Colour for well-being:Exploring adult learners’ responses to utilizing colour as a therapeutic tool

Autor:	Jacqueline H. Parkes, Vanessa Volpe
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Cultural Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts business.industry Complementary therapy Mental health Philosophy Clinical Psychology Mood Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Intervention (counseling) Well-being Medicine business Music Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Applied Arts & Health. 3:275-293
ISSN:	2040-2465 2040-2457
DOI:	10.1386/jaah.3.3.275_1
Popis:	This article reports on a pilot project that explored the use of ‘colour’ as a therapeutic intervention that can be used to enhance a sense of personal well-being in adults experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems. The project was designed, delivered and evaluated by an occupational therapist with extensive experience in the therapeutic use of colour within complementary therapy. Over a nine-week period, individuals attending the programme were taught a variety of colour awareness exercises, which could be incorporated within their daily lifestyle. The findings of a follow-up evaluation undertaken twelve months after the Colour for Wellbeing (CfWB) programme began indicates that training in colour awareness is a cost-effective intervention that can positively impact on the mood, behaviour, and sense of mental and physical wellbeing of individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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