We improve quality of life, understanding (for inclusive practice) and joy in care services and the community.
Creativity In Care workshops, courses, and consultancy, promote mental well-being, creativity and inclusive practice for positive connections with or without words. Puppetry and arts combined with person-centred principles have a powerful and positive impact on interactions and communication.
Regardless of diagnosis, perceived ability, language or memory, people have emotions, imagination, humour, sensitivities and individual needs. Creativity In Care enables us to find different, and often uplifting ways to re-connect, beyond the constraints of spoken or remembered words.
Feed the birds
Creativity is all-inclusive. Participants include people with experiences of dementia; people recovering from mental ill-health; people isolated through language differences; people who use learning disability services; people who are home carers, staff in care settings and members of the general public.
Positive interactions raise self-esteem and joyfulness. Inspired staff and carers light up environments, and people feel better. Creative communication enables people to make meaningful connections reducing isolation or frustration, and increasing a sense of having a life worth living.
Uplifting connections
Creativity In Care is based on years of practical research by Karrie Marshall underpinned by person-centred principles, and a background in caring, counselling, and lecturing in health & social care. Using puppetry, performance or visual arts, the work is designed to be used by carers, staff and relatives to promote inclusive care and improve quality of life. With thanks to all the participants, carers, staff and other people who support the work.
Creativity In Care offers:
Workshops & programmes; practitioner courses; consultancy work
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Hearts, Snowdrops, Pancakes and Love FebruaryImage 2012
Creativity In Care is a social enterprise – initial support from Scotland Unltd and Millennium Awards Trust.
