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PRESS RELEASE (5/11/2013)
Friday, November 8, 2013, a Loano, at Cloister of St. Augustine, from the hours 9.00, will be held on the “Seduced and ... abandoned” conference” dedicated to the theme of pathological gambling organized by the Intervicarious Listening Center “the Meeting” and the’S.P.I.A. Association Pathways to Integrated and Applied Psychology with contributions from the’Department of Social Services of the City of Loano and the Finalese Social District 5.
He will be the Mayor of Loano, Luigi Pignocca, To kick off the training day CME for lawyers and social workers, along with Assessor Luca Lettieri and to the president of Finalese Social District 5, Gianmario Massazza.
“The conference on gambling," says Mayor Pignocca - is among the many initiatives that our municipality together with Distretto Sociale 5 Finalese promotes as part of prevention policies.”
“The goal," explains Councillor Lettieri - is to bring attention to a condition that carries a high risk of loss of control and addiction, with sometimes dramatic impact on both the gambler and the family.”
The conference was created with the intention of creating an opportunity for in-depth discussion with those in the area who can form a support network for those facing the problem of pathological gambling.
Over the past few years, Loano's Intervicarial Listening Center “The Meeting” has recorded an increasing number of requests for financial help for gambling-related problems. The phenomenon has highlighted the cross-cutting nature of the problem by social class, gender, and age and has, likewise, highlighted the futility of direct responses solely to the individual applicant.
Gambling is too often still counted among vices or bad habits in reality it is a real disease that, to be addressed, needs the awareness of all those involved: the gambler, his or her family, support groups and social agencies.
On the occasion of the conference, the photo exhibition will be set up in the Cloister of St. Augustine. “Through the Looking Glass” by Alexander Gimelli.
PROGRAM
9:00 a.m. – registration participants
9:15 a.m. – greetings from the authorities: Dr. Luigi Pignocca - Mayor of Loano, Dr. Gianmario Massazza - President of Distretto Sociale 5 Finalese, Rag. Luca Lettieri - Councillor for Social Services and Youth Policies of the Municipality of Loano.
Chairperson: Prof. Graziella Frasca Gallo
9:30 a.m. - “Does Legality Win?”, Dr. Alberto Montani - Vice President Anti-usury Foundation Santa Maria del Soccorso onlus - Genoa
10 a.m. - “Gambling and the Person, Eng. Franco Catani - Co-director Caritas Diocesana of Genoa
10:30 a.m. - “Illegal slot machines and betting: the decades-old criminal interests in Liguria.”, Dr. Stefano Padovano
11:10 a.m. - “The role of the Guardia di Finanza in combating gambling” - Lieutenant Vincenzo Salvati - Tenenza di Finale Ligure
11:30 a.m. - “Gambling consumption in the great crisis: impact on the family and the structural deficit of the state.”, Dr. Leopoldo Grosso - Gruppo Abele - UdS - Turin.
12:00 p.m. - Discussion, Chairperson: d.s. Federica Devietti Goggia
2 p.m. - “Gambling: pathology and the role of the Ser.T.”, Dr. Franco Badii, Dr. Nicoletta Conio
2:20 p.m. - “NOGAME project, search for new models of public/private collaboration on the territory.”, Dr. Nella Mazzoni, Dr. Silvia Taliente
2:40 p.m. - “When reason loses: gambling and mental traps.”, Dr. Fabrizio Bracco, Dr. Michele Masini
3:10 p.m. - “It's Not a Game. Civil society responses against gambling.”, Dr. Alessandro Costanzo
3:30 p.m. - “The player state: regulatory framework of gambling.”, Lawyer Agostino Luca Cesareo
3:50 p.m. - “Gambling and literature: from Genoa to Naples.”, Dr. Marco Dotti
4:20 p.m. - “Conclusions and proposals, related to the problem of pathological gambling.”, Don Renato Rosso - President of the Intervicarial Listening Center “The Meeting”- Loano
SPEAKERS
Fabrizio Bracco, researcher in General Psychology at the Department of Education Sciences, University of Genoa. He works on cognitive processes such as perception, attention and consciousness, and holds the course in Psychology of Emotions, Motivation and Personality.
Alexander Costanzo, coordinator of the Nonèungioco.it Committee and councilor in Municipality IX - Genova Levante, has been working for the reform of gaming legislation in collaboration with Hon. Lorenzo Basso, Coordinator of the Parliamentary Intergroup on Gambling.
Marco Dotti, works for the monthly magazine Vita, where he coordinates a research group on gambling. He teaches Professions of Publishing at the Master's degree program in Communication (CIM/ECM) at the University of Pavia. One of the founders of the “No Slot” movement, he has published, among others, the volumes Slot city (Round Robin, 2003) and The Calculus of Dice. Gambling and Everyday Life (ObarraO, 2013)
Augustine Luke Caesar, a lawyer practicing in Genoa, is president of Lawyers in the Social Network (ARS). This is a group of lawyers belonging to the voluntary social sector who are committed to defending the marginalized. Michele Masini, doctoral candidate at the Department of Education, University of Genoa.
In Mazzoni, psychologist psychotherapist. He practices in his own office in Finale Ligure, combining clinical activities with training and counseling. He is a founding member and president of the S.P.I.A. Association with which he has initiated various projects, including NOGAME.
Stephen Padovano, criminologist, coordinates the research activities of the Urban Security Observatory of the Liguria Region. He is an adjunct lecturer for the teachings of Criminology, Urban Security and Community Welfare in university settings and for the Interregional School of Local Police (SIPL). He has published numerous books and has been editing reports on urban security in Liguria since 2008.
Silvia Taliente, psychologist psychotherapist. He performs freelance activities at his own practice in Finale Ligure, combining clinical activities with training and counseling. He is a founding member of the S.P.I.A. Association with which he has initiated various projects, including NOGAME.{:}
