While we were applauding for nurses and healthcare professionals during the first peak of the corona wave and realized more than ever how important healthcare professionals are, we also realised under how much pressure healthcare is. Due to a lack of financial resources and therefore time, there is an increasing workload, whereby healthcare professionals no longer can do what they are so good at; taking care of their patients with a personal, human approach. At the same time, we see more and more community artists embracing ‘care’ as part of their aesthetic form. In this presentation and workshop by Health Action Training from Northern Ireland, the two worlds, healthcare and art, come together.
Health Action Training (HAT) are a unique and innovative company who use techniques that draw from actor training and applied drama to teach improved person-centred communication for health professionals, offering a fresh and up-to-date approach to communication training. This methodology includes a blend of improvisation games, applied puppetry, actor training, role play, practice of communication frameworks, exploration of evidence-based practice, and more. HAT courses are designed to enhance learners’ understanding of attention, objectives, and intentional action.
HAT’s mission is to help people to connect with themselves and each other, as individuals and communities, and support a global network committed to an ethics of care and meeting the needs of all people everywhere. HAT achieve this by teaching skills of attention, collaboration, and respect, building on the relationships, courage and compassion that make us human and help us grow.
For ICAF 2023, Health Action Training will present a workshop that takes a deeper dive in the Health Action Training process with a taster session from their course. This workshop is designed specifically for healthcare professionals and practicing community arts practitioners, for whom it will have the most meaningful impact.