Aesthetics in Mental Health Network (AiMH)
From Anaesthetic to Aesthetic in the Clinic
New research on developing arts practice-based ways of enhancing reflection on empathic understanding in health care education. Helena Fox (Co-Lead of the Aesthetics in Mental Health [AiMH]) Network is looking for students or practitioners from any area of health or social care to help with her zoom-based research. The study now has ethics approval. Click […]
Aesthetics in Mental Health Network: Advanced Study Day
Aesthetics in Mental Health Network: Advanced Study Day – Friday 29th May 2020, St Catherine’s College, Oxford. Title: ‘Clinical Applications and Evaluation of Aesthetic Practices in Mental Health’ You are invited to submit abstracts for selection to address this title. (300 words maximum) In this group, “aesthetic” refers to sense perception (from Greek origin) and arising […]
VITALITY SYMPOSIUM – INVITATION
Advanced Studies Conference: Vitality and Wellbeing – aesthetic considerations, concepts and clinical practice VITALITY SYMPOSIUM – INVITATION Advanced Studies Conference: Vitality and Wellbeing – aesthetic considerations, concepts and clinical practice – Vienna, Saturday November 16, 2019 Organising Institutions: Institute for Social Aesthetics and Mental Health, Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria, Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice, St. Catherine’s […]
Call for Papers SYMPOSIUM “Advanced Studies Conference: Vitality and Wellbeing Aesthetic Considerations, Concepts and Clinical Practice”. Vienna – 16 November 2019
Aesthetics in Mental Health – 2019
Save the Date – Aesthetics in Mental Health
Aesthetics in Mental Health – Advanced Study Day 2019 Will be held in Vienna on November 16th 2019 Details will be circulated here in due course.
Advanced Studies Conference: Aesthetic Moments in Everyday Clinical Practice:
Advanced Studies Conference: Aesthetic Moments in Everyday Clinical Practice: Inspiration and Innovation for Connected Humane Care Wednesday, October 31st 2018 10.00 – 18.00hrs The seminar is organised by the Aesthetics in Mental Health Network of the Collaborating Centre for ValuesBased Practice in Health and Social Care, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford and the Institute for Social […]
AiMH Advanced Study Day: Aesthetic Moments in Everyday Clinical Practice
“Aesthetic Moments in Everyday Clinical Practice: Inspiration and Innovation for Humane and Compassionate Care” The aim of this advanced study day will be for healthcare and allied workers to explore this topic. The next Aesthetics in Mental Health Group (AiMH) meeting will be a transdisciplinary Advanced Study Day. This will be held on Wednesday 31st […]
Aesthetics in Mental Health Network (AiMH) – Meetings
AiMH works through networking between its members supported by regular meetings to share developing ideas and experience. We have hold several Advanced Study Days and a larger conference between the Institute for Social Aesthetics of the Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, and the Collaborating Centre for Values-Based Practice, St Catherine’s College, Oxford. We welcome proposals for […]
Conference Announcement “Hospitality and Mental Health”
A joint conference of the Institut for Social Aesthetics and Mental Health, Sigmund-Freud-University Vienna, and of the Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, Friday May 19th and Saturday May 20th 2017 For more information see 17.03.18-Hospitality-Conference-Programme-May-2017
Professor Michael Musalek
Individual Partner: Prof. Michael Musalek, MD, Anton Proksch Institute Vienna; Institute of Social Aesthetics and Mental Health of the Sigmund Freud Private University ViennaPreferred contact: michael.musalek@sfu.ac.atKey Words: Resident in: Vienna/Austria; Working in: Vienna/Austria; Area(s) of Interest in VBP: Research/Philosophy/social aesthetics and mental health/social aesthetics in medicine/phenomenology of psychopathology, education, implementation in clinical work; Related Area(s) […]
Werdie van Staden
Management Team: Collaborating Centre lead for VBP in South AfricaIndividual Partner: Werdie van Staden, Nelson Mandela Professor of Philosophy and Psychiatry, Pretoria Medical School, South AfricaPreferred contact: werdie.vanstaden@up.ac.zaKey Words: Resident in: South Africa/Pretoria; Working in: South Africa/Pretoria; Area(s) of Interest in VBP: Communications, Education, Management, Meeting, Policy/Development, Policy/analysis, Publications/CUP series, Research/philosophy, Research/person-centred care, Services/person-centered, Services/teamwork, Shared […]
Dr Helena Fox
Partner: Dr Helena Fox, Psychiatrist and artist, UK; Convener, Aesthetics in Mental Health GroupPreferred contact: helena.fox@nightingalehospital.co.ukKey Search Terms: Resident in: UK; Working in: UK; Area(s) of Interest in VBP: Education, Meeting/ASS (Advanced Studies Seminar), Research/other/aesthetics; Related Area(s) of Interest: Medical humanities/art/photography/sculpture; Area(s) of healthcare expertise: Mental health/GeneralBrief Description of Work: I am a Consultant Psychiatrist (Eating Disorders […]
Aesthetics in Mental Health Network Inaugural Meeting: St Catherine’s College, Oxford – 13.06.14
The inaugural meeting of the Network took the form of an Advanced Studies Seminar that offered a forum for cross-disciplinary discussion and development of ideas on the role of aesthetics in mental health and social care