Classes in Handwriting Analysis
As an organization, many of our members come from various schools of handwriting analysis. We welcome all students and professionals from all schools into our AHAF organization. Typically, we do not conduct the classes, but we do offer continuing education.
There are two distinct areas of Handwriting Analysis: Graphology that deals with behavioral and personality, and Forensics that deals with the legal issues in Questioned Documents.
The American Handwriting Analysis Foundation respects the Forensics end, but this organization concentrates mainly on the Graphology (Behavioral and Personality).
At present, we can only recommend courses that meet our certification requirements, and those courses had to submit their entire course to us for approval. Although there are other graphology courses available, here is the list the ones that have been approved by us to meet our certification criteria:
AHAF Approved CoursesThe following graphology courses are recognized by AHAF as having a core curriculum conducive to passing our certification exam. These courses offer education ranging from beginning to advanced level graphological studies. Instructors who would like to apply for approval should contact Certification Chair Ralph Zackheim: spen28@yahoo.com
In Graphology:
Academy of Handwriting Sciences - Heidi Harralson (Past President, AHAF)
writingacademy@aol.com
Self-Study program in Gestalt Graphology - Sheila Lowe (President, AHAF) (See sample video, below.)
Sheila@sheilalowe.com
In Forensic Document Examination (not behavioral graphology, this will not meet AHAF's Certification Criteria, but is available to those that wish to go into this line of work)
Questioned Document Examination courses - Reed Hayes
Contact Reed@reedwrite.com, or visit the website at: http://reedwrite.com
In Cursive Handwriting Education (This is not a graphology course, rather a training course to teach you how to teach cursive handwriting):
Handwriting Training - New American Cursive - Iris Hatfield
Iris@newamericancursive.com
As a sample of her course, Sheila Lowe has provided us with a video of an introductory lesson in Gestalt Graphology. To obtain more information about her course, visit her website: https://squareup.com/store/sheila-lowe-store/
There are two distinct areas of Handwriting Analysis: Graphology that deals with behavioral and personality, and Forensics that deals with the legal issues in Questioned Documents.
The American Handwriting Analysis Foundation respects the Forensics end, but this organization concentrates mainly on the Graphology (Behavioral and Personality).
At present, we can only recommend courses that meet our certification requirements, and those courses had to submit their entire course to us for approval. Although there are other graphology courses available, here is the list the ones that have been approved by us to meet our certification criteria:
AHAF Approved CoursesThe following graphology courses are recognized by AHAF as having a core curriculum conducive to passing our certification exam. These courses offer education ranging from beginning to advanced level graphological studies. Instructors who would like to apply for approval should contact Certification Chair Ralph Zackheim: spen28@yahoo.com
In Graphology:
Academy of Handwriting Sciences - Heidi Harralson (Past President, AHAF)
writingacademy@aol.com
Self-Study program in Gestalt Graphology - Sheila Lowe (President, AHAF) (See sample video, below.)
Sheila@sheilalowe.com
In Forensic Document Examination (not behavioral graphology, this will not meet AHAF's Certification Criteria, but is available to those that wish to go into this line of work)
Questioned Document Examination courses - Reed Hayes
Contact Reed@reedwrite.com, or visit the website at: http://reedwrite.com
In Cursive Handwriting Education (This is not a graphology course, rather a training course to teach you how to teach cursive handwriting):
Handwriting Training - New American Cursive - Iris Hatfield
Iris@newamericancursive.com
As a sample of her course, Sheila Lowe has provided us with a video of an introductory lesson in Gestalt Graphology. To obtain more information about her course, visit her website: https://squareup.com/store/sheila-lowe-store/