Jen About Town
Episode 3: Discovering Creative Health Education: What Opportunities Are Out There?
Summary
In this episode, Jen explores the growing opportunities available for people wanting to learn more about creative health. She reflects on the importance of education, professional development and accessible learning pathways in supporting a growing and evolving field.
Jen shares an overview of her research exploring creative health educational resources across the UK, highlighting the range of opportunities available, from different levels of study and formats to varying time commitments and costs. This episode explores why creating opportunities to learn, develop and connect is an important part of sustaining the creative health workforce.
Keywords
Creative Health, Education, Workforce Development, Resources, UK, Dissertation, Learning Opportunities, Creative Practice, Professional Development, Accessibility
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Jennifer Leslie and the episode
02:02 Jennifer's personal creative health journey and recent activities
04:01 Overview of her dissertation on creative health educational resources
05:59 Findings from mapping 42 creative health resources across the UK
07:55 The importance of education for a sustainable creative health workforce
09:50 Details of two free online educational resources for creative health
11:53 Reflections on the future of creative health education and closing thoughts
Additional Resources
Mood Body Studios
Instagram
Short UCL Courses
Arts, Culture and Heritage: Understanding their complex effects on our health | Short courses - UCL – University College London
Culture, Health and Wellbeing: An Introduction | Short courses - UCL – University College London
Jen’s details
Connect with Jen
Email: Thevoicesofcreativehealth@outlook.com
Instagram: @thevoicesofcreativehealth
LinkedIn: Jennifer Leslie
