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Division of Counselling Psychology Annual Conference

Division of Counselling Psychology Annual Conference

Cardiff, July 2019 Dr Joanna Omylinska-Thurston, Dr Scott Thurston and Dr Linda Dubrow-Marshall from the Arts for the Blues team, recently presented an update of our work at the annual conference, which each year attracts academics and practitioners working in around the field of psychology. https://www.bps.org.uk/events/division-counselling-psychology-annual-conference-2019 The Division of Counselling Psychology Annual Conference exists to provide a forum for dissemination, discussion, and debate in relation to a range of cutting-edge issues.

BACP 2019 Conference Presentation

BACP 2019 Conference Presentation

The Arts for the Blues team have been in Belfast this week presenting at the 25th Annual Research Conference of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. We received some excellent and encouraging feedback from our attendees and thoroughly enjoyed the conference as participants. For an abstract of the paper we presented see below

The Arts in Psychotherapy Weekend Event

The Arts in Psychotherapy Weekend Event

Personal and professional flourishing for one’s self, clients, and communities- a weekend of workshops, reflections and growth. 1st – 2nd June 2019 Edge Hill University How might we flourish as individuals, who nurture ourselves and others? What supports flourishing, wellbeing and development for clients, professionals and communities?  In this workshop we will explore experientially the arts in psychotherapy as a means for nurturing of ourselves, our clients and the communities we live in. This experiential weekend will draw on our…

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Lights, camera, action

Lights, camera, action

This week the team worked with a film crew to capture the workshop in real time with genuine participants. We intend to provide visual examples of the key ingredients that underpin the design of the therapy, which we hope will be useful for practitioners who are interested in creative therapies, or for health care professionals who are interested in how our research findings have led to the creation of this intervention. The film will help narrate how creative practices can…

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Arts and Psychotherapy Event at Edge Hill University

Arts and Psychotherapy Event at Edge Hill University

The Arts For The Blues team recently presented their work at an exciting and inspirational Arts and Psychotherapy one day event at Edge Hill University featuring talks, workshops and performances. The event explored the contribution that the arts can make to one’s emotional wellbeing and mental health, and the relationship of the arts and psychotherapy. We explored how one field can support and celebrate the other, and together provide access to people in emotional distress from diverse sociopolitical backgrounds. The…

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