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| Id | 168 | |
| Author | Morse, N.; Thomson, L.J.M.; Brown, Z.; Chatterjee, H.J. | |
| Title | Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users | |
| Reference | Morse N, Thomson LJM, Brown Z, Chatterjee HJ. Effects of creative museum outreach sessions on measures of confidence, sociability and well-being for mental health and addiction recovery service-users. Arts Health. 2015;7(3):231–46. |
Link to article | https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2015.1061570 |
| Abstract | The current research aimed to contribute to this emerging field in a mixed methods UK study conducted at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums (TWAM). The study focused on the effects of museum outreach sessions with two participant groups: MH and addiction recovery (AR) service-users. The programme also collected data from other groups such as older adults and probation service-users. It was decided, however, to focus on MH and AR participants because of greater numbers in these groups and other intergroup similarities including the notion of recovery being applicable to both and the fact that withdrawal symptoms experienced in AR often involve MH issues, such as anxiety and depression, common in MH service-users. The intervention involved weekly outreach sessions using heritage activities such as object handling and museum visits as inspiration for creative responses through a variety of media. The research used an “asset-based approach” (Foot, 2012; Foot & Hopkins, 2010) focused on participant strength and potential, nurtured and enhanced through museum activities. In line with asset-based models, measures of confidence, sociability and well-being were chosen to assess intervention effects. |
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| elicit an emotional response that encourages positive feelings such as optimism, hope and enjoyment; . . | are calming and reduce anxiety; . . | promote self-esteem and a sense of identity and community; and . . | provide a positive social experience, reducing social isolation; . . | The assetbased model focuses on connecting communities and people as a way to bolster community and individual health and well-being. . | Overall, this preliminary study contributes to understanding how museum activities can make a positive contribution to recovery for MH and AR service-users by evidencing the effects of museum sessions on confidence, sociability and well-being. . | The central aims were to facilitate positive opportunities for participants and develop new museum audiences. . | Sociability Museum sessions encouraged interaction between service-users many of whom did not know each other beforehand. . | Another theme identified in the research, visiting new places, showed how programmes might contribute to positioning museums within broadening social networks and, following Chatterjee and Noble (2013), establishing museums as part of a wider sense of social capital. . | The activities provided spaces of conviviality, conversation and friendship, and the focus on group decision-making enabled further interaction and forms of non-medical peer-support. . | These creative spaces enabled participant confidence to grow over the weeks. . | Inductive analysis Pride and achievement Taking an active part in the creative element of the project was depicted as an achievement in both groups. . | The sense of pride in the current study can be linked to increased confidence and self-esteem derived from trying something new. . | Participants were enabled to learn new skills and crafts to take back to other parts of their lives: Learning a new interest - Im going to make a proggy mat at home! . |
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