Theatre for Children in Hospital
The Gift of Compassion
Distributed for Intellect Ltd
205 pages
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7 x 9
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© 2016
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Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword
Prologue
Introduction
Motivation and beliefs
Arts and health
The structure of the book
Chapter One: A TCH definition and more…
Applied theatre in hospitals
Theatre as an ‘antidote’ to clinical stress
A playful ‘marriage’ of two cultures, the artistic with the clinical in audience participation
The artist-child synergistic relationship
Ethical concerns
TCH and therapy
Chapter Two: The distinctive features of TCH practice and research
Background information of the study
Understanding the clinical context
The study: Methodology
Findings and discussion: TCH practice comes alive!
Chapter Three: TCH as a choice: ‘I want to make a difference!’
A philosophical approach to TCH
Aristotle
Heraclitus
My philosophy
Chapter Four: Concluding thoughts
Summary
The future of TCH
Appendices
Appendix One: Breathing with Love, the script
Appendix Two: The shape of our bedside theatre rehearsals
Appendix Three: Writing a TCH proposal plan (bid)
Appendix Four: Example of application letter
Appendix Five: Guidance for applying for NHS Research Ethics
Committee approval (for researchers only)
Note on the author
Bibliography
Index
Prologue
Introduction
Motivation and beliefs
Arts and health
The structure of the book
Chapter One: A TCH definition and more…
Applied theatre in hospitals
Theatre as an ‘antidote’ to clinical stress
A playful ‘marriage’ of two cultures, the artistic with the clinical in audience participation
The artist-child synergistic relationship
Ethical concerns
TCH and therapy
Chapter Two: The distinctive features of TCH practice and research
Background information of the study
Understanding the clinical context
The study: Methodology
Findings and discussion: TCH practice comes alive!
Chapter Three: TCH as a choice: ‘I want to make a difference!’
A philosophical approach to TCH
Aristotle
Heraclitus
My philosophy
Chapter Four: Concluding thoughts
Summary
The future of TCH
Appendices
Appendix One: Breathing with Love, the script
Appendix Two: The shape of our bedside theatre rehearsals
Appendix Three: Writing a TCH proposal plan (bid)
Appendix Four: Example of application letter
Appendix Five: Guidance for applying for NHS Research Ethics
Committee approval (for researchers only)
Note on the author
Bibliography
Index
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