Announcing a *MAJOR UPDATE* (& new additions) to PhotoTherapy Website

Posted by Judy Weiser, Administrator on 9/30/2004, 6:09 pm

I would like to announce that there has been a *MAJOR UPDATE* (and some NEW PAGES added) to the "PhotoTherapy Techniques in Counseling and Therapy" website, at:   http://www.phototherapy-centre.com In addition to changing the font on the entire site (and adding several "drop-down" sub-menus) so that it is much easier to read -- THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECENTLY BEEN ADDED/IMPROVED:     1) -- 28 new listings on the "Theses & Dissertations" page;     2) -- 34 new people on the "Who is Doing What, Where" page (15 to its PhotoTherapy Section, and 19 to its Therapeutic Photography one);     3) -- 37 new websites added on the "Related Links" page;     4) -- There are now "Site Summary Pages" available in French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, and Korean! (link for these can be found at the top right of the HomePage);     5) -- The number of listings on the "Recommended Readings Page" have nearly tripled, and the list has now been separated into now being four *different* Bibliographies:         *a) "PhotoTherapy",         *b) "Therapeutic Photography",         *c) "VideoTherapy", and         *d) "Related Photographic Cultural Studies/Education & Visual Anthropology/Sociology" (which includes Research also)         -- and one can now also download (as a word.doc) an even longer list of additional useful readings in PhotoTherapy;        6) -- It is also now possible to download (for free) ALL of my published articles and book chapters about PhotoTherapy, including the *entire first chapter of my book* (as well as my "HIV/AIDS-related counseling" publications also)   -- just by clicking on the links on located on my Publications list (see bottom half of the "Bio" page);        7) -- There is now information about the PhotoTherapy Video on the site's "Book & Video" page;        8) -- And there is an *entirely new* page at:    http://www.phototherapy-centre.com/plagiarized.htm which contains the details of the case proven against Rosy Martin for her plagiarism of my book (and also David Krauss' writing) in her 1997 Chapter for S.Hogan's book with Routledge      -- this new page also shows the formal apology "Erratum Notice" that was issued as part of their agreement to settle this case...        9) -- Several new listings have been added on the "Upcoming Workshops" Section of the "Training and Education" Page (including the Pre-Conference Course and later presentation at the AATA Conference in November). And the previous problem has now been fixed -- so now it *IS* finally possible to see my current Workshop schedule at all times (lower half of that page)! ... AND FINALLY,        10) -- *Please* don't forget the increasingly-active *"PHOTOTHERAPY DISCUSSION GROUP"* page linked directly from a "Button" on the site (no membership required).        It has fascinating postings from people in over a dozen countries -- there's some very exciting networking and discussion happening there (maybe you'd like to add your own?)!      You can also go directly to that Discussion Group page if you prefer:   http://members.boardhost.com/phototherapy/   ~    SO... if you haven't visited the site recently, PLEASE go have another look, because there's a *LOT* of new and exciting people, websites, and other recently-added info there now!   ***** ONE LAST REQUEST FOR ANYONE READING THIS MESSAGE *****        If *YOU* have any information that you think should be added on any of the site's pages (such as a Thesis/Dissertation? Recommended Readings? Links that should be added? Perhaps your OWN paragraph for the "Who's Doing What, Where" page?? and so forth), Then PLEASE send it to me at:    jweiser@phototherapy-centre.com              (or if that bounces back as "full", then to: jweiser@telus.net)        I hope all this interests you -- and thanks for reading (and if your eyes aren't exhausted by now, then keep reading under my "signature lines" -- because there is even MORE info below, explaining more about these new categories...), thank you,     Judy (Weiser), Group Administrator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    **MORE**: About the NEW *SUB-HEADER CATEGORIES* -- making it easier to find things!!:      *Due to the large number of additions to both the "Who is Doing What, Where" page and the "Related Links" page, there are now the following (new) *separate* "HEADER-TITLES" on these two pages, which organize by topic the items on both the "PhotoTherapy" and the "Therapeutic Photography" Sections):     These are:         a) PhotoTherapy in general (i.e., those with a variety of client populations or issues) -- and then also categories for those specializing in work with:         b) PhotoTherapy with women / girls; with youth / teens / children;         c) PhotoTherapy with geriatric issues;         d) PhotoTherapy with substance abuse issues;         e) PhotoTherapy with grief / loss / bereavement / palliative; and         f) PhotoTherapy with cancer, HIV/AIDS, & other life-threatening illnesses or traumas -----    And then these same headers also repeat under the Section of "Therapeutic Photography" lower on that same page ("Therapeutic Photography" being photographic self-exploration activities but where there's no therapist involved, in contrast to "PhotoTherapy" where it is part of an ongoing therapy process)      -- but in this case, the latter Section's headers include some additional applications; for example: in Educational, Cross-Cultural, Self-Exploration, etc...). -----   ** On the "Related Links" page, in addition to those sub-header categories mentioned above, there are now also a few new ones too, such as Sites having to do with:        a) photographic cultural studies or photo-based research,        b) visual sociology/anthropology, and        c) others, including those not intentionallly for therapeutic purposes, but still worth mentioning!                  -- as well as        d) also a new section for "miscellaneous general-public photo-based activities which are spontaneously therapeutic even if not originally intended for that purpose"... ----                        ... THIS IS THE END ... finally!!

Link: http://www.phototherapy-centre.com