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Family images:
photographic Exploration and the Psychology of Relationships
Workshop Online (on ZOOM), in Italian.
Instructors: Francesca Belgiojoso and Agata D’Ercole
16 hours of training, divided into four modules of four hours each..
To explore the world of family images and deepen the understanding of emotional bonds. Through four modules, we will work with the family album, photographic genogram, and collage, learning how to integrate them into psychotherapy.
Teacher
Francesca Belgiojoso: Psychoanalytic Psychoanalytic psychotherapist specializing in adolescence and young adults. Authorized since 2011 to teach Judy Weiser techniques, she is considered one of the leading international experts in this field, thanks to her many years of experience in the use of photography in clinical practice. She is co-founder of NetFo (Italian network of phototherapy, therapeutic photography and social action photography) and co-author of the book Oltre l’Immagine, unconscious and photography, Postcart Roma 2015, and she is also the author of Five essays on photography and psychotherapy, Sepersei Siena 2026.
Agata D’Ercole: Psychologist, psychotherapist with a systemic relational orientation.
Over the course of more than 20 years of clinical experience, she has enriched his training with various tools (PhotoTherapy Techniques, EMDR, autogenic training, mindfulness) in order to be able to offer ad hoc therapeutic paths for her patients. For more than 15 years she has been using photography in the clinical context in various settings (individual, couple, family and group). She is co-author of the book Oltre l’Immagine, unconscious and photography, Postcart Roma 2015.
Workshop structure
First module
We will guide you through the history and significance of the family album, delving into the underlying psychodynamics. We will explore the symbolic meaning of different family images and their influence on our perception of relationships.
Second module
In this module, Agata D’Ercole will introduce us to the photographic genogram. Through exercises and role-play, we will learn to understand how it works, revealing family patterns and relational dynamics that influence us.
Third module
In this module, we will experience collage as an expressive tool for exploring emotional legacies.
Fourth module
In the final module, we will explore the main authors who have used family photographs as prompts for their artistic projects and see how to integrate the family album, photographic genogram, and collage into clinical practice.
In each module, we will dedicate time to reflect on how, when, and why to offer this work to patients. We will leave ample space for the supervision of your clinical cases to provide you with practical and theoretical skills to integrate these methodologies into your professional work.
Costs
The cost of the training is €512.
Dates
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Information
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Services
20122 Milano