Italy Immersion Program in Family Therapy & Italian Culture

You must be a clinical graduate student (in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, marriage and family therapy, or social work) with permission from your program to participate.

The first objective of this clinically focused study abroad program is family therapy training (in English). Italy has a rich history of family therapy, and we have arranged one day of training in the psychodynamic and experiential approach developed by Maurizio Andolfi at the Academy of Family Psychotherapy in Rome (Andolfi trained with family therapy pioneers James Framo, Jay Haley, Salvador Minuchin, and Carl Whitaker). Additionally, we have planned two days of training in the strategic and systemic therapy approach developed by Giorgio Nardone, who trained at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, California. This training will take place at the Strategic Therapy Center in Tuscany.

The second objective of this study abroad program is self-of-the-therapist development. Immersion in Italian culture will provide an opportunity to deepen our understanding of our own cultures, identities, values, experiences, perceptions, and privilege. We will visit places like the island of Sicily, the Adriatic region of Puglia, the Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Rome, Florence, Pisa, and Venice, experiencing key aspects of Italian culture, including architecture, art, music, cuisine, and its family-centric traditions.

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