Expert Insights for Health Professionals- Engagement with the Arts for Improved Wellbeing in Children Experiencing Anxiety

Can engagement with the arts improve children's wellbeing? In this episode, we talk to Dr Diane Macdonald (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Black Dog Institute/School of Psychiatry, UNSW) about her research on Culture Dose for Kids, an arts engagement program for children and their caregivers that has been designed to improve mental health and wellbeing in children who are experiencing anxiety. Joining on the panel is Art Therapist, Jennifer Blau, and Lucia Barrera, a Culture Dose for Kids parent participant, researcher, and UNSW Scientia PhD Scholar (Mental health and arts-based knowledge creation/translation). Listen to explore the promise of an arts-based intervention for childhood anxiety that highlights the value of the role of community and cultural care in children’s mental health and well-being. Panel Members Dr Diane Macdonald - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Black Dog Institute/School of Psychiatry, UNSW) Jennifer Blau - Art Therapist, Art of Wellbeing Lucia Barrera - Parent Participant. Facilitator Dr Sarah Barker

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This episode is 49:40 long.

This episode was published on Sep 6, 2024.

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