On Wednesday 8 May 2024, the RUFA Academy held the Talk: Toxic Love – how to identify red flags in a toxic relationship.
An important and sensitive topic, which was discussed and explored by special guests: the psychologist psychotherapist Camilla Stellato, criminologist Edoardo Genovese, psychologist-psychotherapist René Angeramo.
The Talk was therefore an opportunity to explore this topic in depth with professionals specialised on the subject, and to offer the audience practical insights into how to immediately identify the so-called red flags: harmful and ambiguous attitudes on the part of people close to us, such as excessive jealousy, control, emotional manipulation, gaslighting, and gradual isolation from the social and family circle.
The Talk, as a valuable moment of learning and comparison for all participants, is an initiative in line with the Contest launched by RUFA last March: “Toxic Love – Esprimi L’invisibile”. The call encouraged Italian high school students to get involved, ‘telling’ through an artistic medium of their choice (sculpture, painting, graphic work, multimedia, etc.) the importance of mental well-being, and of being able to identify the presence of toxic behaviour within a relationship. The prize is a scholarship worth €4,000 valid for the first year of any three-year RUFA course.
At the end of the event, the winning work was announced: ‘1 in 3’ by the young artist Emily Castlunger, who convinced the jury with an emotional video project, presenting the terrible statistic that one in three women have suffered some form of violence in their lives, through animation and the collage technique: a simple, emotional and moving style, convincing the internal jury unanimously.
The speakers:
Camilla Stellato
Degree in psychology, specialised in clinical psychology and psychotherapy. She furthered her training with three Level I and II masters in developmental counselling, advanced developmental psychotherapy and perinatal psychology.
In her work, she is mainly concerned with helping parents regain personal and couple balance after the arrival of a child, supporting them to be more effective in their upbringing and serene in their personal experience.
She has carried out Level I, II and III training in the Gottman method for couples psychotherapy.
She has been a lecturer in psychodiagnostics for the developmental age at the LUMSA University in Rome and a lecturer for the DH Master’s course, for La Sapienza, Rome. She now teaches as a lecturer at the SSPP school of specialisation in psychotherapy at Cristo Re Hospital, Rome and at a university in the United States. She is involved in science dissemination on her Instagram profile, her practices and dissemination are based on scientific updates and neuroscience.
Edoardo Genovese
Psychologist registered with the Veneto Order of Psychologists, and Criminologist expert in Domestic Violence, Gender Violence and Stalking.
Party Technical Consultant, Expert in Criminalistics applied to the Crime Scene, Dr. in Law.
Carabinieri Officer (on leave) Chair “Investigative Sciences” Carabinieri Officers School
Lecturer Master executive II level in “Criminalistics, strategic sciences and international security” – UNINT
Lecturer 2nd level Master’s degree in “Clinical Criminology and Forensic Science” – Humanitas University Consortium – San Raffaele University of Rome
Lecturer Level I Executive Master in “Prevention and protection of minors and family relations” – UNINT
Lecturer at the Department of Prison Administration – Ministry of Justice
National Delegate of “Penelope – National Association of Families and Friends of Missing Persons.
René Angeramo
Psychologist Psychotherapist and instructor Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Head of the guidance and counselling sector at RUFA, he currently carries out clinical-psychotherapeutic activities in Rome. Member of AIPG (Italian Association of Legal Psychology).
Since 2014, he has held the position of Subject Tutor in Health Psychology and Psychosomatics, scientific-disciplinary sector M-PSI/08, at the European University of Rome.
Author of publications and lectures in the field of psychosomatics. He is a speaker in Italy and abroad, where he explores the role of human decision-making and motivational processes.
He strongly believes in a contemporary psychology that develops the innumerable mind-body relationships..
The winning project: “1 out of 3” by Emily Castlunger
See photos of the event
All projects in the competition
ALEXANDER MUSA
This is not love
ALICE POGGI
Sei perfetta, sei troppo per me
ANNA TSYMBALIUK
Amore tossico, emozioni aggrovigliate
BEATRICE TOMBA
Booming
CLARISSA NORI
It is my fault
ELENA BOCCUZZI
Trappola
ELENA MONDINO
Toxic love
EMILY CASTLUNGER
1 out of 3
FRANCESCA GIANI
Important word of nonlove
GABRIELE GULLIFA
Amarsi liberi
GINEVRA FALLERINI
Toxic Love
ILLIA HOLUBENKO
Molte ragazze continuano a perdonare la violenza
IRENE PARROTTA
Piosoning is not love
LEONARDO CODISPOTI
Lascia libero chi ami/em>
LORENZO IVAN DI VINCENZO
Morning stars
MARIA TRINCA
L’incubo
SARA MARTINA
Drugs, marionettista
SILVIA STORARI
Love bombing
SIMONE CIATTI
Briciole
SOFIA BOTTARO
Love flags
SOFIA CERRONE
Amore tossico esprimi l’invisibile
YLENIA ZENO
I felt like
