Occupational therapist
Debora Michelini
In 2017, I attended the Advanced Training Course โNursery Model โ Occupational Therapy and Psychoanalysisโ at Il Vivaio โ Center for Developmental Psychology. From 2020 to 2023, I completed my training in Analytic Psychodrama.
Every year, I take part in study and training days dedicated to the Nursery Model (MOVI) of Occupational Therapy, which represents an important point of reference in my professional path.
I have gained experience working with adults affected by neurological, neurodegenerative, and oncological conditions, as well as with elderly patients experiencing cognitive decline. I have worked in specialist rehabilitation centers, community outpatient clinics, and in home settings, developing versatile and flexible skills in different therapeutic contexts.
I love my work for the holistic vision of well-being that occupational therapy promotes. I have developed a particular interest in the Nursery Model, for the central role of emotions and relationships that emerge and grow through โdoingโ in the therapeutic context. Through my professional experience, I have seen the effectiveness of the MOVI approach, as it becomes essential to consider clientsโ choices and emotions, as well as to listen to oneโs own feelings as a therapist, in order to build a truly meaningful therapeutic path.
I also chose to expand my professional training by working with children and in the field of mental health, because I strongly believe that the relational approach of the Nursery Model, applied to childrenโs play, represents a fundamental basis for development and is a cornerstone of a personโs psychophysical well-being.