Read up about the various forms of therapies that will be covered during the workshop.

PART ONE:

Music therapy:

1. An introduction to what music therapy really is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47-90fPyQa8
2. Local context: music therapy http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/music-therapy-hitting-the-right-notes-in-medical-treatment-8239016

Poetry therapy:

1. http://www.lifespeakspoetrytherapy.com/your-story-starts-here/
2. https://www.miningyourmetaphors.com/
3. http://www.bridgecrossings.org/

Art therapy:

1. Art therapy for seniors at risk of dementia http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/art-therapy-for-seniors-at-risk-of-dementia
2. Art Therapy for the Children https://www.kkh.com.sg/Services/AlliedHealthSpecialties/OurSpecialties/Rehabilitation/Pages/ArtTherapy.aspx
3. Art therapy project for the community http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2118967/art-therapy-project-helps-lift-spirits-hong-kong

Drama therapy:

1. https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/drama-therapy.html

Part two

Diet:

1. How our eating habits can affect our health https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2017/05/how-your-eating-habits-affect-your-health
2. Ensuring the elderly eat enough: The health implications of a better diet https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ensuring-the-elderly-eat-enough-the-health-implications-of-a-9499186

Aromatherapy

1. What is Aromatherapy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtd2CuGgaD4
2. How Aromatherapy work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3PDbSuCfYs
3. 芳香療法精簡版 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvReplarn_k
4. 2016國際芳香療法暨長期照護臨床應用研討會https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeeUuTeuf6Q

Nature Therapy

1. Introduction to Nature Therapy. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201608/nature-therap
2. Medical benefit of Nature Therapy. https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/nature-therapy-ecotherapy#2

Apps for health

Download the following apps:

• Medisafe
• Mind mate
• Talking Tom
• Glooko

General flow

The workshop will be divided into two parts (20 mins each), where four teachers will present on four forms of therapy at each time. Divide your group members such that each form of therapy is attended by at least one member from your group.

Part One

• Music therapy
• Poetry therapy
• Art therapy (bring your own set of crayons, markers and drawing block!)
• Drama therapy

Part two:

• Diet for various illnesses
• Aromatherapy
• Nature therapy
• Apps for health

Share with your group members on the forms of therapy you have learnt about during the workshop, and discuss the following:

• Are the forms of therapy shared today verified scientifically to cause a positive impact on the patients? Or could it be due to a placebo effect?
• What are some advantages and limitations to the types of therapy you went through today?
• How are these forms of therapy applied in the Singapore context?
• Are there other forms of therapies other than the ones shared by the teachers today? Explore.
• Which form of therapy is the most relevant to our target demographic? Why?
• How can I incorporate that into my product?

Post your reflections on your Google Sites.

Further reading

1. What Singapore advices for diabetic patients: https://www.healthhub.sg/programmes/87/diabetes-mellitus
2. How the sugar industry shifted blame to fat: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/eat/how-the-sugar-industry-shifted-blame-to-fat.html
3. The Red Pencil - Use of art therapy to help children and adults: http://www.redpencil.org/
4. Drama therapy as a career option http://howlround.com/a-career-option-for-the-theatre-major-drama-therapy
5. Using drama therapy on the homeless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CvO7Gp8TVo
6. Drama therapy for children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1wlfRNzwEI
7. Forest bathing in Japan https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/forest-bathing-japan-bamboo-forest-arashiyama-how-to-get-there-instagram-spot-yakushima-kamikochi-a8124286.html
8. Physiotherapy: https://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/healthprofessionalsportal/alliedhealthprofessionals/career_practice/allied_health_professions/physiotherapists.html
9. Video game therapy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBK6henFsxc
10. Animal therapy in Singapore: https://www.pawsibilityaat.com/
11. Is animal therapy really effective? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/07/02/therapy-animals-are-everywhere-proof-that-they-help-is-not/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.27ab0f2932cd
12. A sample of what you could come up with: https://instagram.com/p/BietVKonx0N/