Training
Our training and provision service will run a 10-week training program. It immerses participants in the transformative potential of arts therapy to address mental health challenges and enhance public health outcomes.
This training is tailored for community workers and gives participants the knowledge and hands-on skills to deliver therapeutic interventions that integrate visual arts, music, drama, and movement.
It emphasises the role of creative processes in managing mental illness, mitigating psychosocial risks, and addressing social determinants of health.
By the end of the course, participants will confidently use arts-based therapeutic practices to foster resilience, expression, and healing in diverse populations.
10 domains of training
There are 10 domains of our training, with the themes of:
- arts-based approaches for mental health management
- prevention and promotion through arts therapies
- arts therapies for psychosocial and conditional risks
The domains are:
- exploring mental health through the arts - therapeutic approaches for trauma, anxiety, and abuse
- creative interventions in acute care - utilising drama and movement in inpatient and outpatient settings
- arts therapy for neurodiversity and neurological conditions - tailored interventions for autism, dementia, and degenerative diseases
- chronic illness and the healing arts - emotional and physical recovery through creative outlets for non-communicable diseases
- end-of-life care - using legacy art, music, and creative expression to support palliative care and bereavement
- social determinants and the power of creativity - building social cohesion and addressing inequalities
- creative approaches to health promotion - fostering resilience and preventing cognitive and emotional decline
- engagement and stigma reduction - employing participatory arts to enhance health literacy and connect seldom-heard groups
- combating isolation and building self-esteem - collaborative art-making and self-reflective practices
- art as advocacy for social justice - empowering marginalised communities through participatory and activist art projects
An essential part of the training is a compulsory safeguarding training. Participants will undergo a ‘Train the Trainer’ qualification to make sure that safeguarding is at the core of what we practice.
Page last updated: 17 July 2025
