Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Nursing and Advanced Practice

Learning Methods

Online

Seminar

Tutorial

Workshop

Module Offerings

7456AHW-APR-CTY

7456AHW-JAN-CTY

7456AHW-SEP-CTY

Aims

To develop a critical understanding of current practice and research in the field of arts within mental health and wellbeing; To critically argue why engagement in the Arts has added value in helping to promote, prevent, manage and treat mental health conditions.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically argue the growing evidence base for the role of the arts in improving mental health and well-being;
2.
Critically construct how engagement with social, cultural & community assets can support prevention and promotion, management and treatment of mental health;
3.
Formulate an art and health intervention strategy, culturally appropriate for a particular social group.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
“The Arts and Mental Health momentum” – research, and policy developments “The Added Health Value of Arts Engagement” - Prevention and Promotion; - Management and Treatment “The Social Prescribing Movement” – origins, evolution and current evidences (Invited Lecturer); “Beyond Health Determinants” - Culture capital, habitus and class “The Arts and Mental Health momentum” – Developments in Practice
Module Overview:
This module fosters a critical understanding of contemporary practices and research related to arts in the context of mental health and wellbeing. It equips students to articulate compelling arguments for the added value of arts engagement in promoting, preventing, managing, and treating mental health conditions.

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