Our day began with a seminar from Dr. Remley on the Italian culture. He highlighted many differences between the two cultures, some myths associated with Italian culture, and more. One major difference that he pointed out was that Italians are not as nationalistic as Americans are. If you ask an Italian where they are from they are most likely to tell you the region or city of Italy that they are from (Tuscany, Milan, Florence, etc) than saying Italy.
In the afternoon Paola Salvioni spoke on the difference between counseling American clients versus Italian Clients. There were many different important things to take away from this seminar, considering that counseling in Italy is so different from it is in the United States. One of the major differences was the educational background. In Italy after a person receives their masters degree can be considered a docture. However in the U.S. you can only be considered a doctor after PhD or Medical degree has been achieved. Another difference that stood out was the usage of the term therapy. In Italy counselors can not say that they provide therapy to their clientele due to the factor that only psychologists and psychiatrists are only allowed to provide that. This is quite different than in the U.S. considering that counselors, psychologist, and psychiatrist all three provide therapy.
Later Vito came and showed us how to make masks. He is a mask maker from Reggello. The designs that Vito makes were so creative. The group had many questions for him. For example where he draws his inspiration from. Vito mentioned that he try's not to look at other masks because he doesn't want other ideas to influence his. Therefore he only makes a mask when he has a specific inspiration or idea in mind.
In the afternoon Paola Salvioni spoke on the difference between counseling American clients versus Italian Clients. There were many different important things to take away from this seminar, considering that counseling in Italy is so different from it is in the United States. One of the major differences was the educational background. In Italy after a person receives their masters degree can be considered a docture. However in the U.S. you can only be considered a doctor after PhD or Medical degree has been achieved. Another difference that stood out was the usage of the term therapy. In Italy counselors can not say that they provide therapy to their clientele due to the factor that only psychologists and psychiatrists are only allowed to provide that. This is quite different than in the U.S. considering that counselors, psychologist, and psychiatrist all three provide therapy.
Later Vito came and showed us how to make masks. He is a mask maker from Reggello. The designs that Vito makes were so creative. The group had many questions for him. For example where he draws his inspiration from. Vito mentioned that he try's not to look at other masks because he doesn't want other ideas to influence his. Therefore he only makes a mask when he has a specific inspiration or idea in mind.
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