Salvatore SCARDILLI
Graduated in Sociology at the University of Trento in 1977, with a research thesis in the field of Family Sociology on “Changes that occurred within the middle-class family in Catania” (supervised by Prof. Chiara Saraceno), Ministry of Public Education (MPI) teacher and subsequently psychoeducational operator; tutor in educational-didactic experimentation for individuals involved in criminal proceedings. He graduated in Psychology in 1988, with a research thesis in the field of Family Sociology on the “Sociological Aspects of the Marriage Market in Catania” (supervised by Prof. entity"people","Corrado Barberis","Italian sociologist". From 1993 to 2019, he served as a Psychologist Manager within the Regional Health System, with primary activities in the prevention and treatment of addictions. He received training in family psychotherapy and in leading experiential groups based on a psychodynamic approach. He is an expert in smoking cessation treatment. Since 1996, he has been active within the entity"organization","Associazione Unitaria Psicologi Italiani","Italian psychologists association", developing expertise in the organization of the National Health Service, with particular reference to the role of psychologists within the NHS. He served as an Honorary Judge from 2011 to 2019 at the entity "organization","Juvenile Court of Catania","Catania, Italy", mainly within the working group “Listening to Unaccompanied Foreign Minors.” Since 2020, he has been an adjunct lecturer at entity"organization","University of Catania","Italy", teaching psychological and sociological subjects. Since 2020, he has worked as a psychotherapist in private practice. Since 2022, he has worked as a psychologist and psychotherapist in rehabilitation programs for men who perpetrate violence (C.U.A.V.), with a particular focus on group facilitation.
Research on “Training needs of teachers in primary and middle schools” published by the Provincial Education Office of Catania.
- Evaluative study on school learning outcomes. Published by the Provincial Education Office of Catania.
- Journal “Forward” No. 1, 2002: “Mind and body”
- Journal “Forward” No. 2, 2003: “Instructor–student relationship”
- Journal Psychology, Order of Psychologists of Sicily – “The Department of Pathological Addictions”
Communications
- Presentation of a report at the European Congress of Psychologists in Oslo “Mind maps within the therapeutic relationship” year 2009
- Effective prevention interventions through C.I.C.: a working method for the collection of data and information.
II National SICAD Congress.
- Study on “HIV/AIDS and HEPATITIS prevention and risky sexual behaviors”.
II National SICAD Congress
- Evaluative study on the outcome of substitution treatments, according to the harm reduction policy.
II National SICAD Congress
- Study on the influence of pets in therapeutic programs with drug-dependent users.
VEDETTE Study - Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Treatments for Drug Addiction
VEdeTTe is a multicenter observational cohort study conducted at Drug Addiction Services (SerT) in 13 Italian regions, with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of treatments for heroin addiction on acute mortality, treatment retention, and other health and social reintegration outcomes.
It was carried out starting in 1998 in two phases:
Vedette1 - Vedette2
The study was funded by the Ministry of Health.