TEACHING MENTAL FITNESS THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY
THE PROGRAM
An interactive mental fitness program
Target age group 12-17 year olds
Teaching positive mental health strategies using photography
2 hour session OR HALF day option
Giving back 'KINDNESS' project
Suitable with Smartphone, iPad or DLSR cameras
No fancy camera skills needed
Program can be adapted to school curriculum
Workshops FREE for Kimberley & Pilbara schools
Presented by Sandra - Founder of the Unframed Project
Delivered in a safe and supportive manner
WHY PHOTOGRAPHY?
- Photography is a form of mindfulness, an effective therapy for mental health
- Sometimes you can't verbalise how you feel but you can show it in a photo
- Most teens have a smartphone
- An interactive platform to discuss and develop positive mental health strategies
HALF DAY PROGRAM
Key concepts covered:
- Introduction to photography principles
- Overview of the brain and its functions
- What is and isn't mental fitness?
- Overview of anxiety and depression
- Positive mental health strategies
- Unhelpful mental health strategies
- Mental Health services available
- Introduction to shooting on DSLR camera
- Interactive photography activity
- Hands on photography shoots
- KINDNESS project
Duration 4 hours
Maximum 15 students
Canon 1500D DSLR cameras used in this workshop
2 HOUR WORKSHOP
Key concepts covered:
- Introduction to photography principles
- What is and isn't mental fitness?
- Positive mental health strategies
- Unhelpful mental health strategies
- Mental Health services available
- Interactive photography activity
- Hands on photography activity
- KINDNESS project
Duration 2 hours
Maximum 30 students
The Unframed Project would like to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s First People and Traditional Custodians. We respect the traditions and cultures of Elders past and present and seek to provide mental health education in a culturally acceptable way to all youth.
