UK Events
Posted by Siobhan Does anyone know of any phototherapy or therapeutic photography events (e.g workshops or lectures) that are taking place in the UK year? Thanks! Siobhan
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Posted by delphine ruston
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Posted by Judy Weiser, Administrator I am curious to know what you might be covering in your one-day Seminar -- could you give us a bit of an overview to what you will be doing there? Is it a lecture format or is it experiential (training?) or both, or what?? I ask because I have a list of people there who might want to know about it, once there are a bit more details available. Rather than contacting you back-channel, it might be useful for these discussions to appear here, so that others in the U.K. can know about them also. Also, for those of us who are not in the U.K., could you tell me where "Royal Sunderland Hospital" is located?? that would help! And...., is this a Seminar in the kind of "PhotoTherapy" techniques done in North America (using photos during therapy, to assist the process), or the kind that Jo Spence and Rosy Martin did there re: using photos AS the therapy itself? I guess what I'm asking about is your target audience for your Seminar -- i.e., who is this workshop FOR? (therapists? photographers? etc??) -- and what will happen there? Both topics are good and worth doing Seminars about! -- and of course, either is fine to teach -- but since this word "PhotoTherapy" is used so differently by various people involved, I'm just thinking that it would be very useful for those considering your Seminar, to get a "better picture" of who you are and which kind you will be teaching... Regardless, I'm happy to hear that the subject is being discussed and shared over there!!! Have you made contact yet with Mark Wheeler? He lives near Derby and has a lot of material on file for this field (he came to the PhotoTherapy Centre here many years ago and has a large amount of archives himself). He has posted elsewhere on this Page (use the "Search" box to find those messages) and there's also a paragraph about him on the "Who is Doing What, Where" page of the main PhotoTherapy Website, which is at: http://www.phototherapy-centre.com/widww.htm And he seems to currenly be the main person in the U.K. doing presentations and workshops in PhotoTherapy techniques (for therapists) over there. But of course there may be others, such as yourself, so please let me know if you know other people doing similar things... He has taken training from me and has quite a lot of knowledge and experience in this field, so perhaps you might want to do a bit of networking with him before your event, as he is usually quite willing to assist people with information and guidance (if needed; perhaps you don't need any....). His email address is: Finally, I'm curious if you are the same "Delphine" who posted the message last August to this Discussion Group, about being the photographer who was also getting training in being a therapist? Or are you already a trained/licensed therapist and I'm just getting you confused with someone else?? The name's the same in both messages, but I noticed that the email address given are different, so I'm not sure if both are you!! If so, thanks for continuing to use this Discussion Group to share info -- it's appreciated! Thanks, Judy Weiser, Administrator
Link: "Who is Doing What, Where" in PhotoTherapy or Therapeutic Photography
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Posted by Delphine Ruston I have been in contact with Mark Wheeler, whom I'm discovered through your website. In fact Mark has been very generous in his support and help. You may find it helpful to know about my context. I am currently completing a degree in photography (June 2007)and as part of this have written a small-scale (7,000 word) dissertation on the use of photographic archetypes as part of the projective technique in therapy. ( Mark has a copy.)Your book, recommended to me by Mark, has been a great source of guidance. Simultaneously with the degree I am also studying for a post-graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy. The main modality is Transactional Analysis but since the diploma is integrative, then other modalities and approaches are incorporated gradually. There is scope for me to develop a specialism as a photographer who is also a therapist and I hope to do further research in the field as I gain experience. Currently, I see clients at a GP surgery and I use photography in therapy where appropriate - mainly where clients share their personal photographs. Last year, as part of my research, I visited a team of creative therapists at Sunderland Hospital (north-east, just south of Newcastle). I was invited by them to deliver a one-day workshop on PhotoTherapy techniques. This will take place in September 2007. The programme will use mainly ideas from your book eg looking at personal photographs, using images as part of the projective technique and also, since some of the participants will be drama therapists, incorporating photography in group drama therapy. I may also use some of my own photographs of archetypes. The day will involve some brief overview from me and will focus on experiential learning. I am familiar with the work of Jo Spence and Rosy Martin through my photographic studies but I will not be exploring photography AS therapy. The day is set-up by one of the therapists at the hospital who liaises with various agencies to advertise it. The target audience is practising therapists although I guess other interested parties could apply. Perhaps anyone seeing this message who would like to attend could contact me as a conduit. Right now, I'm doing a lot of my own photography in preparation for my degree show. After June, I will major on the therapy side of professional life. I would relish the opportunity to meet other photographer/therapists using photography and hope that you might be runing a seminar that I can attend at some point. I have one remaing query. As part of my psychotherapy training, I have to critique a recent research paper. I wonder if you could recommend a recent paper, either one of your own or one you have read recently that you consider addresses developments in the field of PhotoTherapy techniques? Many thanks again for your swift response to my message. Delphine Ruston
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Posted by Siobhan Magee I am afraid I have only just seen your message regarding a workshop this September. Did it go ahead? Many thanks,
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Posted by Mark Wheeler I attended those workshops and now teach various professional groups (health professionals, CRUSE counsellors, disability support agencies &c) and would be very willing to offer teaching or workshops to any suitable groups. This month I am teaching CRUSE counsellors in Nottingham & Art Therapy students at Derby University. Perhaps you would like to arrange something with a regional professional group where I would be happy to facilitate.
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