Education Aides

Continuing Education

We believe that continuing education helps to hone your skills and keep them sharp.  Whether you are a serious student or a professional, its good to come together and learn from one another.

AAHA Recommended Reading List

Graphology: 

  • You & Your Private I  - Jane Green*
  • Handwriting, An Analysis Through Its Symbolism  -  Rudolph Hearns*
  • Analysis Of Handwriting  -  H. J. Jacoby
  • Personality In Handwriting  -  Alfred Mendel
  • Graphology, The Interpretation of Handwriting  -  Renna Nezos
  • Advanced Graphology, Twenty Lectures - Selected Topics  -  Renna Nezos
  • Fast Facts-Two and Fast Facts-Two Samples  -  Pat Peterson
  • Manual Of Graphology  -  J. Peugeot, A. Lombard, and M. DeNoblens
  • Symbolism of Handwriting  -  Max Pulver
  • Handwriting, A Key To Personality  -  Klara Roman
  • The Psychology of Handwriting  -  Robert Saudek
  • Experiments With Handwriting  -  Robert Saudek
  • The Soul And Handwriting  -  Annia Teillard
 
* AAHA publications.  Available by contacting our President:
Cindy Cheaves at aahapresident@gmail.com

Classics: 
Unfortunately, some of the finest texts our profession has to offer are no longer in print. It is a concern that they will eventually be forgotten, and students will never know their outstanding value and uniqueness.  AAHA considers the following books to be academically irreplaceable and encourages every member to search for used copies of:

  • You Are What You Write  -  Huntington Hartford
  • Getting Control Of Your Life  -  Leslie King and Christina Petersen
  • Handwriting Analysis  -  Thea Stein Lewinson
  • Advanced Graphology  -  Betty Link
  • The Encyclopedia Of The Written Word  -  Klara Roman
  • Handwriting Analysis  -  Ulrich Sonnemann
  • Diagrams Of The Unconscious  -  Werner Wolff

Psychology
  • Introduction to Psychology (College-Level Textbook)
  • Emotional Intelligence  -  Daniel Goleman
  • Caring For The Mind – The Comprehensive Guide To Mental Health  - Dianne Hales and Robert E. Hales, MD
  • New Personality Self-Portrait - John M. Oldham, M.D. And Lois B. Morris
As a professional certified handwriting analyst, your educational background should include (but not be limited to) specialized areas such as Compatibility; Jury Selection; Vocational Guidance; Graphotherapy; Personnel Selection and the handwriting of Children and Adolescents.
 
You are highly encouraged to familiarize yourself with the Physiology of handwriting; basic Neurology; Research Procedures and Statistics and Psychology.

Your background in psychology might include (but not be limited to) the contributions of Alfred Adler, Erik Erikson, Sigmund Freud, Eric Fromm, Karen Horney, Carl Jung and Abraham Maslow.  The intention is to become familiarize with various theories of personality development.
 
Investigating various schools of thought; counseling and therapy techniques; descriptions of mental and emotional disturbances and personality typologies will enable you to better understand the conflicts that exist in a handwriting and in the writer’s personality.  AAHA is NOT suggesting you diagnose mental, physical or emotional ills without a degree or license to do so.  It is merely suggesting that you take full advantage of every opportunity to broaden your knowledge of human behavior.
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Online Study Group

Our online study group meets on the first Saturday of each Month.  We connect to share samples, hear lectures, and celebrate achievements together.  It is FREE, to all members and guests may come twice to check it out!  We hope you will join us!  Contact Cindy Cheaves for details at aahapresident@gmail.com

Classes and Refreshers

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Currently a   Graphology Class is available live every Saturday at Noon Eastern.  (The recordings of these classes, along with any lesson handouts and homework, can be found on this website:  >Members, >Members Only (login required), >Educational Videos.  

These are free to all AAHA Members!  Join anytime, or take the class by video and email your homework and questions to AAHA President Cindy Cheaves at aahapresident@gmail.com. 

Additionally, every now and again, one of our members may conduct an online course in Graphology.  Stay tuned for more details when they are actively seeking students to fill a class.