Developing creative approaches in the health, care and community sectors can often be a challenging business. This can be made easier if we know
of other people doing similar work or if we can look to others for inspiration, ideas and guidance.
These pages aim to build a picture of activity in this region, which can be used to facilitate exchange of information, knowledge and ideas, rather than endorse any particular projects, approaches or organisations.
Building the picture relies on contributions from people in the region. If you are developing or running a project in the region and would like to share that information, please complete the
Project / research information submission form.
Projects are categorised under the four broad themes of the Critical Connections programme: Healthy communities, Children and young people, Workforce development and Healthy building and environments. If a project falls outside of these themes it will be categorised as Other. Copy is provided unedited by project delivers.
Roots and Wings
Roots and wings is an arts and emotional health programme based at Chickenley Community J, I & N School in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. The project uses a variety of artforms such as painting sculpture, drama, writing and storytelling. Through the project the pupils learn to recognise and understand their own emotions, this helps the pupils take positive decisions about their own learning and provides them with lifelong skills to help them make ‘better’ choices in later life.
Mary Robson For more information contact: Lisa Jagger at randw.chickenley@kirklees-schools.org.uk
Service User Mentor Scheme (SUMS)
SUMS supports service users with acute and enduring mental health problems to develop artistically and socially, harnessing the power of creativity to benefit their health and well-being. SUMS changes lives: shifting self-perceptions from mentally ill “service user” to artist; increasing confidence, independence and self-worth; transforming relationships with themselves and society. SUMS provides: studio space & materials; mentoring; professional development support.
Artist In Mind For more information contact: info@artists-in-mind.org.uk www.artists-in-mind.org.uk
Mums the Word
Dead Earnest will be working with new mothers to devise a piece a drama dealing with the issue and challenges of post-natal depression. The devising process will be complimented by the development of an online portal for new mothers to share experiences and through which the piece, and reaction to it, will be broadcast and shared with parents across the globe.
Dead Earnest For more information contact: daniel@deadearnest.co.uk www.deadearnest.co.uk
The Extra Mile
This is an experiential learning and development programme designed to develop the creative thinking and working skills of frontline professional service providers who need to rethink the way they currently engage with communities. The programme developed in partnership with Kirklees Adult Services Kirklees Neighbourhood Renewal and Kirklees PCT takes participants through a combination of theory, practice and reflective learning over a four-month period.
Open Art For more information contact: info@open-art.org.uk
Domestic Abuse
Dead Earnest has been working with Wakefield MD Council for the last two years to devise training pieces for council staff. The training is tied into new council ‘zero tolerance’ policy on domestic abuse. The pieces communicate the emotional, physical as well as material impact that domestic abuse can have and the role that colleagues, friends and employers have in challenging this kind of behaviour.
Dead Earnest For more information contact: daniel@deadearnest.co.uk www.deadearnest.co.uk
Journeys Towards Health
An arts programme in North Kirklees for what was then The North Kirklees PCT supporting the capital development (PFI) of 4 new health centres and one refurbished Intermediate Care Centre. The purpose of the arts programme was to enhance the overall healthcare environment, offer creative methods for involving patients, staff and local communities, and support and enhance the services and activities of the PCT
Open Art For more information contact: info@open-art.org.uk
Drama and CBT - Research
Dead Earnest are working with The Psychology Department of Sheffield Hallam University to see how modelling behaviour through drama can be married with Cognitive Behaviour Theory techniques to deliver real change to behaviour. We are currently in the early stages of planning and hope to actually start the project in autumn 2007.
Dead Earnest For more information contact: daniel@deadearnest.co.uk www.deadearnest.co.uk
These pages aim to build a picture of activity in this region, which can be used to facilitate exchange of information, knowledge and ideas, rather than endorse any particular projects, approaches or organisations.
Building the picture relies on contributions from people in the region. If you are developing or running a project in the region and would like to share that information, please complete the
Project / research information submission form.
Projects are categorised under the four broad themes of the Critical Connections programme: Healthy communities, Children and young people, Workforce development and Healthy building and environments. If a project falls outside of these themes it will be categorised as Other. Copy is provided unedited by project delivers.
Roots and wings is an arts and emotional health programme based at Chickenley Community J, I & N School in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. The project uses a variety of artforms such as painting sculpture, drama, writing and storytelling. Through the project the pupils learn to recognise and understand their own emotions, this helps the pupils take positive decisions about their own learning and provides them with lifelong skills to help them make ‘better’ choices in later life.
Mary Robson For more information contact: Lisa Jagger at randw.chickenley@kirklees-schools.org.uk
SUMS supports service users with acute and enduring mental health problems to develop artistically and socially, harnessing the power of creativity to benefit their health and well-being. SUMS changes lives: shifting self-perceptions from mentally ill “service user” to artist; increasing confidence, independence and self-worth; transforming relationships with themselves and society. SUMS provides: studio space & materials; mentoring; professional development support.
Artist In Mind For more information contact: info@artists-in-mind.org.uk www.artists-in-mind.org.uk
Mums the Word
Dead Earnest will be working with new mothers to devise a piece a drama dealing with the issue and challenges of post-natal depression. The devising process will be complimented by the development of an online portal for new mothers to share experiences and through which the piece, and reaction to it, will be broadcast and shared with parents across the globe.
Dead Earnest For more information contact: daniel@deadearnest.co.uk www.deadearnest.co.uk
This is an experiential learning and development programme designed to develop the creative thinking and working skills of frontline professional service providers who need to rethink the way they currently engage with communities. The programme developed in partnership with Kirklees Adult Services Kirklees Neighbourhood Renewal and Kirklees PCT takes participants through a combination of theory, practice and reflective learning over a four-month period.
Open Art For more information contact: info@open-art.org.uk
Domestic Abuse
Dead Earnest has been working with Wakefield MD Council for the last two years to devise training pieces for council staff. The training is tied into new council ‘zero tolerance’ policy on domestic abuse. The pieces communicate the emotional, physical as well as material impact that domestic abuse can have and the role that colleagues, friends and employers have in challenging this kind of behaviour.
Dead Earnest For more information contact: daniel@deadearnest.co.uk www.deadearnest.co.uk
An arts programme in North Kirklees for what was then The North Kirklees PCT supporting the capital development (PFI) of 4 new health centres and one refurbished Intermediate Care Centre. The purpose of the arts programme was to enhance the overall healthcare environment, offer creative methods for involving patients, staff and local communities, and support and enhance the services and activities of the PCT
Open Art For more information contact: info@open-art.org.uk
Dead Earnest are working with The Psychology Department of Sheffield Hallam University to see how modelling behaviour through drama can be married with Cognitive Behaviour Theory techniques to deliver real change to behaviour. We are currently in the early stages of planning and hope to actually start the project in autumn 2007.
Dead Earnest For more information contact: daniel@deadearnest.co.uk www.deadearnest.co.uk