Laura offers one-day, two-day, and five-day photovoice workshops for educators, facilitators, health and social service providers, researchers, international development workers, and others seeking to gain conceptual and hands-on experience with this dynamic community assessment and reflection method. Every workshop is tailored to meet audience needs. Participants leave ready to design and implement a project in their local context. A binder of conceptual and practical photovoice materials for applying photovoice and managing project logistics and outreach is provided.

For more information, contact Laura at laura@photovoiceworldwide.com.

Facilitators Photovoice Workshop, Brain Injury Association of MA. (May 7th, 2007)

Laura, in collaboration with Barbara Webster and Laura Foley, recently led a photovoice training workshop for leaders of brain injury survivor support groups in Massachusetts. The 6-hour workshop introduced the concept and process of photovoice, shared examples of past projects, and determined a photovoice topic for the day. Participants developed hands on experience with photovoice as they took photographs in and around the workshop site, discussed them, wrote narratives, and shared with the larger group. The workshop wrapped up with discussion of ways to adapt photovoice to local brain injury support groups and an evaluation of the day. Participants left with a binder of conceptual and practical materials to refer to as they design and implement their own projects with brain injury survivors.

From September–November 2006, Barbara Webster and Laura Foley, traumatic brain injury survivors and leaders, together with Laura Lorenz co-facilitated a photovoice project with 8 members of a brain injury survivor support group in Framingham, MA. The project culminated in an exhibit of 50 photos and narratives, grouped under 9 themes, at the Annual Conference of the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts in Marlborough, MA, March 22, 2007. Outreach and other efforts continue.

Photovoice Project Poster (24"x36") - (PDF) 375 Kilobytes

For more information, contact Laura at laura@photovoiceworldwide.com.