Art and Wellbeing

Conference: Art Therapy and Physical Conditions

Took place on Thursday 5th February 2009 at Dragon Hall, 17 Stukeley Street, London

Conference Programme

Convenor: Val Huet, Chief Executive Officer, British Association of Art Therapists

WELCOME – Sir Michael Burton

Art Therapy with Cancer Patients at Barts and the London NHS Trust
Dr Chris Gallagher, Lead Consultant in Medical Oncology and Megan Tjasink, Art Psychotherapist

Inclusion-Exclusion: Art Therapy, Dementia and the Culture of Exclusion
Professor Diane Waller, Professor of Art Psychotherapy Goldsmiths, University of London

Adjustment after Serious Acquired Brain Injury – How can Art Therapy Help?
Dr John Winfield, Consultant Rheumatologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield. Sally Weston, Art Therapist, Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust and Iris Von Sass Hyde, Art Therapist, Neuro-rehabilitation Service, County Hospital, Lincoln

Psyche and Soma – Integrating Art Psychotherapy into Primary Care
Malcolm Learmonth, Lead Art Psychotherapist and Arts and Environments Development Lead, Devon Partnership NHS Trust and Dr Simon Opher, General Practitioner, Bristol

The Role of the Art Therapist in the psycho-social support of the child and the family in a Paediatric Oncology Department
Joanne Bissonet, Art Psychotherapist, Service for Children with Chronic Illness, Community Psychology Team, Norfolk Primary Care Trust

Art Therapy and Stroke – Art-Based Presentation of a Client's Experience
Debbie Michaels, Art Therapist

Valuing Creative Thinking on Service Development and Delivery
Gill Thomas, Art Therapist and Hypnotherapist, Sarah Smith, Social Work and Bereavement Service, Team Leader, Cathy Maylin, Community Service Manager, Trinity Hospice

How effective is art therapy in the management of symptoms in adults with cancer? A systematic review
Michele Wood, Art Therapist (Marie Curie Hospice Hampstead), Senior Lecturer, Roehampton University, CECo Scholar 2008

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