Full Description
This text introduces the concepts, essential tenets and basic techniques of Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography.
Through the use of case studies and the author's own professional experience, this book covers the practices, together with their theories and research behind phototherapy and therapeutic photography providing a comprehensive range of major approaches. Examples include Talking Pictures Therapy, Reenactment Phototherapy, the creation of therapeutic photo-books, stories, and diaries, and the therapeutic use of portraiture. Chapters also explain how we can effectively use these techniques in a variety of contexts including private practice, voluntary organisations, schools, prisons and management consultancy, as useful adjuncts to primary practices as well as for self-help.
This handbook is for therapists, photographers, other professionals, clients and activist clients.
Contents
1. An overview of phototherapy and therapeutic photography: For the psychological therapist and other professionals, activist client, and client 2. Phototherapy and Talking Pictures Therapy The cases of Jake, Frank, Mickey, Dan and Miranda 3. Therapeutic photography Cases of 'Exhaustion and Depression' and 'Loss and Bereavement' 4. The creation of therapeutic photo-books Demario's Talking Pictures Book for his son, Nicholas 5. Re-enactment phototherapy The case of My Father the Kristallnacht Carrier 6. Therapeutic Photo Diaries A case of COVID : The Personal, the Political and the Professional 7. Professional and Personal Development: The use of photography in coaching, training, team and management development :The case of Linda a Project Manager in a Multi-National Company 8. The Development of Action Plans through Photography:The case of Roger and Photo-assisted Employability/Rehabilitation 9. The therapeutic use of portraiture including 'selfies' :Cases of 'Two Hats' and 'What's Truthful?' 10. Can Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography be a practice of Ethics? Cases of the ethics of famous photographers 11. Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography: Theory, Research and Evaluation The case of Talking Pictures Therapy as Brief Therapy in a School Setting 12. Bringing it all together: Training yourself and others as phototherapists and therapeutic photographers and facilitating workshops: The case of a Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography Workshop for young LGBT+ People
