Publications
Scientific
Ammannato, G., & Chiesi, F. (2023, September). Game Over, Trauma! Empowering Trauma Healing Through Gaming. In International Conference on Extended Reality (pp. 454-465). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43404-4_31
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Ammannato, G., & Chiesi, F. (2021). Playing with networks. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000608
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Educational
Common Factor Theory and Process of Change
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“At last the Dodo said, 'Everybody has won, and all must have prizes'”
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Rosenzweig (1936) was the first author to postulate the existence of common factors in psychology. The author notes how all forms of therapy can be effective in the treatment of mental distress, even starting from theoretical positions that are very distant from each other, sometimes even opposite. The author therefore wonders whether there are other latent factors, not explicitly theorized in the various orientations, which have a greater effect on the outcome of the therapy.
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Continue reading the article HERE (Italian)
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Person-Centered Video Games
A possible tool to spread the Approach and promote well-being.
Video games are a media, that is, a means not only of entertainment but also of sharing and communication, like radio, television, cinema or print, extremely widespread globally. According to the latest estimates there are approximately 3.24 billion gamers in the world with an average age of 35 years. (Clement, 2022). The gender gap is also closing: both in the United States (Entertainment Software Association, 2022) and in Europe approximately 48% of gamers identify as women (Interactive Software Federation of Europe, 2022).
Continue reading the article HERE (Italian)
Collaborations
Person Centered Approach Institute
I am a tutor at the Italian Person Centered Approach Institute (IACP), graduate school of psychotherapy founded by Carl Rogers. The tutoring path is selective and is required to become a trainer at the institute.
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COPE​
I am collaborating on a European project on trauma called COPE. The project aims to bridge the gap in knowledge and understanding of emotional trauma and to provide accessible and practical tools and resources for informal educators and volunteers working with vulnerable groups.
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CarePath
I collaborated on CarePath a European project on Trauma Informed Care, an evidence-based approach to treating trauma. The project aims to promote an approach to trauma that is respectful and inclusive, involving not only psychologists, but also other professional figures and the organizations themselves to offer the best possible service to people who have suffered trauma.
