Great to see this investment from Liberal Democrat led Powys Council 👇

❓️ Want to find out more about becoming an #ArtTherapist ?

Our one-day introduction is a great first step to seeing if #ArtTherapy is for you.

Our next event is Saturday 13 May, book your place. 🔗 bit.ly/3yEVZrs

Wonderful to see the launch of the new art therapy apprenticeship! This is the result of an enormous amount of hard work by many art, music and drama therapists over many years. It’s a fantastic development for our profession #ArtTherapy

The BAMT Music Therapy: BAMT Award is looking for projects & people, perhaps working with marginalised/new client groups; or with focus on increasing access to #musictherapy or increasing research & understanding of different ways of working We look forward to your entries #AHAwards

Gary Fereday Val Huet Donna Betts, PhD Gary Fereday such potential for strategic and fruitful collaboration between #ArtTherapy and #ArtsinHealth #Uk #Uk Regions #Wales @NHSWalesDU Eluned Morgan @ArtsCouncilWales Sally Lewis

Delighted this is now published. Inspiring contributions from international authors and moving examples of creative collaborations between arts therapists & artists in health. Now needed more than ever!
#arttherapy #artsinhealth Donna Betts, PhD

Why the Arts are Essential to Health & Wellbeing - Welsh NHS Confederation webinar 7th November eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-the-arts… Welsh NHS Confederation Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales Y Lab Wales Engage Cymru Engage

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960) Australian illustrator of children's books whose work was first published in 1909 #WomensArt

Missed our first #CreativeHealthReview Roundtable on Mental Health & Wellbeing across the Life Course?

Catch up on what happened youtu.be/oqsVo8sPXII

Find out more about our future roundtables: ncch.org.uk/themes-and-rou…
Submit your own contributions:
ncch.org.uk/call-for-contr…

Theatre participation- research highlights it’s the most under researched arts area in regard to psychosocial benefits.

Woweeeeee look at this 👀LAHWN is so happy to have been part of this project putting creativity with older people in Leeds in the spotlight. A VERY happy Day of Older Persons to you all! Leeds Playhouse Yorkshire Dance Machteld De Ruyck Geraldine Montgomerie Cultural Institute

Huge congratulations to Manuela for winning BCUHB’s Welsh learner of the year award!! Da Iawn #bcuhb

Esther Goodhew Speech and Language therapist introduces the aphasia community based choir, the only inpatient choir for stroke patients with aphasia at the stroke research innovation and care seminar. Cardiff Metropolitan University Stroke Association Cardiff and Vale University Health Board RCSLT Wales Niki Turner

Hats off to Dr Abdul Seckam & the team Stroke Hub Wales Innovation & Care Seminar for an inspiring session with so many examples of good practice especially using the arts, music and thinking in Stroke recovery: @head4arts Dominic @ Paintings in Hospitals Cardiff and Vale University Health Board ABUHB R&D Department WAHWN Cymru Vicky Guise

Jobs | Theatr Clwyd Opportunity in these posts to support Theatre Clwyd Arts & Well-being portfolio. From workshop practitioners to Lead Management. theatrclwyd.com/jobs

📢 PRESS RELEASE: New approach to promote 'healthier working relationships' within Welsh NHS

The Healthier Working Relationships approach has been developed with NHS, trade union and Welsh Government experts and leaders from across Wales.

nhsconfed.org/news/new-appro…

🔸Appointment of new Chief Executive for Arts Council of Wales🔸

The Arts Council of Wales is pleased to announce the appointment of Sian Tomos as Chief Executive.

More: bit.ly/2TMmSbM

We are looking for art psychotherapy lecturers to join our teaching team at USW! Get in touch for more information. #USWartpsychotherapy ce0091li.webitrent.com/ce0091li_webre…

Looking forward to the Culture, Health & Wellbeing International Conference (21- 23 June). NCCH Trustee - Prof. Helen Chatterjee will be giving the morning welcome & our Chair - Lord Howarth of Newport will be a Keynote on 22nd June. Join the conversation! chw21.org.uk

Well worth a watch over the weekend (I also wasn't cool at school, The Rugby Photographer (Glenn Dene) 😊)
#FridayThoughts #mentalhealth