Antonio Gonzalez

Dr. Antonio Gonzalez

Psychological Sciences, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
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Biography

António-José Gonzalez is a Professor at ISPA, University Institute, Lisbon, and is an integrated researcher of APPsyCI—Applied Psychology Research Center Capabilities and Inclusion. He is a TEP member of the Portuguese Society of Psychodrama and has directed therapeutic groups for more than 20 years. Trained both in Psychoanalytical and Morenian Psychodrama, he has been a member of the FEPTO Research Committee since 2009. He founded and is a member of the coordination team of dISPArteatro, the theater group of ISPA, and of Projecto Eco, dISPAr's project on Playback Theater. With these groups, interventions and performances with very different populations have been facilitated, and a scientific laboratory has grown, aiming to research and facilitate the impact of expressive arts in well-being and social justice. His research has been focused on the efficacy of therapies and specifically in Expressive Arts therapy. He has published several papers in national and international journals. He has been the Principal Researcher in several nationally and internationally financed projects. Currently, he is responsible for a project aiming to study the impact of Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater and one about the promotion of Human Rights through Playback Theater, with specific focus in LGBTQI+ rights, gender equality, and racialized people.

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ISPA - Instituto Universitário

Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

Psychological Sciences

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