Clinical Psychology, Arts & Health, Child & Family Mental Health
In this guest blog, clinical psychologist Kat Taylor takes a closer look at how the arts can aid emotional, social, cognitive and linguistic growth, as well as strengthening parent-child bonds and building self-confidence.
In this post I outline reasons to take notice of the health benefits of the arts and culture, and waysContinue Reading
Report from my Keynote at the Austrian Federal Chancellery workshop, where 100 people met to develop arts and health policies.
A collection of wishes from professionals of differing backgrounds, who all work in the Government-led field of arts in health in Finland.
At the beginning of 2017, the Finnish gambling system was reformed and merged into a single gaming company owned byContinue Reading
On my research Fellowship to Finland, during an interview at TAIKE, I asked what is the public perception of the arts inContinue Reading
My Travelling Fellowship is turning out to be a tornado tour of Finland’s best examples of arts, culture and wellbeing initiatives, includingContinue Reading
At TAIKE in Jvaskyla, Arts Development Manager Pauliina Lapio and I held a 3 hour open meeting for people working in theContinue Reading
On May 23rd, Following Baby Dance Hour in a residential home, I visited the innovative ‘Trombi’, (Culture Club), located under trees aroundContinue Reading
Following a rich exchange with the Ministry of Education and Culture in Helsinki on Monday, I travelled three hours northContinue Reading
Art Thou Well