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Art Therapy with the Imprisoned: Re-creating Identity... Dr Dave Gussak at the International Art Therapy Practice/Research Conference

29 March 2019
“I am very excited for this amazing inaugural event as I look forward to learning from my friends and colleagues in the United Kingdom, where art therapy in the correctional arena has a long, well-established and revered history.” Dr Dave Gussak

Ron Hampshire and the Adamson Collection: Myth, Metaphoror Metamorphosis?

20 March 2019
Adapted from ‘Picturing Mental Health’, originally published by wellcomecollection.org.

Learning Disability Special Edition of International Journal of Art Therapy

17 March 2019
Editorial by Simon Hackett

Observation Expressive Techniques art therapy training groups... Carles Ramos Portas at the International Art Therapy Practice/Research Conference

15 March 2019
"I am very much looking forward to learning more about the status quo of art therapy practice and research in the world today at this Inaugural Conference and to sharing the work we have been doing in Barcelona” Carles Ramos Portas

UnBoxed: Stories from Survivors of Domestic Abuse

10 March 2019
By Kim Bryan and Sarah Soo Hon

The Social Imperative in Art Therapy Research: Claiming Spaces, Transforming Narratives... Prof Lynn Kapitan at the International Art Therapy Practice

08 March 2019
“This is a fabulous opportunity to connect with ‘pioneering’ art therapists from all over the world. I look forward to the fresh perspective that comes with sharing and learning from each other, which I expect will renew, inspire, and strengthen us as a collective.” Prof Lynn Kapitan

Building Resilience: A Pilot Study of an Art Therapy and Mindfulness Group in a Community Learning Disability Team

03 March 2019
This article by Siobhan Burns and Mike Waite paper describes an art therapy group run for adults who have learning disabilities...

Getting Going on Art Therapy Research... Dr Sarah Deaver at the International Art Therapy Practice/Research Conference

01 March 2019
“I am eager to participate in this exciting conference, to meet colleagues from around the world, and to learn new perspectives of our profession." Dr Sarah Deaver

Hospital Rooms Arts and Mental Health Charity - Working with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust’s Acute Adult Inpatient Services at Woodlands in Ipswich.

24 February 2019
The arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms is undertaking its seventh project and its first outside of London as it launches its work with the Woodlands Unit, in Ipswich. Hospital Rooms commissions museum quality artwork for mental health units in NHS hospitals and this marks the beginning of the charity's work across the UK.

Tapping into Museums for Art Psychotherapy: An Evaluation of a Pilot Group for Young Adults

17 February 2019
This article by Ali Coles and Fiona Harrison describes a pilot museum-based art psychotherapy group for seven 18 to 25-year-old adults with severe mental health difficulties...

Adaptive Response Theory: A biopsychosocial approach to art therapy... Dr Girija Kaimal at the International Art Therapy Practice/Research Conference

15 February 2019
"At this pioneering inaugural conference, I am looking forward to meeting art therapists from around the world to better understand how we need to re-imagine the scope of the field from clinical, educational and research perspectives." Dr Girija Kaimal

Art Therapists help win the 2019 TES Creative School of the Year Award

12 February 2019
Art Therapists, Abigail Thomson and Mandy Neilson tell us about the work they do at Wilds Lodge School and why they won the award...

The Art of Note Writing: Art Therapy and Clinical Notes

10 February 2019
This paper by Ali Coles explores how the writing of art therapy clinical notes can be a creative practice and discusses implications for associated therapeutic work.

Unifying & elevating the arts therapies & arts for health & wellbeing... Dr Donna Betts at the International Art Therapy Practice/Research Conference

08 February 2019
“There will be limitless potential to advance art therapy worldwide as an outgrowth of the connectivity that will happen at this inaugural conference among art therapy practitioners and researchers.” Dr Donna Betts

A Universe of Opportunities for your AHP career

05 February 2019
There’s never been a better time to develop your career and a new animation and careers resource developed by Health Education England can help you do just that. It aims to inspire, motivate and unleash the often-untapped talent across all the Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) across the country...

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