Psychological clinical intervention within the cinematic context

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Cecilia Vecchio

Abstract

The paper reports three psychological clinical interventions developed within the cinematic context, in which there are neither a psychological role nor a social mandate for clinical psychology. Clients are here both directors and casting directors; I work with them as personal assistant and casting assistant. This report shows how, from these two roles, the specific competence to develop and sustain a thought on failure of collusion helps clients developing new strategies for the work we share.

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Experiences

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Vecchio, C. (2025). Psychological clinical intervention within the cinematic context. Quaderni Di Psicologia Clinica, 13(1), 213-222. https://doi.org/10.82037/qpc.2025.981

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