Photovoice On Stigma – A New Technique, An Old Story
"Perception" by Wonderlane
I was researching online when I ran across this video, Beyond the Shadows of Stigma. It is a compelling 8-minute video that all health care practitioners should see.
But, I was even more taken by the power of the technique, called Photovoice, that was used to create the message. It was new to me. By putting photojournalism into the hands of marginalized group, it appears change can happen — education, empowerment, hope and possibilities!
I’m sharing this with you because as my mind is whirling with the possibilities of how to integrate this into my professional and community work, I thought you, too, might see possibilities!
How might you integrate Photovoice into your work to help your private practice grow?
2 comments so far
Hi, I’ve done some limited research on Photovoice, and am interested in using it in my work with stepfamilies. There is currently a project on Vancouver Island using Photovoice to explore housing issues for women fleeing domestic violence. As I understand it, Photovoice is used to give community members a method (photography and storytelling) to have their concerns heard by decisions makers – thus promoting social change. I understand it is a tool to assess community assets and needs through the eyes of its members. My research showed the technique has been used to study health care, immigration, and there is reference to a project in rural China. Suggest anyone interested go to http://www.photovoice.com
This is indeed a powerful video and a very interesting technique – thank you for posting the information.
Dianne Martin
Dianne! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the resource. I hope you’ll drop back in when you start using Photovoice in your work with stepfamilies. What a cool population to use this with!
I’m thinking about putting an adolescent group together and using some drama work (to “float up” and explore issues) and then Photovoice as homework to document the awareness and meaning.
Thanks for sharing the website as a resource. I’m hoping some of our readers here will be able to share the specifics of how to provide instructions for such a project or give examples of other ways that they have used the work.
Hope you’ll drop back in often, Dianne. Your voice is needed as we continue to build this new community at Private Practice from the Inside Out!