MASC Report. Written 2022. Executive Summary Background It can be argued that involvement in the arts can help reduce anxiety and burnout levels in hospital staff through providing them safe spaces to play, relax and tell their stories. In a 2019 report on the role of arts to improve wellbeing Daisy Fancourt and Saoirse Finn noted that involvement in the arts can improve wellbeing for participants, stating that Arts engagement can enhance multidimensional subjective well-bein

BA Essay. Written 2021. The arts can play a critical role in improving how people with mental health issues are seen and understood by their communities but also more importantly, how they are understanding and looking after themselves. With Social Prescribed art based projects on the rise in the UK and Drama Therapy being recognised as a creative, expressive way to help people living with all kinds of mental health issues, The Arts have an incredible ability to adapt and con

Extended MASc Essay. Originally was just the first part. The latter parts were added at a later date when I extended the essay for fun in my spare time during my masters. Written 2023 Content Warning for the following essay: discussions of rape, mental health, suicide, suicide attempts, self harm, death by restraint method. No graphic details discussed. The media’s obsession with unrealistic and dangerous representations of mental health and neurodiversity; something needs to

BA essay. Written 2019. In the following essay I will be looking at how applied theatre can enhance acceptance within a community. Society is generally not very accepting of anyone who isn’t neurotypical. So, in this essay I will be looking at the following issues; lack of acceptance, personal safety and lack of support and identity for those who are atypical. I will also be looking at how we can possibly create a safer community for the vulnerable people in our society and h

BA Essay. Written 2020. Why respect for the spectator is crucial to the success and safety of participatory performance. Respecting the spectator in participatory theatre is critical. Respect forms the basis of every interaction within a theatrical setting, even when something appears disrespectful, there is normally some form of respect for the audience and their experience of the show or event, underpinning this choice. With applied theatre and social theatre on the rise

MASC essay. Written 2023. Assessment was to write a chapter for an academic book (hence the reference to this being a "chapter") Within this chapter I explore the potential of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and museum object handling interventions to improve the overall wellbeing of people living with dementia. In part one, I discuss CST and the varying ways it can be used to aid people living with dementias’ cognition. In part two, I investigate object handling and how