The Calabria Region is the first in Italy to introduce the psychologist to school with a pilot project – “let’s discuss the school” – financed and promoted by the Calabria Region and developed in agreement with the regional school office and with the regional order of the psychologists of Calabria. The pilot project, which is on a national scale, provides that from September, in all the first and second grade schools of Calabria, the psychologist “in order to promote the psychological well -being of the children, through individual and group support interventions, with contextual accompaniment actions to teachers and families and in order to create a positive and inclusive educational environment” is inserted.
The project of the psychologist at school is financed by the Calabria Region with 9 million European funds, by the PR 2021-27, distributed in three years, and initially will see the use of 43 psychologists. The details were presented at a press conference in Catanzaro by the President of the Calabria Region Roberto Occhiuto, from the Europarlamentary Giusi Princi, Promoter of the Project when regional councilor, from regional councilors for education and social policies, Maria Stefania Caracciolo And Caterina Capponiby the vicar manager of the USR Antonino Cama, and by the President of the Order of Psychologists of Calabria Massimo Aiello.
“In a context in which forms of fragility among young people are increasingly frequently manifested, the figure of the school psychologist – has been remarked in the press conference – represents a fundamental garrison to prevent and counteract the adolescent discomfort that affects the development of self -esteem, confidence in themselves by compromising interpersonal relationships and undermining their serenity”.
Occhiuto observed: «I hope that all regions follow our example. There is a much wider mental discomfort than what statistics tell why this discomfort is often experienced as a stigma or something to be ashamed of and instead it is not so and we do not want it to be so. We need to make a great action to guarantee everyone the opportunity to take care of the mind and – continued the president of the Region – a great cultural work must be done so that mental discomfort has not lived as a stigma but as a malaise that can be and must be cured. And in the coming weeks we will also present another project relating to the basic psychologist ».
Occhiuto then brought the greetings of his brother, the senator Mario Occhiutowho – he claimed – “is carrying out an action in parliament so that the psychologist at school is structurally planned in all Italy and I hope he will succeed”, affirming that On the project “there has been an acceleration in recent months that also arises from my personal experience (the disappearance of his nephew Francesco, Mario’s son, ed.), And ideally I would like this piece of my work to be dedicated to my brother and my grandson Chicco ».