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Although the book PhotoTherapy
Techniques -- Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots
and Family Albums, was written to provide an alternative
to  professional
training workshops for those unable to personally receive
"live" skills-training in these techniques, there are nevertheless
still many opportunities available for attending instructional
and experiential workshops, introductory courses, and other
professional training events!
Of course  anyone
can read the book and then try out the techniques and exercises
on themselves, but using these for anything beyond such
personal experiences (especially if intending to apply them
in work counseling others) requires specialized training
in order to know how, when, and why to activate them
therapeutically. Such training is ethically limited to those
who are already competently trained in a counseling
profession, or graduate-level students whose instructors
confirm that they are ready for this kind of advanced skills
training.
General-overview presentations and sample demonstrations
of PhotoTherapy techniques can be arranged through
the PhotoTherapy
Centre for purposes of explaining the field to those
wanting a brief introduction. More in-depth workshops,
courses,
or longer "intensives" can also be contracted for those
wanting more formal skills training, but it must be emphasized
that these are for teaching techniques to already-trained
therapists, not for training someone who wants to become
one.
Please let the PhotoTherapy Centre know if you want
information about upcoming workshops scheduled for a particular
geographical
area -- or to find out how to contract one for your own
agency, professional association, students, etc.
At this time there is no "formal certification" program
in PhotoTherapy. However, it is sometimes taught as an
occasional
elective (or "independent study" or thesis) course
at various University Graduate Training Programs, but is
not currently being offered for  formal
academic credit anywhere yet. PhotoTherapy techniques
are
also occasionally offered through the B.C.
Art Therapy Association's Professional Development Workshop
Series and are often given as pre-conference training
courses at the annual conferences of many professional
Counseling
or Art Therapy Associations (for news about "Upcoming
Workshops & Presentations" see the Section
below, or let the PhotoTherapy
Centre know of your specific training interests
and locales).
Although there are no regularly-scheduled training offerings
on-site at the PhotoTherapy Centre itself, it is certainly
possible to arrange for private training or individualized
study to take place there (again, contact the Centre for
more information, rates, and so forth). Students wanting
to arrange "distance" mentoring for independent
study projects or Thesis/Dissertation work are encouraged
to make contact. Private consulting and supervision contracts
are also available.
Psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and
family therapists, and other mental health professionals
who need formal "Continuing Education" credits to maintain
their professional licenses to practice can get PhotoTherapy-related
ones through a "distance-learning" course that
uses the book PhotoTherapy Techniques
as its text. For more information, contact the sponsoring
company, "Affect-Plus",
directly.
And finally, yet another way to "get a better picture" of
PhotoTherapy is to watch the two-hour videotape
that discusses and demonstrates  several
of the techniques. Although it was not designed specifically
to be a training tape, it is an excellent companion to the
book, especially for those therapists unable to attend training
events in person.
• Exploring the library and other resources (books,
articles, videotapes, student Theses and Dissertations,
client photo-artwork released for such viewing, etc.) at
the PhotoTherapy
Centre, if not requiring one-on-one time with its Director,
can be done free of charge but by appointment only. In
addition
to English, communication there can be conducted in Deaf
Sign Language and very basic Spanish.
• • •
"I
can't thank you enough for the Workshop -- it really
rejuvenated me in so many
ways -- specifically affirming and demonstrating creative
ways to support clients in exploring their own narratives
and histories and how these have meaning to them. I
learnt about how I want to practice with clients --
and why it makes sense. I also learnt about myself!" -- D.G,
Social Worker, MSW, RSW, Ontario, Canada.
 "The
PhotoTherapy Techniques workshop I attended was amazing
-- I was blown away by seeing an expert in their
field
do their work in such a skillful manner... It takes great
skill to facilitate this kind of education, since
it crosses
different boundaries. Weiser's ability to do this was
pretty incredible. She was able to create a safe
space
and containment in order for us to experience this work,
when we did some of the exercises she had developed.
We
went deep, but she was able to hold us at a level in
which we were still therapists learning new skills.
She does
this work seemingly effortlessly." -- Lori
DeMarre, Clinical Psychologist /Art Therapist,
1999, Seattle, Washington.
"I
want to thank you for the wonderful and amazing
workshop. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience
and raved about it at work. If you are
having any future workshops in the area please let
me know. Again,
Thanks for the incredible experience, It is something that will stick with
me for a long time." -- Kellie
Duckworth, Recreational Therapist, 2005, Vancouver,
Canada.
"PhotoTherapy
excites me in terms of its dynamic power to  cut
to the heart of the therapeutic process and bring
the
dramas of the individual, family, and other significant
relationships alive in the individual therapy session.
And it really works! I've already begun using the techniques
with clients, with amazing success. I can't recall
ever
being so engrossed in, or responsive to, professional
readings before. Nor do I recall ever seeing such
possibility
for immediate synthesis and limitless application to
my work in any other technique. I have found more
value in
this course and its application for my work as a psychotherapist,
than in any other single piece of continuing education
I have ever participated in.... Thank you so much for
offering it -- every photo I see now seems to be
calling
to me to explore its meaning and magic!" -- T.
Matthew Macik, M.S., Licensed Psychologist, Private Practice,
1998, Monkton, Vermont
"I
have been meaning to write and express how much I
enjoyed the Workshop. I have
already been able to put much of this to very good
use!" -- Millie Dysart, PhD, NCC,
2005,
North
Carolina
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Workshops,
Presentations, & Other Events:
• PLEASE NOTE:
The schedule below is always subject
to change, as new events get added
and/or modifications to dates or locations
are made.
Therefore, please contact the PhotoTherapy
Centre for the most current updates before making
plans
to attend.
•
Still Upcoming in 2008:
1)
MONTREAL (CANADA) -- Thursday, September 18,
2008,
in conjunction with the Conference “Art
as Witness: Art, Art Therapy and Trauma Resolution” September
18-20, sponsored
jointly by the Canadian
Art Therapy Association (CATA), the Québec Art Therapy
Association
(AATQ), and Concordia University:
Full-day
Pre-Conference Workshop: "Exploring
the Secrets of
Personal Snapshots and Family Photographs: Using
PhotoTherapy Techniques in Resolving Issues of
Trauma":
(To download
a detailed description
of the Workshop,
click here.
For more information
about the Conference
itself, click
here.
2)
VANCOUVER (Canada) -- Friday, Oct 24, 2008 in
conjunction with the Annual Conference of the
B.C. School Counsellors' Association (October
22-24):
90-minute
Presentation with brief
Experiential component (9:50 a.m
to 11:20 a.m.): "Students,
Snapshots, and Counselling: PhotoTherapy and
Therapeutic Photography Techniques for School
Counsellors".
(To read
a detailed
description
of the Workshop,
click here.
For more information
about the Conference
itself, click here.
3)
QUERÉTARO, (MÉXICO) -- and
also MÉXICO
CITY
-- November,
2008:
Three separate events,
happening
over
two "extended" weekends
(November
7-9 and November 13-17):
A) Three-day "PhotoTherapy
Training Workshop" in
México City (November
7-9) -- Please
note that this is currently a privately-contracted
training event, and thus open
only to the Group who planned it.
However, it might later be possible to permit a
few other therapists
to be included; so if you want to be on that "waiting
list", please contact
the PhotoTherapy Centre.
*Full
descriptions of each of these events will be
added as soon as available. In the meantime,
please see other listings on this page and
read the pdf's available for download, associated
with those. [Para una revisión,
en Español, del este tipo de taller
("Workshop") TIPICO, por favor haga
un "click" aqui para
obtener un "pdf" de 185K -- escrito
por Emma Espejel, del Instituto de la Familia]
• If
you wish to schedule a PhotoTherapy-related
event in Mexico during these same weeks, please
contact the PhotoTherapy
Centre.
B) Invited
Lecture Presentation during the "Conference
of the Mexican Family Therapy Association" ("Congreso
de la Asociación
Mexicana de Terapia
Familiar")
in
Querétaro --
and also the Conference's Pre-Conference
Special Day celebrating
the 35th
Anniversary of the "Mexican
Family Institute ("Instituto
de la Familia, A.C.
I.F.A.C."),
also in Querétaro: "Exploring
the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots
and Family Photographs: Using
PhotoTherapy Techniques
in Family Therapy Practice".
Click here to
download
a
55K
pdf description
of
this Lecture Presentation.
C) One-day
Post-Conference Introductory Workshop for
Mental Health Professionals (Monday, November
17),
also
in Querétaro:
"A Picture is Worth a Thousand
Words: An Introduction to PhotoTherapy
Techniques".
• ADDITIONALLY
in 2008-2009:
While
some PhotoTherapy Workshops and
Lectures will definitely
take place during 2008-2009, Judy
Weiser is attempting to slow
down her travels this year in
order to finally have
time to begin creating a long-awaited "training
video" companion to her
book (a
video that would "match" each
Technique Chapter with "live
process demonstrations").
Since
this work will require a large amount of time,
she is trying to treat 08-09 as a kind of a "semi-sabbatical
year", during which all contract invitations will still happily be
considered, and many will still definitely
be accepted and taught! However, if
you are considering inviting her to come to
your
area during that time, please contact
her as far in advance as possible!
Previous Workshops & Presentations:
• 2008 (already
finished):
1)
TORONTO (CANADA) -- January 16-18,
2008 sponsored
by the Toronto Art Therapy Institute ("TATI"): both
an Evening Public Lecture ("A" below) and an Introductory
Workshop ("B" below)
-- as well as two unrelated events at local universities
on Wednesday January 16 (see "C" and "D" below)
[Note: Sixteen
(16) "Continuing Education Credits" for Canadian
Counselling Association available
for CCA Members attending both A and B
below; click here for
pdf description of that format]:
A) Two-Hour Evening
slide-illustrated Public
Lecture presentation,
discussion and demonstration (Wednesday
evening, January 16, 7
pm to 9 pm): "A
Picture is Worth a Thousand
Words: Using Personal Snapshots
and Family Photos to Assist
in Art Therapy, Counseling,
and Personal Healing".
Open
to everyone interested (general
public, students, photographers;
i.e., anybody!) -- Note:
Professionals
taking the two-day Introductory
Workshop January 17 & 18
[see "B" below] may
attend at a reduced price. [For "Early
Registration discount",
payment must be received by January
5!]
Click here to
download
a
140K
pdf detailed
description
of
this "Evening
Lecture" event.
For
more information about
registration,
cost, location,
etc., for this
Evening Lecture,
please contact
the Registrar (or
phone 416-924-6221)
-- or download
pdf above. For
more
information about Lecture content,
contact
the Instructor Judy
Weiser.
B) 2-day Introductory
Workshop for
mental health professionals (Thursday
and Friday, January 17 & 18, 9 am
to 5 pm both days; please arrive
by 8:30 a.m. both days for coffee
and check-in): "Exploring
the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots and Family Photographs:
Using PhotoTherapy Techniques in Art
Therapy and Other Counseling Practices". Open only to
Mental Health Counseling Professionals
(and advanced-level Graduate Students whose
admission has been pre-approved by the
Instructor):
Preparation
for this workshop
includes a small photo-gathering "homework" assignment
and a bit of
pre-reading to be done in advance -- therefore, early
registration is strongly recommended [For "Early
Registration
discount", payment must
be received by January
5!]
Click here to
download a 140K pdf detailed
description of this Workshop event
(and please note that
the cost and location
are not yet shown on
the pdf; these details
will be added as soon
as the Sponsor provides
them!).
For
more information about
registration, cost, location, etc., for
this 2-day Workshop, please contact the Registrar (or
phone 416-924-6221) -- or download pdf
above. For
more information about Workshop content,
contact the Instructor Judy
Weiser.
C) Two-Hour presentation,
discussion
and demonstration for Counselling
Staff at
Ryerson University (Wednesday,
January 16,
11 am to
1 pm): "Using
PhotoTherapy
Techniques
in Bereavement
and Other
Counselling
Work".
(For
more information about this
event, click here to
download the one-page description
pdf)
D) One-Hour
Presentation and Discussion for
Faculty
and Students
of Graduate
Counselling
Program of
O.I.S.E.
(Ontario
Institute
for Studies
in Education) (Wednesday,
January
16, 4 pm
to 5
pm): "Heart,
Mind, Spirit,
and AIDS:
Counselling
for the
Emotional,
Mental,
and Spiritual
Aspects
of
Living
With HIV/AIDS
(Helping
Those Affected,
as well
as
Those Infected)".
(For
more information about this
event, click here to
download the one-page description
pdf)
2)
VANCOUVER (CANADA) -- April 17, 2008 Sponsored
by the "Canadian Academy of Independent
Scholars" ("CAIS") at Simon Fraser
University [downtown campus],
room 2250 -- free admission; open to anyone interested:
Evening Lecture
Presentation (7:30 p.m.): "A
Picture is Worth MORE Than a Thousand Words: PhotoTherapy,
Therapeutic Photography, and People's Personal Snapshots".
(For
a detailed description, click here to
download a 60K pdf;
for more information, contact the Instructor)
3)
TSAWASSEN (near Vancouver) CANADA -- May 31, 2008 (2
p.m. to 4 p.m.) at the annual meeting day of the B.C.
Art Therapy Association at Tsawassen Arts
Centre:
Two-hour Experiential
Workshop: "Seeing
and Believing -- Using Photographs as Projective
Stimuli and Emotional Catalysts in Art Therapy
Practice".
(For
a detailed description, click here to
download a 84K pdf;
for more information, contact the Instructor).
4) International
Conference
on PhotoTherapy and Therapeutic Photography, in Turku, Finland -- June
12 - 18, 2008: Three days of pre-conference Workshops followed
by three days of formal Conference (and related events and exhibitions). [Click here to
read about this Conference in Japanese]
Key Invited Plenary speakers include the
early pioneers of both fields (Weiser, Krauss, Walker, Dennett [for
Spence], and Martin), along with many newer key people in both fields (Wheeler,
Halkola,
Avilés-Gutiérrez, Parrella, and Anor), as well asmany more
current practitioners, researchers, and educators.
At
this Conference, Judy Weiser will be doing the
two events below:
A) Friday
morning, June 13, 2008: Three-hour Pre-Conference Invited "Experiential
Workshop" on Photo-Projective
Techniques, titled: "Exploring How Photos
Tell Stories (and Secrets!), Create Meaning, and
Show Feelings: A Workshop Experience with "Photo-Projective" PhotoTherapy
Techniques" (more information
will appear here when available). .
(To download
a detailed description of
the Workshop,
click here; for
more information about workshop
content itself, contact the
Instructor Judy
Weiser.
B) Monday
morning, June 16, 2008: One-hour Invited "Opening
Keynote" Plenary Presentation, Titled: "Introducing
PhotoTherapy and Therapeutic Photography: An Overview
to Their Development During the Past Three Decades" (more
information will appear here when available).
Summary
of Keynote: Judy Weiser,
Founder and Director of the "PhotoTherapy
Centre" in Canada and long considered
the world authority on "PhotoTherapy
techniques", will provide an illustrated
review of the practices of PhotoTherapy and
Therapeutic Photography -- and share her
framework for understanding and comparing
these techniques, explaining why and how
they work, along with a brief history of
how they have evolved over the past three
decades -- giving special attention to examples
of current work and practitioners in both
fields world-wide.
Download
the "Conference Announcement" brochure by
clicking here. Full
information can always be found at the
very comprehensive Conference
website. [For any
questions, contact the Conference organizer
directly, Ulla
Halkola]
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• 2007:
1)
VANCOUVER [RICHMOND] (CANADA) -- Saturday March
10, 2007, as part of the Pacific
AIDS Network's "Skills Building Conference",
March 9 - 11 (Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel):
90-minute
Experiential Workshop (1:30 to 3 p.m.): "Using
Photos to Explore "Differences That Make
a Difference" in Diversity, Multi-Cultural,
and HIV-related Interactions":
For
a detailed description, click here to
download a 68K pdf Summary. Information
about the Conference itself can be
found by clicking here;
for more information about workshop
content itself, contact the Instructor Judy
Weiser.
2)
VANCOUVER (CANADA) -- Wednesday, May
23, 2007, during
the Annual Conference of the "Canadian
Counselling Association" and
the British
Columbia Association of Clinical
Counsellors" (combined), May
23-25:
Two-part
Presentation-plus-Experiential-Workshop
(1:30 p.m to 5 pm): "Using
Personal Snapshots and Family Photographs
to Connect with Clients -- An Introduction
to PhotoTherapy
Techniques
in Counselling Practice" (click here to
download a 115K pdf copy of the event).
3)
VANCOUVER (CANADA) -- Saturday, June
23,
during the Annual Conference of the "AFTA: The American Family
Therapy Academy" (June 19-24):
Two-hour "Interest
Group for PhotoTherapy Techniques in
Family Therapy" (click here to
download a 60K pdf copy of the Interest
Group's description and schedule).
4)
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (USA) -- Thursday, November
15, 2007, as part of the
annual conference of the "American
Art Therapy Association" (November
14-17) -- along with the
Inaugural Meeting of the "PhotoTherapy
and Therapeutic Photography Focus
Group" later
that same afternoon (4:45
- 5:35):
50-minute Presentation
(2:35 to 3:25 p.m.): "Using
Photographic and Digital Technologies
to Connect With Clients, Colleagues,
Communities, and Cyberspace":
For
a detailed description, click here to
download a 76K pdf Summary. For
more information about workshop content
itself, contact the Instructor Judy
Weiser.
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• 2006:
1) LUCCA
(ITALY) (in beautiful
Tuscany area, near Florence)
-- January
19 - 21, 2006, during
a Congress/Symposium for "Introducing
the Arts Therapies into Mental
Health Practice" (taught
in English, with Italian
translation).
Please also read the "IMPORTANT
NOTE" below:
A) Two-Hour
Slide-Illustrated Lecture Presentation (Thursday
morning, Jan. 19): "A
Picture is Worth a Thousand Words:
An Introduction to PhotoTherapy Techniques" (open
to everybody interested -- photographers, students,
therapists and non-therapists too; i.e. anyone curious
about the "secret lives" of ordinary
photographs!). For
a detailed description, click here to
download a 91K pdf; for more
information contact
the Instructor Judy
Weiser;
for information in Italian, contact Dr.
Carmine Parrella.
B) Two-Hour
Brief Experiential Workshop [A "taste" of
PhotoTherapy process!] (Thursday afternoon, Jan.
19): "Seeing and
Believing: Using Photographs as Projective
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