Ms Judie Taylor
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Job title: Assistant Subject Manager Therapeutic Arts; Programme Leader BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Therapies
Email: j.taylor@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 594059
Room: Britannia Mill 104
I'm a media friendly expert
Recent publications
- Career Exploration and the Arts: One Student's Unfolding Narrative, published in Response, University of Derby July 2008
Department: Therapeutic Arts
Faculty: Education, Health and Sciences
School: School of Health and Social Care
Subject Area: Mental Health and Therapeutic Practice
I have a variety of roles within the University including that of Assistant Manager for Therapeutic Arts and Complementary Medicine, Programme Leader, Admissions Tutor, Placement Co-ordinator and Supervisor for BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Therapies, Placement Supervisor for students on the MA Dramatherapy
I also offer Creative Supervision for a range of professionals, be they Therapists, Community Artists, Arts in Health practitioners. Through this I offer a creative space in order to support reflection on practice whether it is within health, education, community or corporate settings.
Therapeutic Arts representative on the Faculty Quality Committee
Teaching responsibilities
- BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Therapies (Art, Dance, Drama or Music)
- BA (Hons) Healing Arts
- MA Dramatherapy
Professional interests
While I have a professional background in Dramatherapy and in training Dramatherapists, I am also interested in the wider application of therapeutic arts theory and practice, to settings beyond the therapeutic realm: this includes the potential of creativity and expression in both arts and non arts based organisations, links between creativity and enterprise, creativity, metaphor and the importance of the relationship and team building within the organisation and corporate world, the potential of metaphor and creativity within coaching, wellbeing in relation to developments such as Every Child Matters and SEAL initiatives in education, personal narrative explored through the arts in relation to personal development planning and loss and bereavement.
Research interests
- The potential of video in training the reflective movement practitioner
- Researcher and Facilitator: Feasability Arts Therapies Research, Community Based Project
- Personal narrative and the arts as healing media in relation to loss and bereavement
- Personal narrative and the potential of creativity and metaphor within personal development planning and career exploration
- Creativity and metaphor within the context of supervision
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- Higher Education Academy; Health Professions Council (Dramatherapist);
- British Association of Dramatherapists
- British Association of Occupational Therapy
Recent Conferences
- Supervision and the Dramatherapy process: 'Making Connections' conference: Focus on work with refugees and asylum seekers 2007 University of Derby
- Yomping (now Xing) Training students about enterprise and business development: Staff training workshop at Teaching and Learning Conference: University of Derby June 2007
Additional Interests and Activities
- Creative Supervision Training Accredited by British Association Dramatherapy and British Psychodrama Association 2007-8
- Trainer: The arts and importance of narrative in supporting people who are bereaved: Workshop for CRUSE Bereavement Care July 2008
- One day workshop attendance, Conflict Resolution within the framework of the Spirited Business model June 2008
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA (Hons) French Studies, University of Lancaster
- Diploma Occupational Therapy, University of Derby
Postgraduate qualifications
- Post graduate Diploma Dramatherapy, College of Ripon and York St John, York
- MA Dance Movement Therapy, University of Guildford (Roehampton)
