Clinician Well-Being Through Photovoice: A Four-Part Reflective Journey
Event Actions
This experiential four-part course offers social workers a unique, creative pathway to explore, strengthen, and sustain their own well-being using the reflective methodology of Photovoice.
Acknowledging the profound emotional labor inherent in social work, participants will engage in guided visual storytelling exercises to examine their professional experiences, uncover sources of both resilience and strain, and develop sustainable self-care practices.
Each session integrates concepts of well-being with creative practice, providing a supportive environment for reflection, peer connection, and purposeful action. No photography experience or special equipment is required. By the end of the course, participants will have crafted a personalized visual narrative that illuminates their strengths, needs, and next steps toward enhancing their professional quality of life.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define key concepts related to clinician well-being and professional resilience.
- Apply the Photovoice methodology for self-reflection and professional growth.
- Identify personal, cultural, and systemic factors that affect clinician well-being.
- Develop creative strategies to support emotional health and job satisfaction.
- Build a community of practice to foster ongoing reflection and resilience.
Course Structure
Session 1: January 28, 2026
Introduction to Clinician Well-Being and Photovoice
Explore the foundations of clinician well-being and learn how Photovoice can serve as a reflective and empowering tool to evaluate how participants are supporting their own well-being by understanding what that means to them. Explore personal definitions of well-being and begin visual reflection.
Photo Assignment for Session 2: Capture images that have shaped your identity as a clinician – past, present and even a future you hope to create.
Session 2: February 4, 2026
Exploring Professional Identity Through Images
Using photography to reflect on moments that have shaped your identity as a clinician and discuss these as clues to future directions and paths to well-being.
Photo Assignment for Session 3: Capture images of what strengthens you and what challenges you in your work
Session 3: February 11, 2026
Sources of Strength and Sources of Strain
Identify what supports and what challenges your well-being, both personally and systemically.
Photo Assignment: Take or choose an image that reflects your vision of resilience—personal or collective
Session 4: February 25, 2026
Reimagining Resilience & Sharing Our Stories: Personal and Organizational Strategies – Practical Application(s)
Based on our work together, envision and articulate strategies for resilience that are creative, practical, and sustainable. Articulate realistic strategies for well-being.
- What do our images/captions tell us about who we are and what we need?
- What would a culture of well-being look like – for me, for the profession?
- What have we learned from each other?
- What one thing can I change for myself?
- Is there one thing I can ask of my workplace or community?
- $150 – Registration Fee
- $125 – Alumni, Field Instructor, FFL, Adjunct Rate
- $75 – Veteran Rate
- Free with promo code – Current Adelphi University School of Social Work Students
Tuition
Faculty Bio
Annie Levy, BFA, LMSW
Annie Levy works with leaders and signature organizations to help them understand and tell the story of who they are to new and existing audiences. She is also known for her PhotoVoice projects, helping professionals work with different communities to tell their own stories in words and images—ranging from young people with critical illnesses to older adults with early-onset dementia.
Trained as both a writer and photographer with her BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and as a social worker (LMSW, Silberman School of Social Work), Annie has combined these two fields. She is an award-winning photographer and creative director whose work telling the stories of different companies, organizations, and people is done on a variety of platforms—ranging from exclusively digital to live events. She works in both traditional and unique spaces to allow people to both see and experience clients’ stories.
Annie is frequently invited to speak to groups about project design and messaging, including Google’s Ignite Healthcare, Cleveland Clinic’s Empathy & Innovation Conference, John A. Hartford Communications Conferences, Center for Health Care Design, and The New York Times Conference for Journalists, among others.
Credentialing Information
Successful completion of the award of approved continuing education credits requires attendance at the entire training/workshop and submission of a completed evaluation form.
CEs: 6
See full credentialing information and CEUs
Cancellation Policy
Unfortunately, we cannot provide refunds for cancellations made seven working days or fewer before the event for any reason—or for no-shows. We can provide credit towards a future workshop up to 24 hours before the event. After that, no credit will be issued.
Accessibility Statement
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Adelphi University require that all events be accessible. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the event host identified on the event webpage; please allow for a reasonable time frame. The event host, when necessary, will collaborate with the Student Access Office.