...worth noting is the book's accessibility. Its mixture of essays and poetry intersperses the personal and the political, and in so doing helps to underscore the rich and multi-layered issues that frame black and minority ethnic people's lives -both in the mental health system and more broadly...Its not a moment too soon' Transcultural Society vol.39 'I would encourage forensic practitioners to read this book. It contains some outstanding individual contributions, answers to specific cultural questions and provides resources to help address racial issues in secure services, in the form of...
...worth noting is the book's accessibility. Its mixture of essays and poetry intersperses the personal and the political, and in so doing helps to un...
Describing current initiatives in the use of the arts in health and health care, this book will stimulate wider interest in the therapeutic aspects of the arts. It covers a very wide range of subjects under the general heading of 'the arts' - from painting to architecture, from music to reminiscence, and from writers-in-residence to food. Adopting a practical approach, the contributors aim to help clinical and professional staff at all levels in health care settings to introduce and develop the use of the arts in their own spheres of influence. They show that the arts must be an integral part...
Describing current initiatives in the use of the arts in health and health care, this book will stimulate wider interest in the therapeutic aspects of...