The Practicalities of Using Photovoice in Communities and with Groups

Abstract

When theory is combined with action to create praxis, the process becomes as valuable as the outcomes. To ensure that the process of Photovoice is a positive experience for participants requires a formidable skill set, one often found within social workers. This chapter then, turns to the practicalities and skills required to design, implement and facilitate a Photovoice project. These broad range of skills include grant writing, working within a budget, planning workshops, advocacy, negotiation, evaluation, and facilitating groups. Aligning the process of group-based Photovoice projects with Tuckman’s 5 stages of groupwork as a conceptual model, the chapter concludes with an examination of the sequential stages of using Photovoice with groups.