Creativity and Social Support in Mental Health: Service Users' Perspectives

by R. McDonnell

Overview

This book weaves together service users' lived experiences of mental health recovery and ideas about how creative activities such as art, music, and creative reading and writing can promote it, particularly within social and community settings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349466511
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Edition description:	1st ed. 2014
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roberta McDonnell worked in mental health nursing, then completed her BA and PhD in social anthropology at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. She left her university research post to pursue interests in counselling studies and creative writing.

Table of Contents

Foreword: The Story of this Book Introduction: The Current State of Play PART I: IDEAS AND EVALUATION IN CREATIVITY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT 1. Creativity and Mental Health 2. Social Support and Daily Structure 3. Service Users in Perspective 4. Evaluation through Recovery Narratives PART II: MODES AND MEANINGS IN SERVICE USER EXPERIENCE 5. Arts and Crafts as Therapeutic Resources 6. Music and Song for a Sense of Well-being 7. Bibliotherapy and Reflective Journaling 8. Creativity and Social Support: A Combination Therapy Conclusions and Recommendations—