tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62576818513313819952024-03-13T19:20:52.525-07:00A Counselor's View of ItalyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257681851331381995.post-20209718870133835402013-05-29T21:35:00.001-07:002014-02-03T14:42:03.714-08:00Florence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we spent a beautiful day in Florence...and even had an opportunity
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257681851331381995.post-18913457039012270182013-05-28T14:38:00.000-07:002013-05-30T03:00:04.266-07:00Coming at you from Italy, it's Jenna!!! Coming at you from Italy, it's Jenna!!! Today we had a couple seminars at "the Casa". We started with Asha, a Doctoral student at UAB, who gave us a seminar about black women in the American and Italian cultures. It was interesting to listen to especially since our large group here is so diverse. The next seminar was presented to us by Dr. Ted Remley, the preofessor from ODU that put all this together. He generated discussion about things we have noticed in the Italian culture versus the American culture. He also shared with us of a couple other countries he has been to and the need for counseling around the world. We also heard from Rachel, a student that has been living in Bejing the past five years. She enlightened us to the Chineese culture and the needs for counseling in China.<br />
We then had the option to go into town. I went to Reggello to the super marcado with another student, Lesley, from Virginia. Then, of course, we had gelato like we do pretty much every day we go into town!! Other people went to local outlet malls to shop at stores like Gucci, Prada, and Armani. We are about to play a game, "Italian gestures", which is supposed to be like cherades.<br />
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Today we took a day trip to Siena and Roberta led us on a tour of the
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Sunday was a jam-packed day….after hearing several speakers
including our own beloved Dr. Michel and two speakers from an organization that
work with women involved in a lifestyle of prostitution and sex trafficking.
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Each woman was employed by their organization to be a
mediator for the women educating them on safe sex practices and if they wanted
to get out of that particular lifestyle, making sure they were able to do so
safely and how to navigate the legal system. It was mind-blowing hearing these
speakers share their experiences working with these women. Their profession
literally puts their lives in danger because they are a threat to criminal
organizations that profit from controlling these women, but they continue to
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After the speakers and lunch, many of us took a trip to a
nearby town, Valombrossa in which we hiked through the wood taking in the beautiful
scenery at what seemed like a view from the clouds. Through whole this
experience I find myself once again able to stop and appreciate the beauty in
small things that you take for granted when you are in a continual rush. I find
myself stopping and taking a deep breath every now and again, enjoying fresh,
clean air. Moments in which I don’t have to do anything, but just sit and enjoy
existing. About six days left (not that I’m counting or anything) and it still
seems kind of surreal. Below are some pics. Enjoy and see you soon!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ciao!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hi everyone, it’s Dr. Michel checking in from Italy! I think
everyone was happy when we had an extra hour to sleep in this morning after an
amazing dinner last night at Ristorante Archimede. Although it was very rainy
all day, we were still able to enjoy ourselves in Tuscany. We took a beautiful
bus ride to Greve, located in the Chianti Region. On our way we passed by acres
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lunch with one of the workers from Casa Cares, Tony, to help celebrate his 60<sup>th</sup>
birthday. Tony had been a police officer in New York city for a number of years.
During a visit to Italy, he fell in love with the Italian way of life and
eventually decided to leave America and move to Italy. It was a fascinating
lunch followed by wine tasting. After Greve, we travelled to San Gimignano. It
was like a dream to be driving through Tuscany listening to Andrea Bocelli
music.<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> </span>In San
Gimignano, we enjoyed gelato, took in museums, climbed towers, and shopped. By
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257681851331381995.post-790104959049097782013-05-24T23:00:00.000-07:002013-05-29T21:41:38.244-07:00Ristorante ArchimedeAs Dani mentioned, today we enjoyed an authentic Italian meal at Ristorante Archimede...it was fantastic! <br />
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Hey it's Dani....today was a day filled with very interesting lecturers.
Our lecturers today was Eugenio Bacchini, and Italian counselor who
was one of the founding father's of one of the first counseling
associations in Italy. He explained how the profession of counseling
operates in Italy and where they are headed in terms of the different
associations and how they have come together in order to join the
European Counseling Association. Our next speaker, Amy Kleine was
supervised by Eugenion Bacchini, who is an American, and works for
Syracuse University in NJ. She was very warm and entertaining. Her
icebreaker included her informing all the women in the room where to
shop in Italy...Yay!!!!! She told us about her job and how she helps
students accumulate to the environment. After having a wonderful lunch
with these two counselors, we then had a presentation by Dr. Larry Tyson
from UAB. His presentation was very interesting in which
addressed master's students having to seek professional counseling as a
requirement of their program. It raised a lot of thought provoking
questions and discussions. We then had a presentation by two of our
doctorate students, Miranda and Crystal on cultural awareness. We then
had a break to get ready for dinner and took a group pic around 7:00 pm.
We then headed to Ristorante Archimede and ate a real authentic five
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257681851331381995.post-80908446759856777422013-05-23T23:00:00.000-07:002013-05-26T08:27:50.940-07:00AssissiHey it's Dani! This morning we were able to sleep in...Yay!!!! It was another rainy day when we got up this morning. We traveled to Assissi, which is a small town where St.Frances was buried. On the two hour drive, we stopped at Lake Trasimeno, a very gorgeous town by the way, for a cappuccino. We also got a taste of ceramic shops and other shops outlooking the beautiful lake. We then headed to Assissi, a religious town with massive churches and thousands upon thousand religious relics for sell. Robin, Megan, and I shopped, shopped, shopped....and then ate and went to visit St. Frances' tomb. After leaving Assissi, we had a two hour winding journey back to Casa Cares in time for dinner. After dinner we gathered in the sitting room....which has become the center of our universe because its the only place to get internet, and chilled out the rest of the night, socializing and having discussions of theories and supervision (you know me, anywhere I can get it :))<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today we had Dr. Andrea
Cicogni, a Psychiatrist, come to speak with us about mental heath services in
Italy. Dr. Cicogni shared his experience about working with domestic violence,
mental illness, and involuntary hospitalization. He also spoke about
incorporating creative therapies, such as art, music, books, and movies, into
the therapeutic process since the 1980s. As a leader in the mental health
field, Dr. Cicogni discussed the importance of working together in
interdisciplinary teams with Psychiatrists, Counselors, Social Workers, and
others in order to improve the lives of their clients/patients. Next week, Dr. Cicogni
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After a delicious lunch, we then we gifted in watching a presentation on mask making by Vito Albanese. Vito is a local artisan whom crafts masks, wooden candle holders, as well as working with bronze. He walked us through the process of making the molds and doing paper mache. I am struck by the introspection of many of the Italians that we have met. They seem to hold very different philosophies than Americans and the way that they approach life is very appealing to me. Vito mentioned that he is currently not making any new masks because he has not felt "the inspiration." Another participant of the Institute asked if he got his inspiration from the outside or other art, but he stated that his designs "come from inside" and if he hasn't thought of anything new, he will not begin any new masks. I found this very different from most people I have met in the States, who seem more interested in producing and selling, rather than on the art. <br />
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After Vito finished his presentation and we had spent some time trying on his large variety of masks, a group of us took the bus into Reggello. Jenna and I planned to go to the Super Mercado (the town's super market) and then have some gelato. We spent more time in the supermarket than we had initially expected, but it was so interesting to see the different types of items that were offered compared to at home. People here also shop here everyday or every other, which is contrary to what most Americans do when they go to big box or bulk stores to stock up for as long as possible. Unfortunately Dr. Remley's recommended, or favorite, gelato store was closed, but I was able to have a nutella, pistachio, and chocolate cup which was soooo good! We sat a people watched for awhile and it was amazing to see a depiction of small town Italian life in action. This is such a different pace compared to home. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was our first full day at Casa Cares and we received a
wealth of information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started with a
lecture by Dr. Paul Krieg on some history of Europe, Italy, and then some
regions of Italy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also talked a great
deal about the Tuscany area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This lecture
was followed by a tour of Casa Cares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>From first glance the villa looks bigger than larger American homes,
once the tour began we realized exactly how big the house actually is and it is
enormous!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were led into a basement
which actually contain to lower levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The house has large barrels were wine can be stored, a chapel, theatre,
and many guest rooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The house is built
on top of a mountain which means it can spread as far as the mind can imagine
and that is exactly what they have done in Casa Cares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next lecture of the day was with Nancy
Bailey, an American school teacher in Italy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She told us about the Italian education system and what it entails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One very surprising note is that at the age
of 13 Italian students must decide their career path! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final lecture was with Dr. Pat
Thomas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This lecture was more of a
reflection on what was to come in our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The nice thing was the lecture was held outside in the warm sun and
beautiful Tuscan scenery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our goal was
to go through a personal inventory on Personal Wellness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We each had the opportunity to venture out on
our own and reflect on several aspects of our lives and decide if it
contributes to our health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First day was
great, many more to come with a visit to Lucca and Pisa tomorrow! <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">- Danny V. </span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257681851331381995.post-41921322521351859922013-05-15T22:00:00.000-07:002013-05-22T23:58:48.995-07:00My adventure to Italy began on May 15th, I flew from Chicago to Frankfurt Germany, and then to my final destination in Rome. My flight to Rome was pretty smooth except for some minor turbulence in Germany, grabbed my bags and headed on my way towards our apartment in Rome. The directions to the apartment were pretty simple... or so I thought. I made to the main train station but then had no clue where I was going from there. I was having a very hard time getting someone who spoke English to help me. Just as the anxiety started to sink in a very nice young man came up to me and offered to help me out. He pointed me to the bus I needed to take and then I was on my way to our apartment. <br />
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After walking up and down the street a few times, I ran into Jenna who had come down to wait for me. Put my bags upstairs, caught up with Jenna and Heather for a bit and we were on our way to explore Rome. Going through the Colosseum was one of the most amazing experiences I ever had. It was nice to just take in all the history it had to offer. The forum was pretty great too. After a long day of walking through Rome, we went and had a nice dinner before packing it all up for our next stop on the trip.... Casa Cares. - Megan T. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257681851331381995.post-185936482591222282013-05-15T11:30:00.000-07:002013-05-22T11:36:18.849-07:00Venezia Day 2!!!!We woke up this morning to watching a couple on a Gondala ride. What an amazing sight!!! Robin and I went to explore Venezia as we only had a half a day. As soon as we walked out the hotel, we met a nurse from Canada named Marisa who works on a cruise ship looking a little lost. We asked her where she was headed and figured out it was in the general vicinity of where we were going, so we decided to head in the direction together and ended up having lunch with her. After lunch, we explored Venezia and of course went shopping!!!!! After saying bye to Marisa, Robin and I continued to explore and came across a woman dressed in 18th century opera costume. Sure enough...she gave us information on a opera later that night. We went on to the Piazza San Marco where there were tons of vendors, people, and pigeons. I learned the difference between ordering a cappuccino at a bar and sitting at a table...its twice as more when sitting at a table, otherwise, if you order from a bar you must drink it there! We then took a tour of Venezia on the water bus, had a bite, and went to get ready for the opera. We, of course, had to reserve another room...Venezia kept us for another night!!! The opera was amazing and how many times in life can you say that you went to a real ITALIAN OPERA!!!!!!! After the opera, we stopped at a ristorante (yes, we ate again...it Italia,what can I say?!?) and had the most wonderful dinner. We were offered shots of limonchello several times after our meal, but contrary to other's opinion, Robin and I were not a fan. On our way back to our hotel room, we passed by a cafe that had house music playing. After chilling there for a while, we were off to our hotel room. Roma tomorrow!!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257681851331381995.post-50152580215941877892013-05-14T21:00:00.000-07:002013-05-22T10:14:55.750-07:00Venezia!Hey, it's Dani and Robin...two plane rides later finally made it to Milan. Walked around the airport looking for an atm and bus to take us to the train station. Finally made it on the bus and realized that Milan has a lot of graffiti...go figure. Hopped on a 4 hour train to Venice aka Venezia and took a water bus to one of the most magical cities ever!!!! When we pulled up, there were people out in the piazza enjoying the beautiful weather and majestic city. But guess what?!? Yup, we got lost...Luckily, people in Venezia are so nice and we were finally able to find our hotel. After unloading and chilling out, we sought out FOOD!!! I can say I will never look at pizza and tiramisu the same again...the states have nothing on Italy! Venezia has no cars so everyone walks, takes the water bus or taxi...I wouldn't recommend the taxi, too expensive!!! There are narrow cobble stone streets connected by bridges, gorgeous old buildings and beautiful piazza's.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257681851331381995.post-67285473849509383262013-05-13T18:30:00.000-07:002013-05-22T09:49:37.040-07:00First day of Italy JourneyHey, it's Dani. So....Robin and I were suppose to leave on the 8:50 am flight but end up missing it because of the expressway being closed down due to an fatal car accident involving a semi and three cars...couldn't have planned for that. When we got to the airport, we couldn't get on the flight because we had 20 minutes til take off. After hours of phone calls and back and forth, we were able to get on the 7:05 pm flight. Finally after paying for WiFi, Robin and I are sitting at the airport, preparing for our 9 hour flight to London...wish us luck!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.com0United States31.353636941500987 -69.96093755.8316024415009871 -111.2695315 56.875671441500984 -28.6523435tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257681851331381995.post-9721414728378831772013-05-11T08:10:00.000-07:002013-05-26T08:25:01.371-07:00Italy Institute Schedule This is the 10th "Counselor's View of Italy" trip...and we have a lot in store for us. Our schedule for the Institute is listed below:<br />
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<u>Friday, May 17 </u><br />
Arrive in Rome<br />
Travel to Casa Cares in Reggello, Italy<br />
Introductions<br />
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<u>Saturday, May 18</u><br />
House tour<br />
Personal Wellness and Balance in our Lives - Dr. Pat Thomas<br />
The Italian Schools - Nancy Bailey<br />
Intro to the Italian Language - Dr. Paul Krieg<br />
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<u>Sunday, May 19</u><br />
Lucca & Pisa<br />
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<u>Monday, May 20 </u><br />
The Culture and Counseling in Italy - Dr. Ted Remley <br />
Differences in Counseling American and Italian Clients - Paola Salvioni<br />
Mask Making in Italy - Vito Albanese<br />
Introduction to Florence - Dr. Paul Krieg<br />
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<u>Tuesday, May 21</u><br />
Fierenze (Florence) <br />
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<u>Wednesday, May 22</u><br />
Psychiatric & Mental Health Services in Italy - Dr. Andrea Cicogni<br />
Organic Farming in Italy - Giordano Cellai<br />
My Life and Work as a Counselor in Italy - Lorenzo Barbagli<br />
Visit to Olive Press and Church <br />
The art of pecorino - Salvatore Farris <br />
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<u>Thursday, May 23</u><br />
Trasimeno Lake <br />
Assisi <br />
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<u>Friday, May 24</u><br />
Counseling in Italy - Dott. Eugenio Bacchini<br />
Counseling American Students in Italy - Amy Kleine<br />
Counseling experience and Counselor Growth - Dr. Larry Tyson<br />
Cross Cultural Counseling - Miranda Johnson-Parries & Krystal Freeman <br />
Ristorante Archimede<br />
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<u>Saturday, May 25</u><br />
Greve, Chianti<br />
Gan Gimignano<br />
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<u>Sunday, May 26 </u><br />
Multicultural Awareness and Personal Strengths - Dr. Becky Michel<br />
Trafficking of Women in Italy - Flora Ike and Madalina Gavra<br />
Vallambrosa<br />
Choral Concert<br />
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<u>Monday, May 27</u><br />
Siena<br />
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<u>Tuesday, May 28 </u><br />
Don't Call me an Angry Black Woman - Asha McAdory<br />
Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling - Dr. Ted Remley<br />
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<u>Wednesday, May 29 </u><br />
Fierenze (Florence)<br />
Exchange with mental health care professionals<br />
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<u>Thursday, May 30 </u><br />
Influences of my Italy experiences on my Future Work as a Counselor - Dr. Becky Michel<br />
Florence<br />
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<u>Friday, May 31 </u><br />
Depart for Rome airport <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257681851331381995.post-55467463534495147542013-05-09T19:30:00.000-07:002013-05-23T00:00:56.473-07:00Counseling Institute in Italy Later this month a group of counseling students and faculty from around the world will be participating in "A Counselor's View of Italy" - a Counseling Institute near Florence, Italy. The Institute has been sponsored by Old Dominion University for many years and is open to students and faculty members from across the country. This year six students and one faculty member from the Division of Psychology and Counseling will be attending!<br />
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We hope to share some of our experiences on this blog for people back home to see.<br />
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We had our last meeting today in preparation for the trip. We are arriving on different days, and the Counseling Institute officially begins on Friday, May 17. <br />
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Everyone is excited about the amazing educational and life experience that awaits us! -Dr. MichelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836144329295226245noreply@blogger.com0