Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson

Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson is an Italian publishing house and training centre based in Trento, founded in 1984 by psychologists Dario Ianes and Fabio Folgheraiter. It focuses on education, teaching, psychology, social work and welfare, with a strong emphasis on inclusion and disability. The company produces books, educational games, journals, assessment tools, software, apps and online services, and organises conferences and training courses. Its catalogue includes over 2,500 titles, and it trains around 20,000 people annually in Italy. It publishes about 150 new books and software products each year, works with 2,000 authors and trainers, and has had its books translated into 12 foreign countries. The company has about 150 employees and collaborators. It is one of Italy's largest publishers by output, having exceeded 50 volumes per year in most years from 1992 to 2017. In 2017 it won the BELMA (Best European Learning Materials Award) and has continued to win in subsequent years. It is the official Italian publisher of the WHO's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and its children's version (ICF-CY). In 2021 it acquired the publishing house Il Margine. The company also runs bookshops in Trento and Rome.

Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson was founded in 1984 in Trento by psychologists Dario Ianes and Fabio Folgheraiter. The name honours Milton Erickson, a renowned 20th-century psychotherapist and hypnotherapist who lived with a significant disability. The founding was motivated by the Italian law 517 of 1977, which established the right to education in common classes for all persons with disabilities, and later law 104 of 1992. The centre was created to conduct research, organise training courses and publish materials on these themes. The first book, 'La valutazione iniziale delle abilità dell'handicappato' by Dario Ianes, was published in 1985, along with the first journal 'Insegnare all'handicappato' and the first multimedia product 'TIC-TAC imparo a leggere… l'orologio'. In 1994, 'Risolvere problemi per immagini' by Camillo Bortolato introduced the Metodo Analogico Bortolato. In 1997, the first edition of the conference 'La Qualità dell'inclusione scolastica e sociale' was held in Riva del Garda. In 1998, Erickson participated for the first time in the Salone del Libro di Torino. In 1999, 'L'educazione razionale-emotiva' became the first Erickson book sold abroad. In 2001, the 'La Qualità' conference moved to Rimini. In 2005, the first 'Linea del 20' was released, a key tool of the Metodo Analogico Bortolato. In 2007, 'PEI online' became the first digital service sold. In 2008, the 'Autismi' conference was launched. In 2017, the publisher won the BELMA award for the first time and continued to win in subsequent years. In 2021, Erickson acquired the publishing house Il Margine, which became its imprint for popular non-fiction and fiction. By 2024, the catalogue included 200 works translated into 28 languages in 40 countries. The company has about 120 employees and a turnover of nearly 20 million euros, placing it among the top 25 Italian publishers. It also operates bookshops in Trento and Rome (the latter opened in 2018).

• 2024

  Catalogue includes 200 works translated into 28 languages in 40 countries.

• 2021

  Acquires the publishing house Il Margine.

• 2018

  Bookshop opens in Rome.

• 2017

  Wins the BELMA (Best European Learning Materials Award) for the first time.

• 2008

  The 'Autismi' conference launched.

• 2007

  'PEI online' becomes the first digital service sold.

• 2005

  First 'Linea del 20' released, a key tool of the Metodo Analogico Bortolato.

• 2001

  The 'La Qualità' conference moves to Rimini.

• 1999

  'L'educazione razionale-emotiva' becomes the first Erickson book sold abroad.

• 1998

  First participation in the Salone del Libro di Torino.

• 1997

  First edition of the conference 'La Qualità dell'inclusione scolastica e sociale' held in Riva del Garda.

• 1994

  'Risolvere problemi per immagini' by Camillo Bortolato published, introducing the Metodo Analogico Bortolato.

• 1985

  First book 'La valutazione iniziale delle abilità dell'handicappato' published; first journal 'Insegnare all'handicappato' and first multimedia product released.

• 1984

  Erickson founded in Trento by Dario Ianes and Fabio Folgheraiter.

Scientific rigour and practicality to foster inclusion in education, psychology, social work and health.

• Metodo Analogico Bortolato

  A teaching method for primary school mathematics, introduced in 1994 and widely used.

• Linea del 20

  A key tool of the Metodo Analogico Bortolato, first released in 2005.

• PEI online

  The first digital service sold by Erickson, launched in 2007.

• ICF and ICF-CY Italian editions

  Official Italian publisher of the WHO's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and its children's version.

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2. 2Erickson: Favorire l'Inclusione e la Conoscenzaerickson.it
3. 3Erickson: 40 anni di inclusione e innovazione educativaerickson.it
4. 4Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson - Wikipediait.wikipedia.org
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