Gabriela Pinto Email & Phone Number

Porto District, Portugal

Member of a scientific research project focused on the preparation of a manuscript written in English, in co-authorship with an international University, on the impact of parental meta-emotion on the socio-emotional competencies of preschool children.

Design and implementation of training sessions on the family-centered approach in Early Childhood Intervention for professionals (e.g., kindergarten teachers; teachers and other school agents) and Master's students at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto.

- Individual, at-home, psychology consultations with informal caregivers (IC); - Facilitating support groups for ICs; - Answering a national helpline for ICs - information, psychosocial and emotional support, referrals to appropriate community responses; - Volunteer management within the scope of the service "Pausas Breves para descanso do CI" / "Short Breaks for IC rest" - selection, training and monitoring of 60+ volunteers; - Designing and implementing a capacity-building and… Show more - Individual, at-home, psychology consultations with informal caregivers (IC); - Facilitating support groups for ICs; - Answering a national helpline for ICs - information, psychosocial and emotional support, referrals to appropriate community responses; - Volunteer management within the scope of the service "Pausas Breves para descanso do CI" / "Short Breaks for IC rest" - selection, training and monitoring of 60+ volunteers; - Designing and implementing a capacity-building and training program for ICs; - Development of awareness-raising actions for informal care in the community. Show less

Collaboration with the Center for Research & Innovation in Education (Polytechnic Institute of Porto - School of Education) in activities of the European Project PBS-ECEC: Implementing Positive Behaviour Support in Early Childhood Education and Care, coordinated by Professor Sílvia Araújo de Barros, together with professionals from Cyprus, Greece and Ireland. PBS-ECEC, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Program, aims to promote a kindergarten-wide approach to Promoting Positive Behaviors in Early… Show more Collaboration with the Center for Research & Innovation in Education (Polytechnic Institute of Porto - School of Education) in activities of the European Project PBS-ECEC: Implementing Positive Behaviour Support in Early Childhood Education and Care, coordinated by Professor Sílvia Araújo de Barros, together with professionals from Cyprus, Greece and Ireland. PBS-ECEC, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Program, aims to promote a kindergarten-wide approach to Promoting Positive Behaviors in Early Childhood Education in Europe. The activities carried out included:- Reviewing current scientific literature and drawing up a theoretical framework on socio-emotional learning in pre-school education;- Construction of pedagogical materials, written in English, for the training of educators on socio-emotional learning in pre-school education, including the presentation of the syllabus in PowerPoint format, the proposal of activities for reflection on professional practices and the creation of a questionnaire for the consolidation and evaluation of knowledge;- Preparation of resources later used for the synchronous training of educators, as well as for integration into the e-learning modules, which are freely accessible for autonomous study;- Reviewing and supporting the translation of training content into Portuguese;- Participation in and preparation of technical reviews of other resources developed under the project, namely the Recommendations for Practice and Policies. Show less

Professional internship carried out at APPACDM in Vila Nova de Gaia, a Private Institution of Social Solidarity dedicated to the promotion and social integration of citizens with mental disabilities. Some of the activities carried out included: - Psychological intervention in group format with young people and adults with intellectual disabilities, inspired by Morenian psychodrama techniques and principles of personal and social development; - Participation in a project to prevent… Show more Professional internship carried out at APPACDM in Vila Nova de Gaia, a Private Institution of Social Solidarity dedicated to the promotion and social integration of citizens with mental disabilities. Some of the activities carried out included: - Psychological intervention in group format with young people and adults with intellectual disabilities, inspired by Morenian psychodrama techniques and principles of personal and social development; - Participation in a project to prevent bullying and promote the rights of people with disabilities; - Organization of team building sessions for the institution's employees. Show less

Participation in the role of auxiliary ego in Sociodrama sessions on female empowerment aimed at a group of women under the Trapézio com Rede project carried out at Trilho - Support Unit for Drug Addicts and Seropositives of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of S. João da Madeira. In addition to the sessions, parallel work was done on training the ego role and recording the sociodramatic sessions.

Representative element for the students of the last year of the Master's Degree of the Integrated Master's Degree in Psychology - Area of Psychological Intervention, Education and Human Development, in the academic year 2020/2021.

Curricular internship at the Gaia Local Early Intervention Team (ELI), part of the National Early Childhood Intervention System, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Catarina Grande. Intervention with children with global developmental delays or disabilities, using a family-centered approach, as part of a multidisciplinary team. With the cross-cutting objectives of empowering those closest to the child and co-constructing strategies to promote the child's development and inclusion in their… Show more Curricular internship at the Gaia Local Early Intervention Team (ELI), part of the National Early Childhood Intervention System, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Catarina Grande. Intervention with children with global developmental delays or disabilities, using a family-centered approach, as part of a multidisciplinary team. With the cross-cutting objectives of empowering those closest to the child and co-constructing strategies to promote the child's development and inclusion in their various contexts, some of the activities carried out were:- Weekly psychological intervention sessions at the child's home and with the nuclear and extended family;- Collaborative work with kindergarten teachers in the context of the nursery or kindergarten attended by the child;- Participation in multidisciplinary child development assessments with speech therapy and occupational therapy;- Designing and implementing training courses on the family-centered approach in early intervention. Show less

Integrated Master'S In Psychology, Psychological Intervention, Education And Human Development

Master's thesis entitled "The Role of Positive Parental Meta-Emotion on Preschoolers’ Socioemotional Skills", under the supervision.

Bachelor'S / First Degree, Psychology

Integrated Master'S, Psychology

Taking a semester of studies in Czech Republic under the Erasmus+ Program