Chiara Ridolfi Email & Phone Number

Wollongong, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Australia

- Identify traumatised people in refugee communities in Sydney metropolitan areas and provide psychological assessment, psychological intervention and referral service to refugee families- Provide individual and group therapy to refugee children and adolescents both newly arrived and established, permanent residents and asylum seekers, whose experience of torture and trauma is affecting settlement and other areas of their lives- Provide training to other service providers including schools, medical, allied health, counselling and other relevant services- Develop and maintain community engagement and consultation- Provide clinical consultancy to mental health workers, school counsellors and clinical staff

Sydney, Australia

- Organise and deliver psycho-social groups in Sydney schools targeting refugee children and adolescents affected by torture and trauma- Organise and deliver youth camps for children and young refugees- Develop and maintain productive partnerships between STARTTS and local schools relevant to the needs of newly arrived and established refugees to ensure effective service provision- Provide training to relevant services working with refugee children and adolescents- Develop and implement relevant community education and social support programs of benefit to young people from affected refugee communities

Sydney, Australia

Co-founded this non-profit children and adolescents' core service agency that provide psycho-social intervention to young people from Aboriginal or refugee backgroundsProject Bantu is an intervention that introduces the Brazilian art of Capoeira Angola and combines the healing potential of musical and physical expression to produce a range of social and learning outcomes. www.projectbantu.org

Salvador Area, Brazil

• Ran daily classes with young people at risk of homelessness in the outskirts of the city.

Bangladesh

• Delivered intensive, 1-month seminar to train organisational staff in strategies and techniques to secure funding for a micro-credit program designed to improve living conditions for women in rural areas.

Perugia Area, Italy

• Support autistic youth and their families.

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Social Work

Sandplay Therapy

The ANZ Sandplay Therapy Institute (ANZ-STI) offers in-depth and systemic learning in Sandplay Therapy as developed by Dora Kalff..

Summer School Of Psychotraumathology, Psychology

This course explored the multiple temporal landscapes and complex dynamics of trauma from the perspectives of clinicians working.

Master In Social Change And Development, Art Faculty

Research thesis: Universal human rights values and Asian values: the Malaysian case

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Work

Research thesis: The representation of social workers in international movies and media