Introduction

Massimo Schinco was born in Milan in 1956. He took the high-school diploma in Classical Studies in 1975 and the Degree in Psychology at University of Padova in 1980. He completed an individual psychotherapy with Francesco Mina and then the four-years training to Systemic Family Therapy at the Milan Centre of Family Therapy directed by L. Boscolo e G. Cecchin. Then he completed the "basic course" at the School of Italian Centre of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis directed by Prof. F. Granone in 1991.

Presently he practices Psychology and Psychotherapy as professional man in Cervasca (Cn) and Turin. He’s called as supervisor by colleagues and pupils.

He teaches General and Development Psychology in the State Academy of Music (Conservatorio) G. F. Ghedini, Cuneo.

He teaches also General and Social Pedagogics in the School of Medicine, University of Turin.

Finally, he’s one of the teachers in the Milan Centre of Family Therapy since 1990. In the years 1992-’93 he’s been entrusted with learning programs, in order to obtain the certification by the Italian Government.

During the first years of activity he’s been working especially with territorial teams in the public agencies (créches, child and mother’s protection, social work, marriage and family consultories, drug addiction), in houses of corrections and rest home.

He has taught 15 years in the Professional School for Educators in Cuneo, until the school has been dismissed. He contributes to the “Change Institute” in Turin in the activities of training to Systemic Counselling.

He’s called as Consultant in Organizational Psychology, in training to communication and interview, and in the human resources (especially assessment and counselling ).

Presently he provides with supervision professionals of several organization in the field of education and social work.

He is member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (Berkeley, Ca.)

He plays violin in the Orchestra Sinfonica Amatoriale Italiana.