MEMBERS - Ps. Nicolle Alamo Anich, M.Sc. (c)

Candidate for Master degree in Clinical Psychology. Psychology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Academic Background

2008-2010 Master degree (c) in Clinical Psychology. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2007 Child and adolescent systemic psychotherapist. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2005 Graduate Diploma "Psychology in the Classroom: specialization in school psychology." Psychology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2005 Graduate Diploma "Academic Strategies for School Discipline and Violence: Value education". Valoras Program, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2000 Psychologist. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Teaching activities

2009 Tutor, distance learning module "Conflict Management in relationships" School Coexistence Diploma issued by Latin American School Coexistence Network, Universidad Iberoamericana de León, México - Valoras Program UC.

2007 Senior lecturer, "Practical Workshop I" course, Bachelor program of Education. Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins.

2007 Senior lecturer in the course "Practical Workshop III" for students in General Education, Primary Education and History and Geography Secondary Education programs. Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins.

2007 Teaching Assistant in "Clinical Psychology" for students in fourth year Psychology course. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2003-2006 Senior lecturer in the course "Culture, ethics and social skills". Technical Academy, Cámara de Comercio de Santiago.

2005 Senior lecturer of the course "Self-esteem and social skills I" and "Self-esteem and social skills II" to students in the career of Education (Bachelor of Education, shared plan). Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins (in partnership with Valoras Program UC).

2003-2004 Advisor, "Seminar Title" (Quantitative Research Methodology), afternoon session students. Technical Academy, Cámara de Comercio de Santiago.

Clinical activities

2007 to date Private clinical practice with children, teenagers, adults and families.

2006-2007 Clinical care of children, teenagers and families in Centro de Salud Mental de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2006-2007 Clinical care of children, teenagers and families in Tierra Nueva Community Center, La Granja.

Academic and administrative activities

2008-2009 Assistant, Clinical Area Coordination. Psychology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2004-2006 Academic coordinator, and general coordination assistant in Graduate course "Psychology in the Classroom: specialization in school psychology." Psychology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2006 Coordinator of Graduate Diploma "Academic Strategies for School Discipline and Violence: Value education". Valoras Program, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2003-2004 Training Project Assistant and guidance on issues related to self-esteem and social and emotional development for educational establishments of the CORMUP (Municipal Corporation, Penalolén). Training sessions for teachers and advice to managers and management teams. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Adolfo Ibánez.

2001-2002 Project Coordinator "Curriculum proposal for Pregnant and Teenagers Mothers". Theoretical and practical research, curriculum design and development proposal. Sociedad Protectora de la Infancia (SPI).


Research Topics

Linguistic styles and communicative actions in the therapeutic interaction
Teenage pregnancy and motherhood
Value education and school life


Research

2010 Research team member SCAT-1.0 (Coding System of Therapeutic Activity) in FONDECYT Project (National Funds for Research and Technology) N° 1080136 "Therapeutic interaction, expression of emotions and therapeutic alliance: Study of the essential ingredients of change, in different cultural contexts". Principal Investigator: Krause, M. Co-researchers: De la Parra,G; Vilches, O. Santiago, Chile.

2008-2010 Master's thesis student in FONDECYT Project No 1070836 "Assessment of medium-term effect of intervention programs for teenage mothers. A study of cost-effectiveness". Principal Investigator: Aracena, M. Co-researchers: Krause, M.; Undurraga, M. & Bedregal, P. Santiago, Chile.

2007 Clinical Seminar presented to the Psychology Department of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, to qualify as a Child and Adolescent Systemic Psychotherapist "Teachers as agents of good treatment in the school social environment: a proposed initial teacher training course."

2002-2004 Researcher and professional collaborator in FONDEF Project No DO1I1040 "Methodology for the work on values in the context of Transversal Objectives of the Chilean Educational Reform". Principal Investigator: Mena, M. I. Santiago, Chile.

2000 Co-Researcher in Qualitative Study of Validity of Items "Thinking Aloud" SIMCE Test 8th grade. Co-researchers: Ramos, I. Ministerio de Educación, Chile.

1999 Research Assistant in FONDECYT Project No 1980590 "Effective Schools". Principal Investigator: Arancibia, V. Santiago, Chile

Publications

Catalán, R. & Egana, Ma L. (text drafting). Alamo, N.; Hojman, V.; Monsalve, S; Montesinos y Ramírez, M.T. (assistant team) (2004). Values, Society and Education: A View from the actors. Santiago: LOM Ediciones.

Alamo, N. (2000). Chilean Educational Reform and Moral Development: An Analysis from the Perspective of Lawrence Kohlberg. In Ma T. Juliá & J. Catalán (Editors), Educational Psychology in Times of Reform (pp. 86-95). La Serena: Universidad de La Serena.



Membership of Professional Societies

Colegio de Psicólogos de Chile (since 2000).



Contact

Psychology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Vicuna Mackenna 4860, Macul. Santiago, Chile.
e-mail: nalamo@uc.cl