VORTRAG: The Health Benefits of Creative Arts Therapies Across the Lifespan: Research Evidence and Contributions to the Wider Culture and Health Eco-system

Prof. Vicky Karkou 

The evidence of creative arts therapies is growing alongside a frenzy of practice-, research- and policy-related developments in the wider culture and health ecosystem. We now have research evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of arts-based interventions for children, adults and older people. What of the latest evidence can contribute to and influence policy and systemic changes in healthcare? What type of research can support developments in the field? And in what direction? The skills and competencies of creative arts therapists will be highlighted, inviting the professional associations: (i) to utilise the latest evidence and (ii) to contribute to shaping the future of culture and health in Europe.

Prof. Vicky Karkou (They)
Professor of Arts and Wellbeing
PhD, MD (honoris causa), MEd, PgDip, BEdSc
Director of the Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing
Edge Hill University – School of Allied Health, Social Work and Wellbeing Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine

Listen to Vicky Karkou talk about their research
https://edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=ad6a193b-6276-4e49-a3ed-b0d000a55213

Co-editor of the international journal published by Taylor and Francis titled: Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbmd20/current#.VL_sVNKsVyI

Registered humanistic psychotherapist with UKAHPP and movement psychotherapist and supervisor with ADMP UK.  

Vicky has an honorary doctorate of medicine from Riga Stradins University, Latvia: http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2014/12/dance-professor-travels-latvia-receive-honorary-doctorate/