- Is there scientific evidence that art helps people's emotional well-being and mental health?
- What kind of improvements can the arts bring to the mental health of our students?
- How can an introduction to the museum institution help students?
- How can art be used to work on accepting emotions such as anger or fear?
- The pandemic has increased the number of students with anxiety and depression. How can we help them through art?
- Can art help manage symptoms such as obsessions and compulsions?
- What type of artistic activities are most recommended for students with specific educational support needs?
- How can spirituality be explored through art?
- What kind of artistic activities can be done in the classroom?
- When working with teenagers, can audiovisual languages such as short films or music videos also help us?
- How can we use music to work on emotions with students?
- How can we use theatre to improve mental health?
- We want to do a collaborative art activity between our students and people with mental health problems to address the stigma. Where do we start? What can we do?
How can we use theatre to improve mental health?
Theatre is one of the most valuable tools for indirectly developing a wide range of individual and collective skills and abilities. Furthermore, given the great variety of formats and approaches available, it allows us to tailor the initiative to the characteristics, motivations, and interests of the group, as well as to the specific context. And this would be the first starting point: to consider it a collective endeavor to be explored, in which the participants are the primary generators of proposals.
Initially, for example, we can choose to work with improvisation games , which will facilitate a playful experience that, in turn, provides security. Gradually, numerous new opportunities for technical, emotional, and relational learning will emerge.
In our case, theater and theatrical techniques in the field of mental health have been fundamental in supporting and catalyzing recovery processes in people affected by mental disorders. They allow, among other things, natural training of cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, task organization, and, especially, active listening. But particularly valuable is the impact on self-confidence, self-esteem, and the development of interpersonal skills for teamwork.
