'Exploring the Impact of Death and Grief in Older People's Arts & Wellbeing Services' Resources
Resources from our 'Exploring the Impact of Death and Grief in Older People's Arts & Wellbeing Services' workshop
Delivered in partnership with Dr Georgia Bowers, the workshop examined how death and grief intersect with Creative Ageing projects, how the taboo nature of death is impacting the field of Creative Ageing, the ways Creative Ageing projects can aid the grieving process for participants, and the impact of professional grief and what is needed to support those working in the field.
Here are the resources that were shared during the session, with kind permission from Dr Georgia Bowers, and our coalition partners and participants in the discussion:
- ‘Exploring the Impact of Death & Grief in Older People’s Arts & Wellbeing Services’ – resources & further information
- ‘Exploring the Impact of Death & Grief in Older People’s Arts & Wellbeing Services’ – examples of working practice, with the kind permission of Amabel Mortimer (University of Gloucestershire), Emma Rodwell (Talking About Our Generations), Anna Batson (Plymouth Music Zone & freelance practitioner), and Caroline Mawer (multimedia artist & theatre/movement maker).
Many thanks again to Dr Georgia Bowers for sharing her knowledge and expertise, and for all of her help in devising and delivering the workshop.
Dr Georgia Bowers is one of the UK’s leading Creative Ageing practitioners and is a Lecturer and Programme Leader for Applied and Contemporary Theatre at the Guildford School of Acting, University of Surrey. Her research examines the ways in which participatory theatre can challenge ageism and lobby for the rights and interests of older people. Georgia’s work with older adults has been celebrated and shared across the UK, Europe and North America. She is a trustee of London Bubble Theatre Company and is the Focus Group Representative for Wellness, Community and Aging Focus Group for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (North America).