STUDIES – COURSES – MASTER’S DEGREES
Degree in Philosophy from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice; thesis: “Dilthey e il problema ermeneutico” (109/110).
Master of Arts in Psychology from Southern International University, New Orleans, Louisiana, European Campus Lugano (Switzerland, 1991); thesis: La psicologia all’interno del pensiero filosofico contemporaneo.
Existential Logoanalyst (method of the Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy): attended and completed the S.I.L.A.E. training course in Logotherapy and Existential Analysis (1991).
Neo-Reichian psychoanalyst and psychotherapist (1993); qualifications recognised by the “Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs” of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (1995)
Four-year specialisation in Autogenic Psychotherapies and Brief Psychotherapies at C.I.S.S.P.A.T. (1994)
Specialisation in “Humanistic Existential Psychology” (Rome, 2002).
POSITIONS – QUALIFICATIONS – PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
From 1994 to 1999 he worked as a researcher and consultant in psycho-oncology with the Centro Oncologico Multizonale di Noale (VE), U.S.L. no. 13. He conceived and coordinated a transnational scientific research project aimed at demonstrating the interaction between psychodynamics and cancer and other degenerative diseases.
He presented the research findings at international congresses in Sydney (Australia, 1997), Padua (Italy, 1998), Cairns (Australia, 1998) and Hamburg (Germany, 1999).
By resolution no. 81 of 15 January 1998, appointed external collaborator and consultant at the C.O.M. in Noale for research, psychotherapy and psychosomatics.
In 1998 he was appointed by the Regional Executive as a member of the Regional Technical Advisory Group (Drug Addiction Area, measure no. 2709 of 21.07.1998)
From June 2003 to June 2006, consultant in psychotherapy, psychosomatics and psycho-oncology for ASL 14 (Chioggia).
In 1993 he worked as a sports psychologist, in collaboration with Bruno De Michelis, at SS. Basket Varese (club promoted to A1)
Co-organiser and member of the Scientific Committee of “Counselling in Psycho-Oncology”, a course for doctors and psychologists run by the Scuola Superiore Internazionale di Scienze della Formazione (Pontifical University, 1999 course).
President of Atanor (2003-2006), an organisation dedicated to creating and improving cultural, scientific and academic relations between Italy and Bulgaria.
Scientific director and supervisor of the postgraduate specialisation course of the Institute of Humanistic Existential Psychology, in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sofia, Bulgaria (2003-2006).
Academic lecturer at the Westdeutsche Akademie from 1997 to 2001 and at the Institute of Humanistic-Existential Psychology in Sofia (BG)
President of the Venice section of the Associazione Italia-Israele (2011-2012).
Master’s degree in “Teaching the Shoah and the History of Antisemitism” at Università Roma Tre (2012).
SPORTING CAREER:
He played 10 Serie A basketball seasons and wore the Italian national jersey around 80 times across the various national teams (24 caps for the senior team); he stopped playing at the age of 27.
European runner-up at the Under-17 Championships in 1971-72, Gorizia, Italy
Won the World Military Championships in 1974, Washington D.C., USA
Scored more than 3,000 points in Serie A
He is the youngest captain ever of the Reyer first team
C.O.N.I. Bronze Medal for Athletic Merit (1975).
He was named an Olympic probable (P.O.) 3 times.
Italian University Champion in 1982.
Organisational director of S.S. REYER (95-96: club promoted to A1).
Together with lawyer Mauro Pizzigati and Roberto Gerosa, he bought the sporting rights of S.S. Reyer after its bankruptcy, ensuring the club’s survival and sporting continuity.
Vice-president of S.S. REYER from 1999 to 2001.
Member of the board of directors of LIBA (Legend International Basket Association)
Vice-president of the Venice section of ANAOAI (Associazione Nazionale Atleti Olimpici e Azzurri d’Italia, the Italian national association of Olympic and international athletes)