Creative studies for the caring professions / Denise Lyons, editor.
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TextPublication details: Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2010.Description: xv, 270 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN: - 9780717147687
- 0717147681
- 618.9289 LYO
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A unique new Irish text providing an introduction to the theory underpinning
the practice of using the creative arts as a tool or intervention in various
social care and community scenarios.
* Structure of the book provides students with a comprehensive overview of best practice in the field:
- Part 1 introduces the theory behind using the creative arts
- Part 2 describes the practical use of the creative arts
- Part 3 details creative activities for use in practice
* Highlights the use of various creative activities as a tool or intervention within a variety of social care, early childhood or community settings
* Explores the benefits of engaging in creative activities, such as:- Relationship development - Meeting new people - Learning through play - Becoming more self-aware - Means of personal expression - Means of communication - Having fun
* Facilitates skills-based learning, while also preparing the student for working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Details many testimonials and case studies from practitioners within the fields of social care and youth work, demonstrating the use and benefits of creative activities
WRITTEN FOR: The creative studies module in Social Care, Early Childhood, and Community Development courses at HETAC and degree level.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1 : Theory underpinning creative practice. Denise Lyons; Introduction to creative studies in the caring professions -- Paul Timoney; Creative group facilitation -- Denise MacGiollari; Benefits of using creative art -- Denise Lyons; Children\'s art : meanings, methods and maturity -- Sharon Phelan; Dance in the caring professions -- Kate McCarthy; Drama workshop: towards a change in understanding -- Maura Kenneally; Role and value of drama-in-education for students in the caring professions -- Sue Callaghan; Play is drama and drama is play -- Jennifer Fawcett; Therapeutic benefits of storytelling for children -- Pádaigin Caesar; Music, emotion and self : sharing the beat and singing the journey. Section 2: Creating in practice -- Mario R.J. Corbin; To play or not to play? play in residential care -- Una O\'Grady; Creativity in early childhood: an introduction from a parent\'s perspective -- Lucy Hyland, Sheila Kissane, Joanne Seymour; Working with with siblings of children with spectal needs --Pauline Brennan; Importance of creativity for young people from disadvantaged: Bradóg regional Youth Service -- Carmel O\'Sullivan, Una McNulty, Lesley Conroy, Anthony Walsh, Des McKernan; Asperger Syndrome and social skills education through creative drama -- Sinead Foskin, Fiona McSweeney; Creative arts in services to people with a physical disability -- Gerry Morgan; Finding the balance : drama and mental health.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Denise Lyons is course co-ordinator and lecturer in Creative Studies and Personal Professional Development at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown. Denise worked as a social care worker, using the creative arts in practice, and later as an art therapist working specifically with children in residential care.