Curriculum Vitae Born in Imola, in the province of Bologna (Italy) on March 13, 1968. WORK EXPERIENCE From January 1, 2012 to present, Healthcare Professional Collaborator - Professional Educator for the U.O.C.D.P. of the Imola Local Health Authority, at the Arcobaleno Day Center in Casola Canina. Main Responsibilities: Proximity education interventions, individual counseling, information education, leading addiction groups using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, designing educational interventions and related activities (workshops). From February 5, 1991 to December 31, 2011, Educator (Professional Educator since June 1996) at the Seacoop social cooperative (Via Lasie 10L, Imola), working at the NPEE Unit of the Imola Local Health Authority. Main Duties: Social education and/or community interventions to promote adolescent well-being; development of social autonomy; academic guidance during the transition from middle school to high school; facilitation of meetings between children with deprivation issues and their parents; home-based individual, group (2 to 5 clients), and modular group support, assisting up to 6 groups per week. Leading groups of clients with pervasive developmental disorders; psychotics; obsessive-compulsive disorders; and borderline personality disorders. Leading role-playing groups; problem-solving; and workshops in carpentry, restoration, small electrical engineering, and gardening. School support interventions have also been provided for clients with cognitive and/or physical disabilities, and co-teaching has been provided at secondary schools, middle schools, and vocational training centers. EDUCATION, TRAINING, and TEACHING 1995/1996: Qualified as a Professional Educator in the Healthcare Sector (Emilia-Romagna Region) Since 2015: Unpaid Contract Professor at UNIBO
