| A Guide to Evaluation for Arts Therapists and Arts & Health Practitioners Contributor(s): Pavlicevic, Mercedes (Author), Tsiris, Giorgos (Author), White, Mike (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1849054185 ISBN-13: 9781849054188 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| LCCN: 2013032696 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Evaluation is crucial to the development and sustainability of Arts Therapy and Arts & Health practices. This guide supports practitioners in their quest to integrate thorough evaluation procedures in their everyday practices by providing practical guidance for designing, planning and implementing bespoke evaluation projects. Based on the authors' experience of designing and realising evaluation projects and running training workshops, a range of suggestions are offered for developing appropriate timelines and collection tools, ensuring organisational diplomacy, and managing what can be a delicate balance of truth, fact and perception. This guide will help practitioners to evaluate their services and projects by taking into consideration the unique profile of the practice, the workplace, clients, project participants, and sectors. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tsiris, Giorgos: - Giorgos Tsiris trained as a music therapist at Nordoff Robbins (London, UK), where he is now conducting his doctoral research. He is a research assistant at Nordoff Robbins where he coordinates the monitoring and evaluation portfolio. He works as a music therapist with terminally ill adults and bereaved families at St Christopher's Hospice. He is the founding editor of the open access journal, Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music Education, and coordinator of the Research Network of the British Association for Music Therapy.White, Mike: - Mike White is Senior Research Fellow in Arts in Health at the Centre for Medical Humanities and St. Chad's College, Durham. He was awarded a fellowship of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts in 2004 to research community-based arts in health and build national/international links in this field. He was previously Assistant Director for Arts at Gateshead Council where he developed many arts in health and arts for older people projects, as well as public art commissions such as the Angel of the North by Antony Gormley.Farrant, Camilla: - Camilla Farrant trained as a music therapist at Nordoff Robbins (London, UK) after reading Music at Christ's College, Cambridge University and studying the cello and piano at the Royal Academy of Music. She is the founder of and music therapist for The Music Therapy Tree, an organisation that provides music therapy to vulnerable children in mainstream education. She works as a research assistant at Nordoff Robbins, and performs professionally with The Massive Violins. |