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Volume 21 International Journal of Emergency Mental
Health and Human Resilience
ISSN: 1522-4821
Mental Health 2019
March 07-08, 2019
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March 07-08, 2019 | Barcelona, Spain
5th International Conference on
Mental Health and Human Resilience
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Patrizio Paoletti, Int J Emerg Ment Health 2019, Volume 21
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C1-025
Prefiguring the future: An educational project to strengthen resilience and hope in individuals
and communities facing natural disasters
Interdisciplinary interventions for promoting personal and social resilience and hope are important for assisting
individual and community post-traumatic growth (IC-PTG), namely positive change or benefit finding resulting
from trauma. The current study examined the subjective experience of Prefiguring the Future project (PFP) for the
Italian communities affected by the earthquakes of 2016-2017 on IC-PTG. The theoretical framework for PFP is based
on educational neuro-psycho-pedagogy and Inner Design Technology models, aimed at breaking the dynamics of the
reactive mind and triggering the conscious mind and its assets for implementing resilience. 240 volunteers participated
in the study (women=73.8%, men=26.2%; age: mean=49.34, SD=10.656). On the basis of quali-quantitative research
methodology, data was collected by means of open-ended and closed-ended questionnaires measuring satisfaction,
believes and behaviours. The results showed: (1) high levels of satisfaction with participation, (2) recognition of the
importance of attending the meetings as shared community moments for creating networks and stimulating actions with
social value; (3) understanding of the possibility of a continuous personal growth. These results show how the participants
use awareness and personal responsibility for re-designing oneself and their surrounding. Furthermore, the current
results suggest PFP as useful path for IC-PTG, by improving of personal skills to become a driving force for a “resilient
community”. We will further discuss the key elements constituting the structural matrix of a community able to overcome
stressful events by refering to the skills of resilience and relational plasticity.
Biography
Patrizio Paoletti is the President of the Patrizio Paoletti Foundation for Development and Communication. As President of the homonymous Foundation, he is
leading international social projects and educational programmes with the aim of promoting human resilience, personal and community well-being. He is member
of several scientific boards and committees ad has numerous publications concerning lifelong learning processes for personal and social development and
growth. Moreover, he is one of the leading teachers of meditation in Italy and the creator of several scientifically studied meditation techniques, including: One
Minute Meditation (OMM); Quadrato Motor Training and OVO Whole-Body perceptual deprivation Tank.
Patrizio Paoletti
Patrizio Paoletti Foundation for Development and Communication, Italy