberto Perdisa, and "Animation workshops for the elderly", published by Erickson. She is co-author, together with Annalisa Perino and Ruggero Poi, of the text "Il Metodo Montessori e gli anziani fragili", published by Erickson. She recently published "Tecniche di counseling nei contesti socio sanitari. Strumenti e metodi per una comunicazione efficace con utenti e caregiver ", published by Erickson.
