SW Creative Health Training & Education

An arts based pedagogy to guide student nurses.

m.w.clancy@exeter.ac.uk
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I use creative arts; poetry, pose, art, sculpture with historical reference to guide our students understanding and challenge perspectives around health, illness and suffering. We work collaboratively with artists, patients, local communities, the military and clinical health environments. Themes of the module include; women's health, palliative and end of life care, spirituality,  military health, cancer, pain, culture and racism and historical nursing leaders. We aim to build student nurses wellbeing through creative practice but also show them how they can use these methods with their patients.

We have a summative art exhibition which is the first of its kind with student nurses. You can see our latest exhibitions here: 2022/23: https://www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/online-exhibitions/exhibition-the-art-and-history-of-nursing and 2023/24: https://www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/online-exhibitions/inspiring-new-perspectives-a-cross-disciplinary-exhibition-of-the-art-and 

We also have a research project developed following the module and you can read more about this here: https://www.creativetoolkit.online/ 

jpueblafortier@gmail.com

Helping artists do their best creative health work through thoughtful programme design, peer-based learning and creative research and evaluation. 

I work with artists, community organisations and health care systems to use the arts for public health impact. I take a participatory approach, using peer-based learning, reflective practices and coproduction to support programme design, evaluation and research. Working with Arts & Health South West, Arts Council England, The Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance, and others, my recent projects include supporting the wellbeing of young people through creative activities; wellbeing support for artists who work with complex needs; and professional development for artists in creative health. I also work to improve access to health care for culturally diverse communities, including delivering culturally responsive care and reducing language barriers.