Description
The book provides an overview of the current evidence demonstrating the effects of theatre on specific domains of health and wellbeing, including mental health, physical health, and public health, as well as its impacts on the education of health and social care professionals. Case studies illustrate the broad range of applied theatre methods currently in use across the human lifespan - from bedside theatre performed for children in hospital to theatre workshops for people living with dementia and theatre-based interpersonal communication training for medical students. Theatre also delivers plenty of practical advice on how to bring theatre into health and social care environments, including step-by-step instructions for specific activities, insights into potential barriers, and (most importantly) strategies needed to overcome them with empathy, collaboration, and creativity. This volume will be useful to professionals working in health and social care settings, as well as to theatre artists and educators who already are or who would like to work in health or social care settings with special populations.
About the Author
Sydney Cheek-O'Donnell is Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of Utah, USA, where she teaches dramaturgy, theatre history, theory and dramatic literature. She regularly employs arts-based research in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams at the NIH-funded Utah Centre for Excellence in ELSI Research.
Book Information
ISBN 9781838673369
Author Sydney Cheek-O'Donnell
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Emerald Publishing Limited
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
Weight(grams) 154g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 138mm * 6mm