Personal Information
Organization / Workplace
Belfast, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Occupation
IKEA co-worker
Industry
Writing / Publishing
About
I just started working part time at IKEA Belfast where the staff are fantastic and it's a lovely atmosphere to work in.
My other passions aside from family life and home atmosphere are films, reading, writing and blogging. I have some publications including my first book, which is about the role of creativity and social support in mental health recovery [Palgrave 2014], based on the findings of my PhD.
This year (2016) I was fortunate to secure the IKEA position, after devoting 2015 to marketing my book and learning more about creative writing.
Creativity as a therapeutic resource is a special interest, in particular art therapy, bibliotherapy and the creation of environments conduciv...
Tags
social research
audience experience
mixed methods research
community arts
qualitative research
psychology
therapies
therapeutic environment
art therapy
arts
mental health
anthropology
See more