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Phototherapy and therapeutic photography in a digital age

Phototherapy and therapeutic photography in a digital age Psychodynamic Practice 97 Phototherapy and therapeutic photography in a digital age, edited by Del Loewenthal, Hove, Routledge, 2013, 190 pp., £24.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-415-66736-4 Digital photography has become a prevalent part of our culture, being a universal form of instant communication, which can be creative, optimistic, destructive but never irrelevant. So this book provides valuable insights into various professional practices where working therapeutically with photography. The intention of the book is both to provide a foundation in phototherapy and therapeutic photography and to describe recent developments in the digital age. The engaging and fascinating reports from the field will stimulate thinking for practitioners in the psychology/psychotherapy world, and also for teachers, community and social workers and anyone interested in emotional aspects of photography that can be applied in their work. The first five chapters cover an introduction to theories of and approaches to phototherapy and therapeutic photography, and the growing importance of the use of photographs to promote healing and personal growth. In Chapter 2, Halkola writes In psychotherapy, the principal aim in using photographs is to reach a point where, in confidential interaction, photographs and photographing function as impulses to memory and to recognising and expressing emotions, thus http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png "Psychodynamic Practice: Individuals, Groups & Organisations" Taylor & Francis

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Taylor & Francis
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© 2013, Daisy Hayes
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1475-3626
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1475-3634
DOI
10.1080/14753634.2014.868152
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Psychodynamic Practice 97 Phototherapy and therapeutic photography in a digital age, edited by Del Loewenthal, Hove, Routledge, 2013, 190 pp., £24.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-415-66736-4 Digital photography has become a prevalent part of our culture, being a universal form of instant communication, which can be creative, optimistic, destructive but never irrelevant. So this book provides valuable insights into various professional practices where working therapeutically with photography. The intention of the book is both to provide a foundation in phototherapy and therapeutic photography and to describe recent developments in the digital age. The engaging and fascinating reports from the field will stimulate thinking for practitioners in the psychology/psychotherapy world, and also for teachers, community and social workers and anyone interested in emotional aspects of photography that can be applied in their work. The first five chapters cover an introduction to theories of and approaches to phototherapy and therapeutic photography, and the growing importance of the use of photographs to promote healing and personal growth. In Chapter 2, Halkola writes In psychotherapy, the principal aim in using photographs is to reach a point where, in confidential interaction, photographs and photographing function as impulses to memory and to recognising and expressing emotions, thus

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