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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.
•
2010:
1) MOSCOW (RUSSIA) -- April 7-11, 2010 -- 3 events during the "Conference on Arts Therapies and Creative Self-Expression in Treatment and Development of Human Potential” (April 9-11) -- and its two Pre-Conference Days (April 7-8), arranged by the Russian Art Therapy Association in cooperation with the Moscow Institute of Modern Psychological Technologies and the Russian Professional Psychotherapy League (For more information, click here for a description of the Conference in English and here for a description in Russian -- and here for the Program Schedule (in Russian only) for that Conference -- or here to contact the Presenter/Instructor):
A) Two-day Pre-Conference Workshop (April 7-8) -- "Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums: An Introduction to PhotoTherapy Techniques"; for therapy professionals and advance-level graduate students only (for a description in Russian, click here, for a description in Engish, click here)
B) During-Conference Presentation (April 9 or 10) -- "A Picture is Worth Far More Than a Thousand Words: An Introduction to PhotoTherapy, Therapeutic Photography, & Photo-Art-Therapy Techniques" (for a 95K pdf description, click here)
C) During-Conference 2-hour experiential Workshop (April 9 or 10) -- "Seeing and Believing: Using Photographs as Projective Catalysts in Therapy" (for a 100K pdf description, click here)
To download two articles by Judy Weiser, that have been translated into Russian (one for a Visual Methods/Sociology book, and one for the Russian Journal of Art Therapy, click here
3) ITALY -- mid-May, 2010: Private contracts to give small lectures and one brief workshop in three different cities in the Tuscany area during a longer stay there (events are not open to "outsiders", but other contract offers near those dates/area are definitely welcomed)
4) ISTANBUL (TURKEY): tentative (still in early negotiations; dates not known yet)
• ADDITIONALLY...
(re: 2010-2011):
While
some PhotoTherapy Workshops
and Lectures will definitely
take place during 2010-2011, Judy
Weiser is attempting to slow
down her travels this year
in order to finally have
time to begin doing two things: formalizing
the Archiving of the Library resources held by the PhotoTherapy Centre
-- and 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 2010 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!
•
Therefore,
if you are
considering inviting her to
come teach
in your
area during
that time, please contact
her as far in advance as possible!
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Previous Workshops & Presentations:
• 2010:
1) HOUSTON (U.S.A.) -- March 9, 2010 -- Invited Presentation for Counseling Interns at "The Right Step" Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center; additional Consultation appointments still available; for more information click here.
2) PHILADELPHIA (U.S.A.) -- January 23-24, 2010 -- at the annual Conference of the Delaware Valley Art Therapy Association -- 3 events (to contact Conference Coordinator, click here):
A) Invited Keynote Presentation (Saturday morning, Jan. 23) -- "A Picture is Worth (More Than!) a Thousand Words: Introduction to PhotoTherapy, Therapeutic Photography, and Photo-Art-Therapy Techniques"(for a 96K pdf description, click here)
B) Presentation with discussion (Saturday afternoon, Jan. 23) --"Ethical Considerations in Using Photos & Videos in (or as) Therapy" (for an 80K pdf description, click here )
C) Full-day Experiential*Introductory Workshop(9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday Jan. 24) --"The Secret Lives of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums: Experiential Workshop Introducing the Use of PhotoTherapy Techniques in Therapy" -- Open only to Therapists, Counselors, and other Mental Health Counseling Professionals (and advanced-level Graduate Students whose admission has been pre-approved by the Instructor). For a 109K pdf description, click here
*Important: Participants in this full-day Workshop will need to bring some photos with them, so please get the "Advance-Homework Photo-Gathering Assignment" from the Registrar as early as possible (as gathering these might take longer than you expect!)
**ALSO IMPORTANT: Participants who did not attend the Keynote Presentation the previous day: will have to do about one hour's advance-reading to familiarize themselves with the basics of these techniques (that others will learn about during the Keynote), as this Workshop day will be primarily experiential (and is based on the assumption that participants already know the "simple facts" of what these techniques are).
The readings are easy (just a few webpages) but if not attending the Keynote, this is mandatory, please get assignment from the Registrar in advance.
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• 2009:
1)
VANCOUVER (CANADA) -- April 29, 2009 --
"closed workshop" for the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute:
One-day Workshop --
"Introduction to PhotoTherapy and
Photo-Art-Therapy Techniques
(for Art Therapy
Students)"
For more information, contact the
PhotoTherapy Centre. [NOTE: this is a closed workshop for students of the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute only; however, any Art Therapist wishing to attend can ask for special permission by contacting Instructor at 604-689-9709; for description, click here]
2) KELOWNA (CANADA) -- February 27, 2009 -- Professional Day for School
Counsellors (District #23):
One-day Introductory
Workshop -- "Students, Snapshots, and Counselling: PhotoTherapy and Therapeutic Photography Techniques for School Counsellors" --
"closed" workshop for School Counsellors (For more information click here or contact the
PhotoTherapy Centre)
3)
SASKATOON (CANADA) --
May 21, 2009during
the Annual Conference of the Canadian
Counselling Association (May 20-22):
90-minute Presentation (3:00 - 4:30 p.m.) -- "Using
Personal Snapshots and Family Photographs to
Help Clients Cope with Change in Personal, Family,
Cultural,
and Social Landscapes -- An Introduction to 'PhotoTherapy
Techniques' for Counsellors"
For more information click here, or contact the
PhotoTherapy Centre.
4)
DERBY (ENGLAND) -- Sept 12, 2009 (9:30-4:00) -- University of Derby, Britannia Mill Campus:
Full-Day Workshop by Judy Weiser and Mark Wheeler -- "PhotoTherapy: International, Historical, and Contemporary Perspectives -- A Day with Judy Weiser and Mark Wheeler"
For more information, click here for the webpage description and registration information; click here to download an 80K pdf description; to contact the event Coordinator, click here
5)
LEEDS (ENGLAND) -- Sept 15 (or 16), 2009 -- during the "1st International Visual Methods Conference" at the University of Leeds (September 15-17):
30-minute Presentation -- "PhotoTherapy and Therapeutic Photography: Using
Ordinary Snapshots and Family Photographs to
Inform and Enhance Therapeutic Practices (and Related Research or Education)"
For more information click here, to download a 70K pdf description of the Presentation, or contact the
PhotoTherapy Centre. For more about the Conference itself, click here
6)
LONDON (ENGLAND) -- September 17 or 18, 2009 -- during the 10th biannual Conference of the "European Consortium for Arts Therapies Educators" ("ECArTE") (September 16-19):
Presentation -- "PhotoTherapy, Photo Art Therapy, and Therapeutic Photography: Exploring the Spaces Between Art, Therapy, and Photography (Implications for Arts Therapies Education and Practice)" (Presentation has been accepted and is confirmed; for more information, click here)
Workshop -- "Seeing is Believing (and Believing is Seeing)! -- Workshop for Experiencing Photo-Projective Techniques in Arts Therapies Practice" (Workshop acceptance is still pending; for more information, click here)
For more information, contact the
PhotoTherapy Centre (and for more about the Conference itself, click here)
7) LONDON (ENGLAND) -- September 21, 2009 (9:45-4:00) -- organised by the British Association for Art Therapists and open to arts therapists, mental health practitioners, psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, and other clinicians [trainees welcome]:
Full-Day Workshop -- "Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums: An Introduction to PhotoTherapy Techniques"
For more information, click here for the description (and Registration Form) on the BAAT website; click here to download a 100K pdf description; and click here to contact the event Coordinator
8) LONDON (ENGLAND) -- September 22, 2009 (2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.; questions/discussion until 4 p.m.) -- at School of Human and Life Sciences, Whitelands College, Roehampton University in London:
Lecture Presentation -- "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words -- Especially in Therapy! An Introduction to Using PhotoTherapy Techniques in the Psychological Therapies"
For more information, click here to download a 120K pdf description; click here to contact the event Coordinator
9) VANCOUVER (CANADA) -- November 2-3. 2009 -- during the Conference "Diversity Matters: An Ongoing Conversation" [NOTE: This Presentation did not happen but its title, and link to pdf, have been kept below, for readers to have the opportunity to see how PhotoTherapy techniques are directly relevant to this topic]:
Presentation -- "Using Ordinary Snapshots to Improve Sensitivity and Communication in Diversity-Based Practice, Research, and Education"; for more information, click here, or contact the PhotoTherapy Centre.
10) DALLAS (U.S.) -- November 18-21 --
during the Annual Conference of
the American
Art Therapy Association
Master Class Hour (Thursday November 19, 7-7:50 am) -- "PhotoTherapy, Therapeutic Photography, and Photo-Art-Therapy-Techniques in Art Therapy (Master Class with Judy Weiser)" (for description, click here).
"PhotoTherapy Focus Group" Meeting -- for discussion and networking about "PhotoTherapy, Therapeutic Photography, and Photo-Art-Therapy" (5 pm to 6 pm Thursday, November 19; meet in Hotel Lobby for direction to location); for description, click here.
Presentation (Friday November 20, 2:00-2:50 pm) -- "PhotoTherapy and Therapeutic Photography in Multicultural Art Therapy Practice and Research";
for more information, click here, or contact the
PhotoTherapy Centre.
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• 2008:
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]
5)
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: (Thursday,
September 18): "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
6)
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.
7)
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): "Exploring the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots and Family Photographs: Using
PhotoTherapy Techniques in Family Therapy [Level
One (Basic) Training]".
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.
To
read a detailed description of this Workshop,
click here;
for its detailed Schedule or more information,
contact the
PhotoTherapy Centre.
[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
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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
Catalysts in
Therapy" (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 102K pdf. For more
information contact
the Instructor Judy
Weiser;
for information in Italian, contact Dr.
Carmine Parrella
C) 1.5-Day*
Introductory Educational (and Experiential)
Seminar for therapists and other mental health
professionals only (Friday Jan.
20,
9am-5pm & Saturday
Jan. 21, 9am-1pm [*note:
a one-day "partial registration" is
also possible for Friday only, for those
not able to attend both days]): "Exploring
the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots and Family Photographs:
An Introduction to PhotoTherapy Techniques".
For
a detailed description (and advance-homework
assignments!) in English,
click here to
download a 138K pdf. To read
the same thing in Italian ("Fototerapia
-- Presentazione Seminario di Judy
Weiser"),
click here to
download a 128K pdf summary. For
more information contact
the Instructor Judy
Weiser; for information in Italian,
contact Dr. Carmine
Parrella.
2)
WINNIPEG (CANADA) -- Wednesday
Feb. 15 and Thursday
Feb. 16, 2006; (two
events),
during the Annual Conference
of "CAPPE" (National
Organization providing
training & certification
for Spiritual Care Providers and Pastoral Counselors):
A) Full-Day
Introductory Workshop (Feb 15): "The
Bigger Picture: Using PhotoTherapy Techniques
in Spiritual Care and Pastoral Counseling". (For
a detailed description, click here to
download a 70K pdf)
B) 90-minute
Presentation (Feb
16): "Heart,
Mind, Spirit, and AIDS:
Emotional, Mental, and
Spiritual Issues Affecting
HIV Spiritual
Care
and Pastoral Counseling". (For
a detailed description,
click here to
download a 63K pdf)
(For
more information about these two events, please contact Judy
Weiser; for details
about the Conference itself, contact George
Neufeld)
3)
MONTREAL (CANADA) -- Sunday, April 2 (1:30 to
3 p.m.); during the joint Conference
of the "Canadian Counseling Association" and
the "American Counseling Association" (March
30 - April 3):
90-minute
Presentation: "A Picture
is Worth a Thousand Words: Using PhotoTherapy
Techniques in Culture-Centered and Diversity
Counseling" (contact Judy
Weiser for
more details).
4) SEATTLE,
WA (USA) -- June 2-4, 2006 (Friday
evening 7-9:30
plus all-day Saturday & Sunday 9 to 5); in conjunction with the Evergreen
Art Therapy Association (location: Antioch University;
contact Registrar for more details):
2.5-day* Introductory
Workshop: "Exploring
the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots and Family Photographs:
An Introduction to Using PhotoTherapy Techniques
in Counseling" (For
a detailed description of this Workshop, click here to
download a 140K pdf Summary). Registration
limited to 16 participants; after that a waiting
list will be taken.
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 (and
will get you a discount on the cost!).
*Please
note that while attending the first portion
of this Workshop (Friday evening's Lecture
Presentation, with accompanying brief demonstration) is mandatory for
Workshop participants, that evening
is also open (at separate cost)
to others who are interested, but who are unable
to attend the entire weekend The
remaining portions of
this workshop (Sat & Sun)
are open only to counseling
professionals (and advance-level graduate students
who have been pre-approved by the Instructor).
For
more information about
registration, cost, location, etc., for this 2.5-day workshop, please contact
the Registrar; for more information
about workshop content, contact the Instructor Judy
Weiser.
• For
more information about the Friday
evening Slide-Illustrated Lecture Presentation only ("A
Picture is Worth a Thousand Words -- Especially
in Therapy!"), click here to
download a 105K pdf -- or contact the Registrar for
that evening event.
5)
Montreal (CANADA) -- June
15-16, 2006 (Thursday
and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.):
2-day
Introductory Workshop: "Exploring
the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots and Family Photographs:
An Introduction to Using PhotoTherapy Techniques
in Counseling" (For
a detailed description, click here to
download a 140K pdf Summary). Registration
limited to 16 participants; after that a waiting
list will be taken.
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 (and will get you a discounted rate!).
This
workshop is open only to counseling
professionals (and advance-level graduate students
who have been pre-approved by the Instructor). Workshop
is privately sponsored, but will take place at
CSS Services (downtown; very close to Metro). For
more information about
registration, cost, location, etc., contact the Registrar for
this event; for more information about workshop
content, contact the Instructor Judy
Weiser.
6)
Vancouver [Burnaby] (CANADA) -- Thursday
morning July 20, 2006; as
part of the "Pre-conference Summer
Institute" at the "International
Personal Meaning Conference" at
the Hilton Hotel Metrotown (theme
this year: "Addiction, Meaning,
and Spirituality"):
Half-day
(morning) Introductory Workshop (9 a.m. to
noon; Waterford Room): "Using
Personal Snapshots and Family Photos in Counseling
for Addictions -- How PhotoTherapy Techniques
Help People Explore Meaning and Make Desired
Changes":
For
a detailed
description, click here to
download
a 115K pdf Summary. Information about
the Conference itself can
be found
by clicking here. For
more information about
the Conference's
registration,
cost, location,
and similar
details,
contact the Conference
Coordinator directly;
for more
information
about workshop
content itself,
contact the
Instructor Judy
Weiser.
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• 2005:
1)
VANCOUVER (CANADA)
-- January 21-22, 2005, at the PhotoTherapy
Centre:
Two-day
Workshop: "A Picture is Worth
a Thousand Words -- Using PhotoTherapy Techniques
in Counseling". Open
to Mental Health Professionals (& advanced-level
Graduate students in these fields); others permitted
only by pre-approval of Instructor. (For
a detailed description, click here to
download a 104K pdf Summary, but please note
that the location ON that "Summary" is
no longer correct).
• IMPORTANT
NEWS! Members of the Canadian
Counseling Association may now apply for 2.5
Continuing Education Credits for this workshop
(CEU Number: 10594).
2)
DERBY
(ENGLAND) -- A full week in April, 2005 -- University
of Derby Graduate Art Therapy Department: Workshop,
Lectures, and other events for
Mental Health Professionals (and Advanced-Level
Graduate Students in these fields) -- plus one "General-Public" Evening
Slide-Illustrated Lecture open to anyone interested; see
list below:
A) Slide-Illustrated
Public Lecture (Thursday evening, April
7, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Univ. Derby
*Keddlestone*): "Exploring
the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums
-- 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 64K pdf.
--
followed by --
B) Two different one-day
Student Workshops (Monday, April
11 & Tuesday, April
12; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. either day): "Using
PhotoTherapy Techniques in Art (and other)
Therapy" (Note:
these are specifically for Derby Graduate
Art Therapy students,
but others might be permitted to
join them if space allows)
--
followed by --
C) A 3-day "Full
Training" Workshop (Thurs./Fri./Sat., April
14-16, 2005; 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. all three days): "A
Picture is Worth a Thousand Words --
Using PhotoTherapy Techniques
in Art Therapy and Other Counseling Practices" (limited
to Therapists and related Mental Health
Professionals -- and if space permits,
also a few advanced-level
Graduate Students in these fields who
meet the qualifications and receive advanced
permission
from the Instructor, Judy
Weiser. If you are a graduate student
wishing to apply for entry permission,
please contact her directly for more
information). For
a detailed description, click here to
download a 133K pdf.
3) EDINBURGH
(SCOTLAND) -- Tuesday evening April
19, 2005; Presentation
during the Meeting of the Regional Group
of the "British
Association of Art Therapists":
Brief
Presentation (45 min to 1 hour maximum, as this
is a short meeting): "Exploring
the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots and Family Photographs --
An Introduction to PhotoTherapy Techniques".
(For more information contact Judy
Weiser)
4)
RICHMOND (CANADA) -- Saturday, June 11, 2005; "Partners'
Group" of the B.C. Medical Association [closed
event]:
Morning
Presentation: "Exploring the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots and Family Photographs --
An Introduction to PhotoTherapy Techniques" (For
more information, contact Judy
Weiser)
5)
VICTORIA (CANADA) -- Friday, August 5, 2005; 3
p.m. - 5:30
p.m. during the Annual Conference
of the "Canadian
Art Therapy Association (CATA)":
Afternoon
Presentation-plus-experiential workshop(2.5
hours): "A
Picture is Worth a Thousand Words --
An Introduction to PhotoTherapy Techniques". (For
more information -- as well as a possible
informal "networking
group" social event there -- contact Judy
Weiser).
• Also,
on the Saturday morning of that same Conference (August 6), Judy will be presenting
about Therapy for the emotional, mental, cultural, and spiritual issues experienced
by those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS -- the title is "Healing, Surviving,
and Loving in the Meantime".
6)
ATLANTA, GA (USA) -- Saturday Nov. 19,
2005; during
the Annual
Conference of the "American
Art Therapy Association"
(November
16-20):
"Masters
Supervision Group" (1 hr.,
with the option to continue informally, later
during the
Conference):
"PhotoTherapy Techniques in Art Therapy
Practice and Research" (For
more information about this event --
as
well as a possible informal "networking
group"
social
event there --
contact Judy
Weiser)
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•
2004:
1)
VANCOUVER (CANADA) -- January 26, 2004; Family Service
of Greater Vancouver:
Half-Day Introductory Workshop:
"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words --
Using PhotoTherapy Techniques in Counseling"
(For more information, see the FSGV
Website -- and to Register contact Tulia Castellano
at 604-874-2938)
2)
HONOLULU (HAWAII) -- February 6-8, 2004; Conference
of the National Expressive Therapy Association:
Invited Plenary Presentation:
"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words --
Using PhotoTherapy Techniques in Counseling"
-- followed by --
Experiential Workshop: "Seeing
and Believing -- Using Photographs as Projective Stimuli
and Emotional Catalysts in Counseling"
(For
more information about both, see: Conference
Website or contact Cyndi
Levine)
3)
TURKU (FINLAND) -- April 26-30, 2004; University of
Turku, Centre for Extension Studies:
Three-day Professional Training
Workshop (April 26-28): "Exploring
the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums
-- Using PhotoTherapy Techniques"
Valokuvaterapian
Työpaja Psykoterapeuteille (April 26-28): "Tutkimusmatka
Näppäily- Ja Perhekuvien Maailmaan"
-- followed by --
One-day Introductory Seminar
(April 29*): "Exploring the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums -- Introduction
to PhotoTherapy Techniques"
Valokuvaterapeuttisten Menetelmien
Seminaari (April 29*): "Tutkimusmatka
Näppäilykuvien ja Albumikuvien Maailmaan")
-- *with option for additional half day experiential
on April 30, if desired
(For
more information about both, contact Ulla
Halkola / Lisätietoja antaa suunnittelija Ulla
Halkola at Puh. + 358-2-333-6217 or/tai +358-40-723-6217)
Click
here
for a summary/review of the Turku workshops -- in Finnish!
4) UMEÅ (SWEDEN) -- May 7-9, 2004; BildTerapiföreningen
i Norrland (BIN) (Art Therapy Association of Northern
Sweden):
Weekend Training Workshop:
"Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots
and Family Albums -- Using PhotoTherapy Techniques in
Art Therapy and Counseling" (For
more information, contact Eva
Skareus at Umea University: +4690-786 60 13)
5) WINNIPEG (CANADA) -- May 27, 2004; Annual
Conference of the Canadian Counseling Association:
90-Minute Presentation:
"Using PhotoTherapy Techniques in Counseling
Youth: Illuminating Lives, Strengthening Spirit"
(For more information, contact Bill
Schulz)
6)
SURREY/VANCOUVER (CANADA) -- September 27, 2004 (8 p.m.
to 10 p.m.); Fraser Valley Region of the British Columbia
Association of Clinical Counselors:
Two-hour slide-illustrated
Presentation, plus small Experiential (Note: NO charge!):
"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
-- Using PhotoTherapy Techniques in Counseling"
(For a detailed description, click
here
to download a 144K pdf Summary; for more information,
contact Pauline
Carey, Coordinator)
7)
SAN DIEGO (CA, U.S.A.) -- November 10-14, 2004; Annual
Conference of the American Art Therapy Association:
Full-day
Pre-Conference Course (Nov. 10): "Using
PhotoTherapy Techniques in Special Education and Cross-Cultural/Diversity
Therapy" (For a detailed
description, click here
to download a 200K pdf Summary)
-- followed by --
50-Minute Presentation (Nov. 13): "PhotoTherapy
(and Therapeutic Photography) Around the World: Illustrated
Review of Passions and Practices" (For
a detailed description, click here
to download a 136K pdf Summary)
(For
more information about this Course and/or Presentation,
contact Judy
Weiser; for information about the Conference
itself, contact AATA)
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•
2003:
1)
NEW YORK CITY -- April 28, 2003; School of Visual Arts
(Art Therapy Department):
Half-Day Introductory Workshop:
"PhotoTherapy Techniques -- Using Personal Snapshots
and Family Albums in Art Therapy Practice"
-- followed by --
April 29, 2003; School of Visual Arts (Art Therapy Department):
Slide-illustrated Public
Lecture: "Exploring the Secrets of Personal
Snapshots and Family Albums -- An Introduction to PhotoTherapy
Techniques"
2) VANCOUVER (CANADA) -- May 12, 2003; Vancouver
Art Therapy Institute:
Full-Day Introductory Workshop:
"PhotoTherapy Techniques -- Exploring the Secrets
of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums".
For
a later review of this workshop (in Spanish!), please
click here
for a 185K pdf. [Para una revisión, en Español,
de esto taller ("Workshop"), por favor "click"
aqui
para obtener un "pdf" de 185K]
3)
HALIFAX (CANADA) -- May 21, 2003; Conference of
the
Canadian Counseling Association:
Presentation (followed
by Experiential Workshop on May 23): "A
Picture is Worth a Thousand Words -- Using PhotoTherapy
Techniques in Counseling"
-- followed by --
May 23; Conference of the Canadian Counseling Association:
Experiential Workshop: "Seeing
and Believing -- Using Photographs as Projective Stimuli
and Emotional Catalysts in Counseling"
4)
VICTORIA (CANADA) -- August 21, 2003; International
Child and Youth Care Counseling Conference:
Presentation: "Taking,
Altering Responding to, and Interacting With Personal
Snapshots and Family Photos -- Introduction to Using
PhotoTherapy Techniques in Youth Counseling Practice"
5)
MADRID (SPAIN) -- September 18-21, 2003; European Consortium
of Art Therapy Educators ("ECArTE") Conference:
Presentation: "A
Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" -- Using PhotoTherapy
Techniques in Arts (and other) Therapies Practice"
-- followed immediately by --
Experiential Workshop: "Seeing and Believing
-- Using Photographs as Projective Stimuli and Emotional
Catalysts in Therapy"
6)
BARCELONA (SPAIN) -- September 27, 2003; Institut de
Sociologia i Psicologia Aplicades (Institute for Applied
Sociology and Psychology), Master en Arteterapia Intermedial
(Intermodal Art Therapy Masters Program):
Half-Day Introductory Workshop:
"PhotoTherapy Techniques -- Using Personal Snapshots
and Family Albums in Art Therapy Practice"
7)
VANCOUVER (CANADA) -- November 27,
2003; B.C. Chapter of the Canadian Counseling Association:
Evening Presentation:
"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words -- Using
PhotoTherapy Techniques in Counseling"
8)
VANCOUVER (CANADA) -- December 12, 2003; Jewish
Family Service Association "Bagels & Babble
Series":
Morning Presentation:
"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words -- Using PhotoTherapy
Techniques in Therapy Work"
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•
2002:
1)
Vancouver, Canada: Saturday morning, February
9, 2002 (11 to 12:30) -- 90-minute slide- and video-illustrated
presentation for the B.C. Psychological Association's
Annual Conference: "Exploring the Secrets of
Clients' Personal Snapshots and Family Albums -- Using
PhotoTherapy Techniques in Clinical Practice")
---
followed directly by ---
2) Friday
evening, all day Saturday/Sunday March 8-10, 2002 --
full-weekend "PhotoTherapy Skills Training Workshop"
at the Adler School of Professional Psychology (for
therapists, counselors, and advanced graduate students
in mental health fields).
AND,
as part of the "Engaging the Creative Spirit
-- Creative Arts Therapies Conference" at Wilfred
Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario (near Toronto):
3) Wednesday, May 8, 2002 (9 - 5) -- Full-day
Pre-Conference Workshop: "Exploring the Secrets
of Clients' Personal Snapshots and Family Albums --
Introduction to PhotoTherapy Techniques"
Part
1 (Saturday morning, May 11, 2002, 9 am - 10:30 am)
-- 90-minute slide- and video-illustrated presentation:
"Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots
and Family Albums: An Introduction to PhotoTherapy
Techniques"
---
followed directly by ---
Part 2 (Saturday
morning, May 11, 2002, 11 am - 12:30 pm) -- 90-minute
experiential workshop: "Using Photos as Projective
Catalysts for Therapeutic Communication"
For events prior to these dates, contact the PhotoTherapy Centre directly for Judy Weiser's C.V.
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