Art & Science Previous

How working with a community arts project benefits service users

Sian Dolling Occupational therapy clinical team leader, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, South Wales

Jan Day Specialist occupational therapist, Caswell Clinic, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, South Wales

Sian Dolling and Jan Day describe drama workshops that helped patients use self-expression as a step towards recovery

With the aid of a grant, links were developed between a medium secure forensic mental health service in South Wales and a community arts project. It provided nine, ten-week creative workshops over three years. The first workshop has been well received, with a significant improvement in participants’ mood and sense of achievement, and positive feedback from clients and staff.

Mental Health Practice. 16, 8, 36-38. doi: 10.7748/mhp2013.05.16.8.36.e855

Correspondence

sian.dolling@wales.nhs.uk

Peer review

This article has been subject to double blind peer review

Conflict of interest

None declared

Accepted: 24 October 2012

Keywords :

Arts as therapy - community arts projects - forensic mental health

Want to read more?

Already have access? Log in

3-month trial offer for £5.25/month

Subscribe today and save 50% on your first three months

RCNi Plus users have full access to the following benefits:

Unlimited access to all 10 RCNi Journals
RCNi Learning featuring over 175 modules to easily earn CPD time
NMC-compliant RCNi Revalidation Portfolio to stay on track with your progress
Personalised newsletters tailored to your interests
A customisable dashboard with over 200 topics

Alternatively, you can purchase access to this article for the next seven days. Buy now

Are you a student? Our student subscription has content especially for you.
Find out more

01 May 2013 / Vol 16 issue 8

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIGITAL EDITION