Changing everything and changing nothing. A process based approach in managing complex cultural settings

Journal title PSICOBIETTIVO
Author/s Simone Cheli
Publishing Year 2018 Issue 2018/2
Language Italian Pages 14 P. 21-34 File size 126 KB
DOI 10.3280/PSOB2018-002002
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Interventions on people that have faced a recent or a significant migra- tion represent a portion of implementation science where we need to integrate a deep know- ledge of existing guidelines with a specific understanding of the cultural background of such persons. On the one hand, we have to make our style and strategies flexible and adaptable; on the other hand, we have to bear in mind that each and every psychothe- rapy or counseling intervention must be grounded on a personalization principle. The aim of the present study is to define a theoretical framework for the development and application of cognitive interventions with people dealing with a potentially destabili- zing process of migration.

Keywords: Migration; CBT; Bottom-Up Interventions; Affective Neuro- Science.

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Simone Cheli, Cambiare tutto e non cambiare niente. Un approccio processuale nella gestione di setting culturali complessi in "PSICOBIETTIVO" 2/2018, pp 21-34, DOI: 10.3280/PSOB2018-002002