Phototherapy Creative Group, A Group for experienced therapists in the UK, who incorporate Phototherapy techniques in their work, wishing to share & explore their work with others, develop new projects, work on joint projects. Arrange shows/ exhibitions etc. London meetings, Birmingham and Possibly Derbyshire. Contact the Phototherapy creative group on facebook. Please send some details about yourself your work and something about what you would want to get from joining such a group.. looking forward to hearing from you, Delma :-)
This is great and Delma deserves a bog thank you from all of us who wished for this but not done anything about it ourselves. If you're based in the UK and have something to share about your use of photographs in a therapeutic context, please join up.
Phototherapy Creative Group Meeting; At: British Association of Art Therapists 24-27 White Lion Street, London N1 9PD
Please bring food to share, tea bags, milk, biscuits! Artwork if you choose, (notify in advance if you require assistance). All participants will be invited to present a brief intro -bio of their work & invited to share what they wish to contribute & gain from this group. We would like to share knowledge, explore new events & potential projects, explore joint working in the UK. We will highlight home grown & International practitioners work; invite speakers & plan group events, talks, shows etc. The group will not be suitable for people without experience, however our members would offer training and workshops, when invited & requested. Please call; Delma Hughes, 07899892745 for further enquiries
how to join this group (Re: Phototherapy Creative Group (UK)
I wrote that I "joined", but I should have been more clear:
I just *tried* to join -- but have learned a few minutes ago, that the Group is specifically for ONLY people in the UK, so I cannot join!
BUT, I can certainly put my voice behind this Group to say: I fully support its existence, goals, intentions, etc -- these are good people, so if you are in the UK and interested in PhotoTherapy, please get in touch with them!
I have just requested to join the group, but I am not exactly a professional. I am currently a 4th year student studying Photography, Film and Imaging at Edinburgh Napier. My focus is on autism and the role of photography. The final year degree show is at end of May in fact. I am working terribly hard on this project and it is something I hope to look into in the future. Any advice would be appreciated. As I am a student and desylixic, reading complex information is not a forte of mine!
Re: Further to my message above about "joining" the Group
It can be a bit confusing, because there is that Group above -- and then there is THIS "Discussion Group" page of my own website. And this one does not require joining...
SO perhaps you should also go look at the first one on Facebook, because it's FOR people in the UK
You can also write Delma directly -- go to one of her messages here and click the little envelope right after her last name and that will get you her direct email address.
*** ALSO!! re: your "life with dyslexia", you might really want to have a look at the work of Lynne Weddle. I will put a summary here below -- and if you want to be in touch with her, her email address is: lynnweddle@mac.com
Lynn Weddle, Brighton, England is a photographer, photographic artist, and educator, who works with a socially-engaged practice facilitating workshops with vulnerable and marginalized groups in the UK and abroad.
After completing a body of self-portraits five years ago, and after coming to realize the power of making that work and re-enacting situations it evoked about her own childhood dyslexia, she re-visited schools from her childhood, dressed in her school uniform and acted out scenes from her memory.
She now uses the results of this project in schools, colleges, universities and outreach settings with other dyslexics as an opening for self-expression and development.
She also works closely with participants to exhibit the work publicly, and also with many other social groups focusing on the same process, in order to generate a change in public understanding of the condition.
I have in fact requested to join the group and am looking at all the posts on this disscussion group. Thanks also for Lynne Weddle. UK based stuff is useful but I welcome anyone that can provide me with some support with my project. Thanks again, Harriet
