Creativity Matters Engaging resources for Wellbeing

Increasingly, the role of creativity in supporting and maintaining wellbeing is being researched and celebrated. This module will introduce you to the current theory in this area, as well as a range of creative resources shown to be helpful for both self-care and the support of others. Through the variety of topics covered you will engage with experiential activities to bring your learning to life and to inspire new ways for you to plan and manage your own wellbeing and are expected to partake in discussion boards. Achievement of the module learning outcome will be assessed with an online quiz.

Engagement with this module will develop the Professional, Personal, Digital, and Active Citizen Abertay Attributes. In particular:

• Be equipped and motivated to continue learning and professional development throughout their careers;
• Be determined, ambitious, articulate, adaptable, self-reflective, resilient, practical, proactive, innovative and enterprising
• Understand and embody self-awareness, honesty and integrity in their professional and personal lives.
• Be equipped for workforce transitions and lifelong learning, including the ability to learn online.
• Be inclusive, globally conscientious and socially respectful, and self-reflective.

BSc Psychology and Counselling students are unable to choose this microcredential.

By the end of this module the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of how creative resources can be used to support the mental health and wellbeing of the self and others.

1 Why does creativity matter?

An introduction to why creativity matters when it comes to mental health.

2 Your Brain on Words

The place of stories in their various forms as a resource for wellbeing.

3 Engaging the Senses

The potential of tools such as music and art for self-care.