Giulia Perasso

Giulia PerassoProf. Giulia Perasso has a Ph.D. in Psychology, Neuroscience and Data Science at University of Pavia (Italy). After obtaining a MSc in Psychology (2015), she researched as visiting intern at Middlesex University (London, UK), approaching the theme of juvenile cybercrime (2016). In 2017, she obtained a Master’s in Criminology at Sapienza Unitelma University, Rome, Italy. She is studying at the life circle school of the University of Milano-Bicocca to become a psychotherapist. Lately, she has focused her research work on developmental psychology, working at nonprofits (the Porto dei Piccoli in Genoa, the Patrizio Paoletti Foundation in Assisi, the David Chiossone Foundation in Genoa). In 2021 she led two international roundtables on the topic of play in the hospital, publishing as an outcome an opinion paper on Frontiers in Psychology. From these international experiences she decided to create a publishing project that would encapsulate various theoretical and operational insights for play specialism professionals around the world.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Play Specialism Strategies to Prevent Pediatric Hospitalization Trauma
Handbook of Research on Play Specialism Strategies to Prevent Pediatric Hospitalization Trauma
Giulia Perasso, Yagmur Ozturk. © 2023. 416 pages.
Hospitalization can cause short-term to long-term issues to children’s biopsychosocial health. Play strategies have played a key role in preventing hospitalization trauma....
Play-Based Approach in Pediatric Oncology: An Italian Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Play-Based Approach in Pediatric Oncology: An Italian Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Giulia Perasso, Elisa Scaburri, Lisa Bignone. © 2023. 17 pages.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates the difficulties of psychology support in the domain of pediatric oncology, given the risks of infecting children who present a defect in their...
mHealth for Pediatric Patients: Can ICT Foster Distractive and Medical Play?
mHealth for Pediatric Patients: Can ICT Foster Distractive and Medical Play?
Giulia Perasso. © 2023. 17 pages.
The World Health Organization described mHealth as the integration between traditional healthcare assistance and Internet Communication Technologies (ICTs) and devices. mHealth...
Implementation of a Visual Telerehabilitation Protocol During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient Outcomes in an Italian Case Study
Implementation of a Visual Telerehabilitation Protocol During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient Outcomes in an Italian Case Study
Giulia Perasso, Chiara Baghino, Elisabetta Capris, Elena Cocchi, Silvia Dini, Valentina Facchini, Antonella Panizzi, Valentina Salvagno. © 2022. 24 pages.
In March 2020, the Italian Government declared a state of lockdown to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This led to many challenges in the provision of rehabilitation...
Fifty Shades of Pretty and Thin: Psychological Research on Gender Stereotypes in Media and Advertising
Fifty Shades of Pretty and Thin: Psychological Research on Gender Stereotypes in Media and Advertising
Andrea Carta, Elena Carraro, Simona Adelaide Martini, Giulia Perasso. © 2022. 21 pages.
Today, gender representation in media and advertising could be responsible for creating and maintaining female stereotypes that have a negative impact on women's...
Fifty Shades of Pretty and Thin: Psychological Research on Gender Stereotypes in Media and Advertising
Fifty Shades of Pretty and Thin: Psychological Research on Gender Stereotypes in Media and Advertising
Andrea Carta, Elena Carraro, Simona Adelaide Martini, Giulia Perasso. © 2021. 20 pages.
Today, gender representation in media and advertising could be responsible for creating and maintaining female stereotypes that have a negative impact on women's...
Play Specialist-Based Intervention in the COVID-19 Era: Crisis and Opportunities of Change – An Experience From Italy
Play Specialist-Based Intervention in the COVID-19 Era: Crisis and Opportunities of Change – An Experience From Italy
Giulia Perasso, Giulia Boldrini, Alice Maggiore, Chiara Allegri, Gloria Camurati. © 2021. 20 pages.
The present chapter provides insights about the play specialist-based intervention for children with a wide range of pathologies. Telematic adaptations of pedagogical...
Psychological Predictors of Mass-Murdering in Adolescents: Exploring the Psychological and Criminological Research
Psychological Predictors of Mass-Murdering in Adolescents: Exploring the Psychological and Criminological Research
Giulia Perasso, Elena Carraro, Jeffrey De Marco. © 2021. 17 pages.
The chapter describes and critically evaluates predictors of MM in adolescents. The review combines psychological and criminological theories, aiming to better understand the...
Parenting in Dyads With an ASD-Child: An Overview of the Challenges and Intervention Perspectives Through Attachment Theoretical Framework
Parenting in Dyads With an ASD-Child: An Overview of the Challenges and Intervention Perspectives Through Attachment Theoretical Framework
Giulia Perasso, Nava R. Silton, Jacopo De Angelis. © 2020. 31 pages.
This chapter provides an overview of the complex experience of parenting children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) from an attachment-based perspective. The role of parental...