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“Wounded Healers”: the role of lived-experience in mental health education and practice
- Authors:
- GILBERT Peter, STICKLEY Theodore
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 7(1), 2012, pp.33-41.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Although there is growing interest in user involvement in mental health education there is relatively little literature looking at the mental health problems of students of mental health care and how these lived experiences might influence their learning and practice. This study reports the findings of a small informal survey carried out in England and involving 20 social work and 10 mental health nursing students who were asked about their own experiences of mental ill health and its possible impact on their practice. The article is contextualised in the concept of “Wounded Healers” as a number of students had previously (and were currently) experiencing mental distress. The authors debate whether this concept is relevant in today’s mental heath education and practice. They conclude that there is a strong sense that students believe that their personal experiences inform their practice, and that this may assist them in empathising constructively with service users, within the boundaries of a professional relationship.
Does prescribing participation in arts help to promote recovery for mental health clients?
- Author:
- STICKLEY Theodore
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 11.5.10, 2010, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The experiences of six people with mental health problems on an arts on prescription programme are reported. The study used narrative inquiry and participants were interviewed three times over one year. Benefits were cited in terms of having a "safe place" to come to, making new friends and experiencing peer support. It also enabled some to access educational and voluntary work.
The art of recovery: outcomes from participatory arts activities for people using mental health services
- Authors:
- STICKLEY Theodore, WRIGHT Nicola, SLADE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 27(4), 2018, pp.367-373.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Background: There is a growing evidence base for the use of participatory arts for the purposes of health promotion. In recent years, recovery approaches in mental healthcare have become commonplace in English speaking countries amongst others. There are few studies that bring together these two fields of practice. Aims: The two aims of this study were (a) to investigate the validity of the CHIME framework for characterising the experience of Participatory Arts and (b) to use the CHIME framework to investigate the relationship between participatory arts and mental health recovery. Method: The study employed a two-phase methodology: a rapid review of relevant literature followed by secondary analysis of qualitative data collected from 38 people who use mental health service who took part in participatory arts activities designed to improve mental health. Results: Each of the recovery processes identified by CHIME are present in the qualitative research literature as well as in the data of the secondary analysis. Conclusions: Participatory arts activities produce outcomes which support recovery, specifically including enhancing connectedness and improving hope. They can be recommended to people living with mental health problems. (Publisher abstract)
Art in Mind: implementation of a community arts initiative to promote mental health
- Authors:
- STICKLEY Theodore, DUNCAN Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 6(4), December 2007, pp.24-32.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article explores the role of community arts in combating social and mental health inequalities as exemplified in the project, Art in Mind, in Nottingham, funded by England's New Deal for Communities programme and designed to promote mental health. In describing Art in Mind attention is given to the importance of developing community networks that are designed to build social capital for participating groups and individuals, in order to combat health and social inequalities.
A better place for everyone
- Authors:
- ESSLER Vicky, STICKLEY Theodore, ARTHUR Antony
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2006, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article investigates whether running drama workshops in a school with the specific intention of challenging pupils' attitudes towards mental ill health and towards people mental health problems, would be successful. Participants were 104 year 9 pupils, aged 13-14 from a large inner-city secondary school. Material from the Read the Signs campaign developed by the Department of Health mental health promotion campaign Mind Out for Mental Health were used. The workshops involved quiz, drama work and games. The quiz was used as an informal way of collecting data to evaluate the impact of the workshops. The results of the study suggest that creative interventions in schools can improve awareness and dispel myths about mental health problems and people who experience them.