Metaphorical Landscapes . Photography as a metaphorical tool in a group therapy with a systemic-relational approach

Journal title PSICOBIETTIVO
Author/s Alessia Buccino, Raffaele Gallo
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/1
Language Italian Pages 14 P. 89-102 File size 158 KB
DOI 10.3280/PSOB2024-001006
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The methodology described is based on the use of photographic images as a metaphorical object in group therapy. The interventions were conducted on groups of patients residing in a rehabilitation establishment of the Department of Mental Health in Salerno and the research was conducted at the Institute of Relational and Family Psychology and Psychotherapy (ISPPREF) in Salerno. The Metaphorical Landscapes are created through the use of photographs, produced by the patients involved in the rehabilitation programs in the photography laboratory, as “floating objects”. The tool has allowed a transformation of the expressive capacity of emotions both in social relationships and in those with the reference therapists, a clear and significant change in roles, with the acquisition of more fluid functions, and greater effectiveness of the entire rehabilitation process, with better results in the acquisition of autonomy.

Keywords: floating objects; group psychotherapy; systemic-relational; metaphor in psychology; psychiatric rehabilitation.

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Alessia Buccino, Raffaele Gallo, Paesaggi metaforici La fotografia come strumento metaforico in una terapia di gruppo ad orientamento sistemico-relazionale in "PSICOBIETTIVO" 1/2024, pp 89-102, DOI: 10.3280/PSOB2024-001006