Patrizia Pasquini completed a master’s degree in Observation and Application of Psychoanalytical Concepts to the Work with Children, Adolescents and Families at the Centro Studi Martha Harris in Rome and the Tavistock and University of East London Degree Programme (1992-1994). She became a member of the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists following completion of the Centro Studi Martha Harris Florence Tavistock Model Psychotherapy Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training. As part of her psychoanalytic training Patrizia also participated in a Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy Training at Spazio Psicoanalitico in Rome under the directorship of Professor Paolo Perrotti. Later she attended a three year group training on 'The Psychoanalytic Meaning of Tales'. Later Patrizia conducted a two year experiential group focussing upon emotional processes in teaching practice at the Spazio Psicoanalitico. Using the drawings of the Tempo Lineare children she later published a book of fairy tales, Da Fiaba Nasce (2002). Patrizia is currently the creator and Director of the Tempo Lineare Service in Rome which is described in this book.
This book represents an innovative project in which parents, teachers and other professionals work collaboratively to observe children, understand them at a deep emotional level through their play... (more)