Lay, Ronald; Morris, Lesley; Safian, Emylia and Westwood, Jill. 2017. 'Singapore – London, Intersubjective Discoveries: An Intercultural Experience Between Two Art Therapy Training Programmes Using An Art-Based Approach'. In: Finding Spaces, Making Places: Exploring social and cultural space in contemporary art therapy practice. Goldsmiths, United Kingdom 13-16 April 2016. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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This paper examines the reflection on artwork created by four educators, of two postgraduate art psychotherapy training programmes from two distinct cultural and geographic parts of the world, the UK and Singapore, during an overseas student trip. This trip was part of a partnership activity between institutions to develop an intercultural experience between staff and students of both places. A research frame was conceived to support the aims of the encounter to raise awareness of intercultural issues and themes to inform the teaching and learning -and- the theory and practice of art therapy in the contexts of Singapore and London. The purposeful image reflection led to dialogue relating to training practices and pedagogy, intercultural awareness and insight, and ways to enhance a sustaining collaborative relationship between the two programmes. The student trip was rich and holds great possibility for further investigation into culture and, indeed, into finding spaces and making places. Through images we will present some reflections and insights, including the directions for this exploratory research project.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	This presentation is being developed for submission to the conference proceedings and a journal article.
Keywords:	art psychotherapy, intercultural, intersubjectivity
Related URLs:	Organisation
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Social, Therapeutic & Community Engagement (STaCS) > Unit for Psychotherapeutic Studies [2004-2024]
Dates:	Date Event 14 April 2016 Accepted 1 March 2017 Published Online
Event Location:	Goldsmiths, United Kingdom
Date range:	13-16 April 2016
Funders:	Funding body Funder ID Grant Number Goldsmiths, University of London UNSPECIFIED LASALLE, College of the Arts UNSPECIFIED
Item ID:	18701
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2016 21:03
Last Modified:	29 Apr 2020 16:19
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/18701

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