Phototherapy Techniques: Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums (2nd Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (691 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 096856190X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
New Photo World This book opened me up to a new world, where photos can be helpful in therapy - I am studying to be a counselor, and I also have a passion for photography. This book explains that using photos has nothing to do with beautiful pictures, but rather what has meaning for your clients in their therapy. It is a book that would be welcomed by all . "Very Insightful" according to A. Hoffman. I used this book a great deal to contribute to my Masters Thesis, I was very satisfied with the information that it presented, I especially liked that multiple case studies were given throughout the book. I even contacted the author to ask additional questions and got a quick response from her.. "Great book." according to Karol Pineda. It unites both photography and psychology. And provides a guide of all basic information. Very hand for both area professionals.
She currently consults, lectures, and gives training workshops world-wide, teaching people how to use these techniques to improve their therapy practice -- and their lives. About the Author Founder and Director of the PhotoTherapy Centre in Vancouver, Canada, and former Editor of the Journal Phototherapy, Judy Weiser is a licensed Psychologist and registered Art Therapist who has focused her thirty-plus years of therapy practice on using PhotoTherapy techniques to help her clients heal.
She currently consults, lectures, and gives training workshops world-wide, teaching people how to use these techniques to improve their therapy practice -- and their lives. . Founder and Director of the PhotoTherapy Centre in Vancouver, Canada, and former Editor of the Journal Phototherapy, Judy Weiser is a licensed Psychologist and registered Art Therapis
Emphasizing the "what", "why", and "how" of these practical techniques, this book is an excellent substitute for a training workshop! Written by psychologist, art therapist, consultant, trainer, and PhotoTherapy pioneer Judy Weiser, this book (now in second edition) explains and demonstrates each of the major techniques involved, and provides theoretical rationale from both psychology and art therapy contexts. This book is about photography as "personally-symbolic communication", rather than "art" -- exploring what a photograph is about emotionally, in addition to what shows on its surface visually. She currently consults, lectures, and gives training workshops world-wide, teaching people how to use these techniques to improve their therapy practice -- and their lives.. "PhotoTherapy Techniques: Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums" is the most comprehensive introduction to the field of PhotoTherapy available. PhotoTherapy techniques use ordinary personal snapshots and family photos (and the feelings, memories, thoughts and information these evoke) as catalysts for therapeutic communication and personal healing, reaching areas inside a person that words