Arts for Health at MMU and Greater Manchester Arts Health Network present

An Un-Conference event

on 20th October 2011

focusing on arts and culture for public mental health and wellbeing

with

Prof Lynn Frogett

with Alistair Roy and Robert Little,

UCLan

on

Understanding and Evidencing

Transformative Practice

at Pennine Suite, All Saints Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester

Registration from: 10.45 am

Session Runs: 11.15 am- 1.15 pm

A research based psychosocial approach to understanding how the arts can change individuals and communities followed by interactive workshops to explore how practitioners and organisations can evidence this.

For: individuals and organisations working in arts, health, voluntary sectors, cultural or arts and health organisations with some existing experience of developing or commissioning arts and health.

Lynn Froggett is Professor of Psychosocial Welfare and Director of the Psychosocial Research Unit at the University of Central Lancashire. She has led  a wide range research and evaluation  programmes in the relationship between of the arts and creativity and  health and well-being.  Contexts have spanned  the health, welfare and cultural sectors. Research site have included youth justice teams, primary health care, hospitals,  healthy living centres, public health initiatives, children’s centres,  museums and socially engaged arts institutions. Lynn Froggett has a cross- disciplinary  academic background in the Social Sciences and Humanities and a professional background as a practitioner and manager in social services.  Her over-riding research interest is  developing  evidence based understanding of how the arts can bring about change in individuals and communities. By investigating  the transformative effects of the arts in both personal and social worlds, she brings a distinctively psychosocial perspective to the work. Numerous publications reflect these interests and she co-edits the international Journal of Social Work Practice.  Lynn Froggett holds visiting professorships at universities in Norway (Stavanger)  and Denmark (Roskilde) . She co-edits the international Journal of Social Work Practice. She is founder member of the Psychosocial Network in the UK and of the International Research Group for Psycho-Societal  Analysis.

To register for this session only please click the 'Register' button at the top of the page to complete the registration form.

Overview

Within an overarching public mental health context, the four separate sessions at Un-Conference will involve active participation to expand and develop arts and health practice and foster dialogue across the arts, health and voluntary sectors.

The Un-Conference is brought to you by Clive Parkinson, Arts for Health, MMU, and Anne Crabtree, GM Arts Health Network.

Each free session is aiming to engage different audiences from across the North West with a primary focus on arts and health in Greater Manchester. 

To register for this session please follow the link at the top of the page.  Places will be confirmed at the end of September.

The other sessions are as follows:

8.45 – 11am: Changing Mindsets – the realities of artists engagement for mental health and wellbeing For more information or to register for this session go to: www.changingmindsets.eventbrite.com

1.45 - 3.45pm: Depression and Imagination
For more information or to register for this session only go to: www.depressionandimagination.eventbrite.com

4.00 - 6pm: Cultural attendance and Public Mental Health
For more information or to register for this session only go to: www.culturalattendance.eventbrite.com

We do not anticipate delegates will attend more than one or two of the sessions.  If you do wish to attend more than one session you must register separately for each, following the relevant booking links.  

If you have any booking queries please contact Events Northern Ltd on 01772 336639 or info@eventsnorthern.co.uk.