In December, ten students of Creativity and Arts in Social and Health Fields CRASH Master’s degree programme presented their theses in presentation event and demonstrated how diverse, impactful perspectives and development processes they have contained.
These theses correspond well to the aim of CRASH, which is to strengthen the competences needed in promoting health, well-being, inclusion and a sense of community in society through creativity and arts.
The theses gave concrete examples of how work practices can be reformed when working e.g. with substance users, musicians in orchestra auditions, dementia family caregivers, children and youth, dis/abled, special siblings, lgbtq+ students and older men. It is possible to familiarize with the theses more in detail in Theseus.
CRASH theses presented in December 2024:
- Elo Perttola & Laura Olin: Where words do not reach: applying approaches of process drama and expressive arts therapy in a pre-school context
- Annuska dal Maso: If there are no ethics, there is no humanity: Ethical considerations in participatory research with substance users
- Kirsi Helle: Aerial explorations: Creating an aerial arts piece to study experienced wellbeing
- Xanthippi Panagiotou: Visibility of dis/ability: Capturing shadows of ableism and disablism through a Photovoice-based approach (linkki puuttuu, muistutan)
- Tal Riva Theodorou: Better in Tune: Towards constructive facilitation process of orchestra auditions
- Maria Korkatti: Perceptions of North Karelian older men about culture and the barriers to cultural participation
- Anna Saari: Arts-related activities for dementia family caregivers’ wellbeing promotion
- Erja Mesimäki: Experiences of special sibling relationship: An arts-based inquiry (linkki puuttuu, muistutan)
- Katri Liimatainen: Advocates for hope: School staff supporting lgbtq+ students in secondary school
Creativity and Arts in Social and Health Fields CRASH is a transdisciplinary Master’s programme with tuition in English, aimed at professionals in the fields of culture, social services and health. It cherishes the idea that creativity and its various forms of expression, cultural activities and arts-related experiences belong to everyone as part of a good and meaningful life.