Addressing Issues of Mental Health in Schools through the Arts

Dr Nick Clough taught in inner urban primary schools before moving into teacher education, first as an LEA advisory teacher and then within the University sector. At UWE, Bristol he became Director of Initial Teacher Education. He currently works as a professional development adviser and community musician. He coordinated the ERASMUS+ LINK Project. Dr Jane Tarr taught children and young people with social and emotional difficulties before moving into higher education as a teacher trainer / researcher in inclusive education. At UWE, Bristol, she became Director of Teachers’ Continuing Professional Development. She is a qualified music therapist, currently working with young people in schools and clinical settings.

Dedication

List of figures

List of tables

List of textual outcomes

List of contributors

Foreword: Saville Kushner

Preface: a review of the findings of the book in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

Acknowledgements

1. Creating agendas for classroom based research to address issues of mental health

2. Designing participatory action research approaches to support the development of inclusive practices

3. Professional learning about group music making and relational health in classrooms

4. From sensory engagement to self regulation through music and arts experiences

5. Inter professional exploration of the dialogic dimensions of music based therapeutic teaching practices: towards establishing educational and therapeutic rationales

6. Creative attachment focussed therapy practices in the classroom

7. Exploring ways in which music / arts based therapeutic teaching practices exemplify the principles and values of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

8. A review of participatory action research as a basis for inter professional learning within the school setting: developing teachers as music makers in the classroom

9. Exploring how the documentation of participatory action research activities supported professional learning and recognition of young people’s reconnections through music

10. Envisaging further collaborative music / arts based therapeutic teaching practices within educational settings

11. Introduction to the Complementary Materials

CM1: Anna Rita Addessi Developing an observation schedule using Flow dimensions

CM2: Alexandra Carvalho Entering art spaces with young people where music is playing

CM3: Elisabetta Colace Strategies drawn from dance movement therapy for working with young people with vulnerabilities in the school context

CM4: Poliksena Hardalova A sensory journey introducing the new school year

CM5: Poliksena Hardalova Drama as a journey into yourself: the reflections of a teacher trainer

CM6: Eunice Macedo with Poliksena Hardalova The wider arts as experiences that support young people and teachers working together

CM7: Eunice Macedo Teachers’ understanding of the contribution of shared arts experiences to their professional development.

CM8: Luis Mesquita The application of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in an alternative educational setting for young adults

CM9: Francesca Quadrelli Music therapy approaches in the classroom, a focus on group work

CM10: Sofia Santos Understanding teachers’ competences in constructing a school play

CM11: Krzysztof Stachyra Group music making approaches to enhance relational health

CM12: Krzysztof Stachyra Creating a safe environment for listening to music in the classroom

CM13: Krzysztof Stachyra A creative arts approach to address emotional difficulties

CM14: Krzysztof Stachyra Exploring the need for arts experiences within teacher education

CM15: Jane Tarr Choosing musical instruments

CM16: Jane Tarr Musical elements

CM17: Jane Tarr Exploring the PACE model – Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy

CM18: Jane Tarr The Sanctuary Model and LINK project experiences

CM19: Jane Tarr Listening to music: guidance and selections

CM20: Cathy Warner Mirroring and matching through music making

CM21: Cathy Warner Communicative musicality

CM22: Cathy Warner Healing brain functions through sensory and relational music making

CM23: Cathy Warner Insecure attachments: music making as a healing approach

CM24: Becky White Musical improvisation

CM25: Barbara Zanchi Music therapy approaches to listening in the classroom for children and young people

CM26: Barbara Zanchi The value of non verbal musical dialogic principles and actions from the perspective of a music therapist

Author Index

Subject Index