ABSTRACT

Individuals whose career is within creative arts have higher rates of mental health diagnoses as compared to other professionals. We discuss the development of a novel program, the results of a quasi-experimental pilot survey of participants, and implications for practice and future research. Care for Creatives (CFC) operated from 2018 to 2020 to address community mental health of creative arts professionals. CFC collected pilot survey data from participants and included weekly drop-in social mixers featuring various healing service stations. The event paired with a structured open group featuring activities in yoga, somatic activities, and movement (MOV), expressive arts modalities (EA), and meditative relaxation practices (MED) with facilitated reflective sharing. Pre and post session data were collected from a convenience sample (n = 224). Results were statistically significant for positive change in all domains measured: subjective wellbeing (SWB), gratitude (GT), hope (HP), and social connection (SC). Results indicate that CFC successfully improved mental health indicators.

摘要

与其他专业人士相比，从事创意艺术职业的人的心理健康诊断率更高。我们讨论了一项新颖计划的开发、对参与者的准实验性试点调查的结果以及对实践和未来研究的影响。Care for Creatives (CFC) 于 2018 年至 2020 年期间运营，旨在解决创意艺术专业人士的社区心理健康问题。CFC 从参与者那里收集了试点调查数据，并包括每周一次的以各种治疗服务站为特色的社交活动。该活动与一个结构化的开放小组相结合，以瑜伽、躯体活动和运动 (MOV)、表达艺术模式 (EA) 和冥想放松练习 (MED) 活动为特色，并促进反思分享。会议前和会议后数据是从便利样本中收集的（n = 224）。所有测量领域的积极变化结果均具有统计显着性：主观幸福感 (SWB)、感恩 (GT)、希望 (HP) 和社会联系 (SC)。结果表明，CFC 成功改善了心理健康指标。