This session draws on two research studies: First, a systematic review that has been funded by the Wellcome Trust and gathered relevant evidence on different uses of the arts as a way of supporting the wellbeing of helping professionals. Second, the results from an exploration of the uses of the arts in hospitals in the UK, in which a multi-tiered approach has been adopted to support the wellbeing of clinical staff. Ways in which the arts have been used to impact on multiple levels will be presented and discussed including an organisational, teams and individual level.
Professor Vicky Karkou
Director of the Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing, Edge Hill University UK.
Supritha Aithal (PhD)
Lecturer and researcher, Edge Hill University
Shaun Liverpool (PhD)
Lecturer, Edge Hill University.
Emma Perris
PhD student and research assistant, Edge Hill University.
Part of the seminar series, The Spaces Between: Equity, Voice, Agency and Care Practices Involving the Arts and Arts Therapies