Réalta Publications

Promoting best practice through guidelines and resources

Réalta will continue to develop guideline documents and resources encouraging best practice in the planning and delivery of arts and health projects, featuring input from leading national and international practitioners.

See publications below:

Participatory Arts Practice in Healthcare Contexts – Guidelines for Good Practice

In partnership with the Health Service Executive South (Cork) Arts + Health Programme and with financial support from the Arts Council, we commissioned Participatory Arts Practice in Healthcare Contexts – Guidelines for Good Practice from the Centre for Medical Humanities at Durham University in 2009. This is a valuable resource for anyone responsible for engaging people in art-making experiences within healthcare settings.

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An Introduction to Arts And Health / 10 Things to Consider

An Introduction to Arts And Health // 10 Things to Consider by Mary Grehan is designed for healthcare professionals, artists and others who want to learn more about arts and health practice and may be at the early stages of planning an arts and health project. It is also of use to those who have been working in this field for some time and want to reflect on their practice.

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Documenting Arts & Health Resource Pack

Documenting Arts & Health Resource Pack covers a broad spectrum of documentation and is the result of a professional development training day held in Waterford, April 2012.

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Documentation from Evaluating Arts + Health Collaborative Practice CPD

Documentation from Evaluating Arts + Health Collaborative Practice CPD Susanne Burn’s presentation from Evaluating Arts + Health Collaborative Practice, a CPD training day and co-hosted by Waterford Healing Arts Trust and Create in October 2012.

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