Art Therapy for Mental Health
What you'll learn
- How to use existing - well known - artwork as prompts for Mental Health improvement
- 50 tips to improve mental health
- How writing sonnets improves mental health
- How abstract art may be interpreted - and applied
Requirements
- Nil
Description
NEW SECTION
Art Therapy and Mental Wellbeing for you - and your children
Detailed exercises
Discussion questions
Up to date studies
Homework set
Help Kids Cope with Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, PTSD, Trauma, ADHD
Active Q/A
Regular Educational Announcements
This is a course - as the title says - about using Art Therapy to improve Mental Health. There are several key aspects to this course as follows:
The lectures themselves - to be expected. But there are two Instructors, one of whom has submitted her own artwork for this course.
Many extra Art Therapy exercises that are attached as individual resources to lectures
An Art Therapy manual to further extend the course
A high level of Instructor-student interaction
Regular Educational Announcements
Then there's the course itself. We cover:
Using Abstract Painting (and interpretation) in Art Therapy sessions
Applying the themes of classics such as A Street Car named desire as a prompt for discussion
Different interpretations (and application) of the work of Van Gogh
The application of the work by Jackson Pollock, Salvador Dali and others
Over 50 tips to improve mental health
The application of the music of Elizabeth Woolridge Grant
The application of 'The Sealwoman's Gift'
Centrifugal art
Numeracy
The work of Alfred Provis
As you can see from the above this is an unusual course using unusual sources!
Of course the ideas are based on sound research (as with the application of poetry) and students are encouraged to research widely - as well as self-explore.
The key, though, to this course is the DOING. The DOING of the Art Therapy exercises; the joining in of discussions; using familiar situations as prompts for mental health benefits.
This is a course to be watched, applied, enjoyed, used and then reflected on.
Who this course is for:
- Those seeking to improve their mental health
- Anyone and everyone with Mental Health problems
- Art Therapists looking for applications/new exercises
- Anyone interested in Art Therapy
Instructors
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 8,897 Reviews
- 239,230 Students
- 127 Courses
I currently volunteer for:
Different Strokes (Stroke charity) - Ambassador
Age UK - running a book club
Tandem (Befriending)
NHS - Culture liaison
NHS - interview panels
Sport in Mind - Support
Multiple Sclerosis - Support Worker
Trinity Learning - - visit Primary Schools
Oxford Recovery College - tutor
Horton Hospital - Hospital radio
Story Telling Museum - guide
43+ years experience teaching Economics, Business, Sociology, Politics and other subjects in schools, universities and other colleges - State and Private Sector. Appeared in 100+ films (including corporate training and fitness videos). 100+ books on Amazon. Featured by the BBC, Polish TV, The Times, The Telegraph and...The Sun.
Studied at:
· University of Oxford (Philosophy and Economics)
· Oxford Brookes (Teacher training)
· University of Glamorgan (Business and Economics)
Qualifications
· Professional qualifications at Masters level
· Business and Economics degree
· Examiner for four major examining boards, at ‘O’ and ‘A’ level.
· Three teaching diplomas plus CELTA
· Qualified fitness trainer
Key academic positions held:
· Principal Oxford School of Learning
· Director of Studies: St Joseph’s Hall, Oxford
· Head of Economics: Cherwell Tutors
· Head of Business and Economics: Pipers Corner School, Buckingham
Founder: Almost Random Theatre
Business and Economics background
Set up and ran Oxford Conferences and ran 50+ Business/Economics conferences at schools - all fees to charity
Amazon Business/Economics books include:
Titles include:
· Case studies for Business
· Time management for teachers
· Creativity techniques in Economics
· Drucker in Business Studies
· Creativity in Business
· Business calculations
· Further applications of de Bono
· Applying de Bono
· Philosophy Games
Taught students at the University of Oxford , Brookes University and schools in the state and independent sector
Principal of Oxford School of Learning for 15 years
Created OSL Training and trained Business, Psychology and Sociology teachers
Set up Marketing Education Services in the 1980s and sold cassette tape recordings of my lectures at the University of Oxford
Featured in The Times, The Telegraph, the BBC, ITV and Polish national television owing to the success of my teaching techniques and subsequent success of my students.
Ex-Buyer for a major car company
Psychology and Motivation background
Author of 100+ books on Amazon (mainly Business/Economics/Psychology) including:
· GCSE Psychology thru Mind Maps
· AS/A2 Psychology
· AS Psychology thru Mind Maps
· A2 Psychology thru Mind Maps
· Lifestyle Plan
· The Internet and Psychology
Through his own business OSL Training has run training courses for teachers of Psychology
Writer of several plays about death and appeared in films dealing with death
Theatre and Film Career
· 2012 - set up Almost Random Theatre.
· Since 2012 the theatre has delivered workshops in Scotland, Wales, Czech Republic and Poland as well as 15 schools in England.
· Chris has written/directed over 50 short and 3 one-Act plays that have subsequently been performed in London and Oxford.
· Scripts for three of his plays have been sold, via an Independent publisher, to schools in the UK.
· Course-creator/author of Coping with Old Age and Death - one person's perspective.
· He has also had plays put on - and performed in - Oxford and Brighton Fringes, London, Scotland and Wales.
· Chris has appeared in over 112 films.
Charity/Wellbeing work
· Ambassador for Heart UK
· Stoke Lead and member of Research panel for the Stroke Association
· Board member of Stroke Club UK
· Ambassador for Different Strokes (charity)
· Member of PHC (Public Health Collaboration) UK
· Author of 6-volume Lifestyle Manual
· Author of other Lifestyle books on Amazon
· Originator of the Holman Protocol
Nothing in any of Chris's courses should be interpreted as linking to or representing any of the above stroke organisations.
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 4,668 Reviews
- 137,212 Students
- 85 Courses
Almost Random Theatre is a theatre company started in 2012. After putting on plays at Oxford and Brighton fringes, taking actors to Poland and Czech Republic, selling plays to schools, putting on many short plays in Oxford, visiting 60+ schools and running 'drama days' it was decided to...slow down.
The theatre's main contribution now is helping with numerous Art Therapy courses.