Grounding in Imagery: Pathways to Empower and Thrive
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Imagery International is committed to supporting presentations that are grounded in sound professional knowledge, clinical wisdom, and ethical practice. Citations help demonstrate that your work is informed by established theory, research, and/or recognized professional sources. They also allow participants to deepen their learning by exploring the foundations of the approaches you present.
For continuing education approval through CAMFT, the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS), the California Board of Registered Nurses (BRN), and the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), presentations must include references to credible sources that support the concepts, methods, or frameworks you teach.
Citations may include peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly books, clinical texts, foundational theoretical works, or other reputable professional sources. Sources may come from fields such as psychology, counseling, nursing, coaching, neuroscience, mythology, depth psychology, or related disciplines, depending on the nature of your presentation.
You are not required to cite every element of your presentation. Rather, please provide at least three citations that support key concepts, methods, or theoretical foundations included in your workshop.
Whenever possible, please use APA format. If you are unfamiliar with APA style, a clear and complete reference—including author, title, publisher or journal, and publication year—is sufficient.
Providing citations strengthens the professional integrity of your presentation and helps ensure that your workshop qualifies for continuing education credit.
Personal experience alone
Anecdotal client stories
Unpublished workshop notes
Websites without credible authorship
Spiritual texts without contextual grounding (unless clearly integrated into clinical or theoretical discussion)
Experiential wisdom is deeply valued in our community. However, for CE approval, experiential work must be supported by recognized professional sources.
Because imagery work often bridges clinical, mythic, and experiential domains, presenters sometimes wonder what “counts” as an acceptable citation for CE approval.
In general, your references should support the theoretical foundations, clinical applications, or research basis of the concepts you are teaching.
Below are examples relevant to imagery-focused presentations. The following examples and similar works/authors can be cited where appropriate.
If your presentation draws from Jungian, depth psychological, archetypal, or imaginal traditions, appropriate citations may include:
Jung, C. G. (1968). The archetypes and the collective unconscious. Princeton University Press.
Hillman, J. (1975). Re-visioning psychology. Harper & Row.
Corbin, H. (1972). The mundus imaginalis. Princeton University Press.
These sources are appropriate when you are teaching theoretical frameworks such as the Collective Unconscious, archetypes, imaginal reality, or symbolic processes.
These authors, other works by them, and similar authors can be included in your citations if you are using concepts from Foundational Psychological & Theoretical Sources.
If you are presenting applied imagery techniques, relaxation methods, or therapeutic imagery interventions, citations may include:
Achterberg, J. (1985). Imagery in healing. Shambhala.
Rossman, M. L. (2000). Guided imagery for self-healing. New World Library.
Singer, J. L. (2006). Imagery in psychotherapy. American Psychological Association.
Gallegos, E. S. (2012) The Personal Totem Pole: Animal Imagery, the Chakras, and Psychotherapy. Moon Bear Press.
These support clinical legitimacy for imagery-based interventions.
These authors, other works by them, and similar authors can be included in your citations if you are using Clinical Imagery & Guided Imagery.
If your presentation references how imagery affects the brain, nervous system, or stress response, appropriate sources might include:
Porges, S. (2011). The polyvagal theory. Norton.
Siegel, D. (2012). The developing mind. Guilford Press.
Research articles on visualization, stress reduction, or neuroplasticity from peer-reviewed journals.
These citations strengthen presentations that describe physiological mechanisms behind imagery practices.
These authors, other works by them, and similar authors can be included in your citations if you are using referencing Neuroscience & Psychophysiology
For imagery work related to trauma, resilience, or somatic regulation:
Levine, P. (2010). In an unspoken voice. North Atlantic Books.
Ogden, P., Minton, K., & Pain, C. (2006). Trauma and the body. Norton.
van der Kolk, B. (2014). The body keeps the score. Viking.
These are appropriate when discussing grounding, nervous system regulation, or trauma-sensitive applications of imagery.
For health and wellness coaching presentations:
Grant, A. M. (2011). Solution-focused cognitive-behavioral coaching. Journal of Applied Psychology.
Wolever, R. Q., et al. (2013). Integrative health coaching research. Global Advances in Health and Medicine.
Bark, L. (2011). The Wisdom of the Whole: Coaching for Joy, Health, and Success. CreateSpace.
These type of citations help support behavioral change models or coaching frameworks.
Please include:
• At least three citations
• APA format preferred
• Books, peer-reviewed articles, or established professional publications
• Sources that support key concepts or methods within your presentation
You are not required to cite every practice you teach. Simply support the major theoretical or clinical foundations that inform your work.