Theatre In Health And Care Theater In Health And Care

This unique book examines theatre practice that takes place within a range of health and care settings from medical training to advocacy projects for service users. Drawing on a range of case studies, the book provides insights into working practices as well as posing critical questions in relation to the field. Theatre in Health and Care examines theatre practice that takes place within a range of health and care settings, from medical training to advocacy projects for service users. Drawing on a range of case studies, the book provides insights into working practices as well as posing critical questions in relation to the field. The book is ideal for students, lecturers, arts and health practitioners and those with a more general interest in how the arts may be applied to health and care Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Illustrations......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 11 A developing field......Page 12 Perspectives on health and care......Page 14 Arts in health......Page 19 Research and evaluation......Page 21 Art or instrument......Page 26 Theatre in health and care......Page 30 Outline of the project......Page 33 Institutional context......Page 37 IOU Theatre......Page 43 Theatre-Rites......Page 51 Big Apple Circus Clown Care Program......Page 56 Conclusions......Page 64 Health education and approaches to health......Page 67 Theatre and social change......Page 70 Theatre in Health Education......Page 73 NiteStar......Page 79 Nalamdana......Page 87 Conclusions......Page 97 Introduction......Page 100 Legislative context......Page 101 The voice of theatre......Page 103 Mind the Gap......Page 106 The Lawnmowers......Page 116 Conclusions......Page 127 Context......Page 130 The development of simulation......Page 131 Troubling simulation......Page 134 Women and Theatre......Page 137 Operating Theatre......Page 146 Casualties Union......Page 153 Conclusions......Page 160 Concluding Thoughts: Performance Indicators......Page 162 Appendix: Other Useful Resources......Page 171 Notes......Page 178 Bibliography......Page 181 Index......Page 191 Theatre In Health And Care Examines Theatre Practice That Takes Place Within A Range Of Health And Care Settings, From Medical Training To Advocacy Projects For Service Users. Drawing On A Range Of Case Studies, The Book Provides Insights Into Working Practices As Well As Posing Critical Questions In Relation To The Field. The Book Is Ideal For Students, Lecturers, Arts And Health Practitioners And Those With A More General Interest In How The Arts May Be Applied To Health And Care. Introduction : Theatre In Health And Care : A Developing Field -- Embodied Spaces : Theatre In Health Institutions -- Specialist Knowledge : Theatre And Health Education -- 'but I Already Have A Voice--' : Ventriloquism, Theatre And The Healthy Citizen -- Superficial Wounds : The Problems And Possibilities Of Medical Simulation -- Concluding Thoughts : Performance Indicators. Emma Brodzinski. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In Theatre in Health Care, Dr. Emma Brodzinski presents an excellent overview of the ideas, approaches and practices currently being used in the U.K. Her sociological, psychological and other academic references are truly global and these help to place UK practice in a global perspective. - Professor Bernie Warren, Universtiy of Windsor, Canada