Mental Health

For the past seven years, Jane has worked in close collaboration with occupational therapy staff and music charities across several hospitals and mental health projects.

Through this practical work, and her recently completed PhD study, Jane has developed the concept of 'Integrative Musical Interaction' (IMI) - a way of working musically that maximises trust, reciprocity, and builds confidence and skill in interacting with others.

More about Integrative Musical Interaction

The project which has generated most interest so far has been 'The Buddy Beat' - a drumming group founded to promote social inclusion among mental health service users. This 'joins up' opportunities for engagement from acute in-patient care, all the way to the community.

An occupational therapy perspective is available here - and for the group's take on it, have a look at the video below...

Past projects have included:

Renfrewshire NHS mental health occupational therapy services
workshops across acute, IPCU, and continuing care wards at Dykebar Hospital, and the Royal Alexandria Hospital, Paisley'The Buddy Beat' community mental health drumming grouptraining course for Occupational Therapists and long term service
  users to act as workshop assistantsmany contributions towards the Renfrewshire region's programme of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival

Rowanbank Medium secure unit, Glasgow 
in-patient workshop projectcommunity group in partnership with Leverndale Hospital

The State Hospital, Carstairs 
 two hospital-based drumming projects, in collaboration with occupational therapy and activity services.

Polyphony Music Project, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow 
staff training sessions in workshop practicedevelopment of 'Music Together' project for patients and visitors in continuing care wards

As well as shorter sessions and presentations for groups including:
Bipolar ScotlandACUMEN - Argyll and Clyde United in Mental HealthLothian Recovery NetworkBBC Headroom Mental Health Awareness eventCollege of Occupational Therapists conferenceNursing in Practice conference, SECC, Glasgow

Do get in touch to talk about projects, tasters, staff training and presentations.