Email: pbravo.psychology@gmail.com

Biography

Patricia Bravo, PhD is currently dedicated to serve the needs of the extremely poor in the Monterrey Bay Area, California; she designs and implement 'works of mercy' to provide best service to homeless women of the area. She is part of leadership team of the Franciscan Workers and uses a framework of emotional intelligence, non violent communication and appreciative inquiry to foster Franciscan values of full acceptance, deep listening and compassio. Patricia leads an hospitality center and emergency shelter; trains a staff of 8 in soft skills on an everyday basis and participates in community outreach. 

Patricia holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology (2001), San Francisco Bay; and a MA degree of Clinical Psychology from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She conducted an archival data research on organizational culture in Hewlett Packard Co. and  her graduate internship in Cisco Systems and has previous professional experience as an organizational psychology consultant, executive coach and professor.

Bacigalupe, G., Bravo, P., Sharim, D., & Urbina, C. (1981). Reporte sobre una observación participante: Niños inhaladores de drogas volátiles. [Report on a participant observation: Inhalation of volatile drugs by children]. Revista Chilena de Psicología, 4, 133-137.

Bravo, P. (2001). The individual leader in 21st century network organizations: An exploratory study. A Dissertation of the California School of Professional Psychology. 

Bravo, P., Flores, J. (1985). Adaptación de SYMLOG: Un sistema para la observación de múltiples niveles en grupos, Tesis para optar al grado de Licenciada en Psicología y el Título de Psicóloga [Adaptation of SYMLOG: A system of multiple levels of observation in groups, Thesis to earn the degree of Professional Psychologist] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.