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Who Uses Visual Metaphors
The Visual Metaphors products are currently being utilized by a variety of groups including:
EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT 'As an educational consultant I have used Visual Metaphors with groups of teachers in my professional development courses both in New Zealand and Australia. I also use the Visual Metaphors with post graduate and undergraduate students at Griffith University, Gold Coast in my role as Associate to the Centre for Professional Development. People invariably comment on the striking range of images and just love to use them to stimulate their thinking about personal metaphors, about past experiences or about future possibilities. I can personally recommend the Visual Metaphors as an excellent resource for anyone working with groups to develop quality relationships and enhance reflective thinking.' Bette Blance Bette Blance & Associates Gold Coast, Australia SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 'The Visual Metaphor picture cards are an excellent useful resource to use with a variety of groups to encourage leadership skills and build relationships amongst staff and students.' Cameron Nobbs School Principal Noosaville State School, Qld Australia SCHOOL GUIDANCE OFFICER 'Working as a School Guidance Counselor I have found the Visual Metaphor kit to be an invaluable resource. I have been able to use the pictures and activities with a variety of ages both individually and within groups. A visual resource such as this can be adapted to suit a variety of social/emotional or behavioural needs that may arise within the school setting. The Visual Metaphor kit is a comprehensive resource that appeals to a variety of learning styles.' Kellie Bradbury Guidance Counsellor Education Queensland - Gold Coast North District SCHOOL LIBRARY COORDINATOR 'Our school is very pleased to purchase the kit of Visual Metaphors. The photos in the kit are diverse, beautifully presented and very appealing. We purchased the kit for use in our English faculty to stimulate students in creative writing and for our Chaplain to use in counselling. Some of the photos elicit a strong emotional response whereas others are statements of the 'everyday' experience. Appropriate use of them will have a role in stimulating students in their educational or emotional development. The music on the CD is very complementary to the photos. Listening and looking at the same time enhances the effect of the photos and creates a mood of relaxation and contemplation.' Denise Bond Resource Centre Coordinator Frankston High School www.fhs.vic.edu.au CLASS TEACHER 'Valuable images - many that remind us of how beautiful the world is and help us to stop for a minute to appreciate it. Powerful when combined with the sound recording, can elicit tears of joy.' Heather - Teacher Frankston High School www.fhs.vic.edu.au STUDENT REFLECTIONS Alyssa - year 12 - 'captures the true joys and happiness of life' Kim - year 12 - 'Amazing, an inspiration to discover all aspects of the world' Tam - year 12 - 'Very moving photos. They show a variation of lives, cultures and seasons all around the world. The colours and meanings in each photo were brilliant.' Matt - year 11 - 'Great range of photos in the collection, they really inspired me' Liv - year 12 - 'Excellent photography. The photos really captured the emotions' SOCIAL SERVICES/ SCHOOL SUPPORT AGENCY 'I have used this resource with teenagers undertaking a community mentoring program. I found it to be extremely effective in assisting students to develop their emotional literacy and communication skills. The high quality photographs capture moments in time that are able to generate interesting conversations with young people.' Grant Neilson MAP Program Manager Abused Child Trust Brisbane, Qld Australia www.abusedchildtrust.com.au PSYCHOLOGIST 'This exquisitely collated collection has been in constant use since it came into our practice!' Malcolm McEnery Beenleigh Counselling & Psychology Beenleigh, Qld Australia MARKETING MANAGER 'Being a market leader in BMW sales and customer service, we need to constantly challenge and motivate our Management team and staff. The kit is a simple yet effective tool that can be used to further develop such skills as teambuilding, self- growth and awareness of customer expectations. Our team leaders find the activity book a great accompaniment to the photo kit -a very adaptable resource.' Antoinette Yerbury Marketing Manager Brisbane BMW Group www.brisbanebmw.com.au MANAGEMENT 'I have used this product as a tool to explore issues of change management and personal and professional boundaries in the work environment. The impact of this has been an increase in the staff's ability to address sensitive and often challenging problems/ concerns. Activities have allowed them to focus on the identification of positive ways to change and modify behaviour and have contributed to the development of increased insight into the impact their behaviour has on those around them. The tool kit scaffolds the issues, supporting individuals to target outcomes in a safe and supportive way. I have also used the kit with a small work team to stimulate team development. By focusing on self reflection and communication, the tool has contributed to individual and team performance improvement and more collaborative working.' Melissa Wilks Chief Executive Richmond Carers Centre London Borough of Richmond upon Thames www.richmondcarers.org.uk |
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