About us


Dott.ssa Rossana Carmagnani

Rossana Carmagnani is a history, philosophy and psychology teacher (SPR n°853). She has completed her studies in Milan, and she was head and co-founder of the CEI’s Palermo psycho-pedagogic office. She was a commission member in the “Commissione del Delegato per i Collegi della Compagnia di Gesù” and in the “Centro di Formazione delle Attività Educative dei Gesuiti d’Italia (CeFAEGI)”. She has published essays about Nietzche, Maritain and Sturzo and she worked also in of metaphysic, anthropology and Gnosiology field. She has developed lifelong learning programs for public and private educational institutes, hospitals and seminary in many Italian, Brazilian and Polish cities. She has published in the psychology and lifelong learning field collaborating with M. Danieli “Itinerari di coppia per il terzo millennio”, “Leaders nel servizio”. She has co-published with M. Danieli and Salvatore Picone “Dentro la sfida educativa: il compito dei genitori”. She also published: “Divento Donna”; “Un paradigma pedagogico didattico per la scuola che cambia, sfida educative per il terzo millennio in collaboration with other authors. She has published with Stefano Titta “Discernimento, identità e relazioni umane”. She manages a psychology column in “Nuova e Nostra” periodical, Milan.

 


Dott. Salvatore Picone

Salvatore Picone Salvatore Picone is a human sciences teacher, a psychologist and a cognitive behavioral (CBT) therapist. He is specialized in psychological support and he coordinated school psycho-didactic and psychomotor projects, also in the learning disabilities area. He participated in lifelong learning programs development and in professionals and volunteers training for different-abled people social autonomy promotion and tutoring. He leaded Franco Angeli publisher scientific columns and co-published the volume: “Corpo, spazio e comunicazione”. He also co-wrote “Dentro la sfida educativa: il compito dei genitori”, for A.D.P publisher.

 



Psicofitness Staff

Anna Maria Caruso Anna Maria Caruso is an undergraduate student in Clinical Psychology. She has obtained a bachelor’s degree in “Scienze e tecniche psicologiche” at the University of Palermo. She wrote a thesis entitled:Addiction: processi psicologici e prospettive di riduzione del danno”. She did an internship in the first reception center “Casa dei Giovani” in Palermo, where she focused on addiction disorders multifactorial features. She joined the civil service programme in minor assistance field for the “Gruppo appartamento Don Bosco” association. She is a first level Pilates instructor and a first level Psycho-fitness trainer. She is tutoring young people in the development of social skills and personal autonomy. She also works as a mentor with those want to reconnect with their body self and image trough movement.

 

Giuseppe Schillaci has obtained a bachelor’s degree in “Educazione di Comunità” at the University of Palermo. He wrote a thesis entitled “Il potenziale educativo della bioenergetica applicato alla psicologia di comunità” He is a first level Pilates instructor and a first level Psycho-fitness trainer. He is a specialized educator in tutoring and promoting different-abled social autonomy. He has participated to psychomotor rehabilitation projects. He works in the mental health field, and he has worked as a trainee in the “Lucerna” family house in Palermo.

Andrea Termine obtained a bachelor’s degree in “Scienze e Tecniche Psicologiche” at the University of Palermo. He wrote a thesis entitled “Mindfulness, mentalizzazione e pratica sportive come fattori terapeutici integrati”. He is a first level Pilates instructor and a first level Psycho-fitness trainer. He works in the education field.