Culture and Arts in Improving Mental Health and Well-beingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

- analyze the relations between art & cultural activities and mental wellbeing
- describe the basis of evidence base and the factors influencing mental wellbeing
- plan and facilitate client-oriented activities to support mental wellbeing and promote creative wellbeing
- explore and analyze evidence base of the mental health services system from a creative wellbeing perspective for the needs of the population and groups.

Content

- practice-based research and evidence-based information on the connections and relations between creative wellbeing and mental wellbeing
- knowledge on how creative wellbeing and mental health, brain health and work-based wellbeing are connected to each other.