Posts Tagged ‘Psychology’
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Our April 2012 Newsletter is now available to download in pdf format here:
BAPAM Newsletter April 2012
Tags: Autogenic Training, CPD, Education, Fundraising, Health, medical research, Musicians, performance anxiety, Performing Arts Medicine, Professional Development, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Relaxation, Stage Fright, Stress
Posted in Actors, Concerts, Courses / Training, Dancers, Diploma/MSc, Education, Fundraising, MSc/Diploma in Performing Arts Medicine, Musicians, Newsletters, Performers, Practitioner Training, Professional Development, Psycho-social, Publications, Singers, Talks and lectures | No Comments »
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
BAPAM training events provide an in-depth look at some of the key areas of Performing Arts Medicine and unique insights into aspects of performers’ health and wellbeing. Our May 2012 event focuses on the psychological issues encountered by performing artists.
Performing artists work in a highly competitive industry and are driven to achieve perfect results. Stress and anxiety are often in the background when performers present with physical symptoms. In addition, the psychological impact of an injury affecting performance can be tough to deal with. All health care practitioners working with actors, dancers, musicians, singers and other artists will find something here to apply in their practice.
BAPAM training events may be used as part of your CPD portfolio.
The programme for the day covers:
- Diagnosis
- Depression/bipolar
- Anxiety
- Career choices and development
- Performance coaching
- Autogenic Training
- Role play as a therapeutic tool
- Screening tools for psychological problems
Click here for the detailed programme.
The cost of the day is £65 (Students £35).
Venue: University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT – Closest tube: Warren Street. We will update with the exact room numbers/campus directions as soon as we have confirmation from UCL.
To book your place or for more information please email Office and Clinics Manager, Clare Hicks, via clare@bapam.org.uk
Tags: Autogenic Training, Courses / Training, Couselling, CPD, Doctor, Education, medical research, performance anxiety, Performance Coaching, Performing Arts, Performing Arts Medicine, Professional Development, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Role Play, Stage Fright, Stress
Posted in Courses / Training, MSc/Diploma in Performing Arts Medicine, Practitioner Training, Professional Development, Psycho-social, Research, Talks and lectures | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Performing Arts Medicine practitioners, are you interested in the possible applications of hypnosis in your own profession?
Hypnosis Unit UK provide an Introductory Course in Applied Hypnosis. The next course takes place on Saturday 28th April 2012, at UCL Division of Psychology and Language Sciences.
Further information (pdf)
Tags: Courses / Training, CPD, Hypnosis, performance anxiety, Performing Arts Medicine, Professional Development, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Relaxation, Stage Fright, Stress
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Monday, February 27th, 2012
Friday March 16th: Neurology advisor to BAPAM (and keen musician!), Dr Mark Edwards, will take part in The Performing Brain, a fun, interactive evening presented by the Science team at the British Library and UCL Neuroscience, involving researchers from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and the UCL Institute of Neurology.
Have you ever wondered how a ballerina learns to pirouette? Or how musicians learn their art? Or even what happens to your own brain when you learn a new skill?
Join neuroscientists, musicians and dancers as together we explore how fantastically plastic your brain is, giving you the extraordinary ability to adapt and learn throughout your life.
More information and tickets here.
Tags: Brain, Dancers, Dystonia, Focal Dystonia, medical research, Musicians, Neuroscience, Performance, Playing Technique, Psychology, Research
Posted in Dancers, Education, Musicians, Performers, Playing Technique, Research, Talks and lectures | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Our current Newsletter is available to download in pdf format here:
BAPAM Newsletter February 2012
Tags: Courses / Training, Focal Dystonia, Fundraising, Guitar, Health, medical research, Musicians, Performing Arts Medicine, Professional Development, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Research, Stage Fright
Posted in Actors, Courses / Training, Dancers, Fundraising, MSc/Diploma in Performing Arts Medicine, Musicians, Newsletters, Performers, Practitioner Training, Professional Development, Psycho-social, Publications, Research, Singers | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
We had a fantastic response to our request for help with Danica Giles’ Stage Fright and Well-being Survey. Huge thanks to all the performers who took part – 260 in all, of whom 167 were BAPAM patients!
This summary of the results of the study contains some demographic information on the participants, followed by brief explanations of the assumptions tested and the results.
The last part contains the interpretation of the results. Danica has tried to turn the rather theoretical findings into as many practical tips as possible and has also referred to previous research.
If you are not interested in all the details, just skip to the very last page with a summary of all
recovery tips!
Download the results here.
Tags: Actors, Dancers, Health, Musicians, performance anxiety, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Research, Singers, Stage Fright, Stress
Posted in Actors, Dancers, Musicians, Performers, Psycho-social, Research, Singers | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Dr Carol Chapman is a counselling psychologist and performance coach, and works as a BAPAM practitioner. Dr Chapman has recently taken the lead on our research into psychological and mental health issues affecting performing artists and the development of appropriate services and treatments for this special group.
Dr Chapman is currently conducting a survey of the amount, scope and treatment modalities currently being employed by counselling and psychotherapy practitioners on the BAPAM Directory. We are also interested to hear from practitioners who are not currently associated with BAPAM.
Practitioners are being asked to complete a brief, anonymous questionnaire covering details of professional practice, experience with performing artists, and views and needs regarding specialist support, as well as basic demographic information. The survey will help us identify practitioners’ needs and enable us to develop new and exciting networks, training and resources for specialist work in this field.
If you think the survey is relevant to you but have not yet completed a questionnaire, please download the survey form and return it to us at:
BAPAM, FREEPOST NAT 18607, London WC1X 8BR, or contact Dr Chapman at carol.chapman@bapam.org.uk for more information.
Thanks for your help!
download the survey form here
Tags: CBT, counselling, psycho-social, Psychology, Psychotherapy
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Please note, this survey is now completed.
Danica Giles MBPsS (Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society) is investigating the effect of stage fright on the health and well-being of professional performing artists as part of her diploma thesis at the University of Tübingen, Germany. If you are interested, take a look at the advert below.
Danica will share the results of this very interesting survey with BAPAM and the information will help our understanding of performers’ health. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. Details of the survey findings will be available through the BAPAM website
This independent research project has been checked and approved by BAPAM but we do not have a role in the funding, design or analysis of this work. We will not ‘own’ the data or project findings.
Interested in research on the well-being of performing artists?
Participate in this online survey and you can win £100!
Are you a performer and would like to know more about how you can improve your health & well-being through recovery? Then I invite you to participate in a study about stage fright and well-being that I am conducting for my diploma thesis in psychology. Just follow the link below to a questionnaire that takes about 20 minutes to complete. Your participation is completely anonymous and you can leave the questionnaire at any time. The study has been given a favourable ethical opinion by the University of Surrey Ethics Committee. You will also be given the option to enter a draw to win one prize of 100 Pounds by providing your email address at the end of the questionnaire. In a few weeks’ time you will be able to read the results with tips on how to recover more effectively from stress (via a link given to you at the end of the questionnaire)!
CLICK HERE to complete the questionairre
Tags: Actors, Dancers, Health, Musicians, Performance, performance anxiety, Performing Arts Medicine, Psychology, Research, Singers, Stage Fright, Stress, Well-Being
Posted in Actors, Dancers, Musicians, Performers, Psycho-social, Research, Singers, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Here’s a link to the December 2009 issue of Alcoholis - The Bulletin of the Medical Council on Alcohol, which contains an article by Dr Jenny Lisle, ‘Alcohol and the Performing Arts’, focussing mainly on alcohol use among orchestral musicians.
Alcoholis December 2009 Issue (PDF)
The Medical Council on Alcohol is a small national charity committed to improving the medical understanding of alcohol-related problems.
Tags: alcohol, Health, Media Coverage, Musicians, Orchestra, Psychology, Publications, Research
Posted in Media Coverage, Musicians, Psycho-social, Publications, Research | No Comments »
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Hypnosis Unit UK CPD
In Association with the
Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London
www.hypnosisunituk.com
Directors: Professor David Oakley & Dr Val Walters
A talk by Prof David Hargreaves
The power of music: Applying music psychology in health and clinical settings
David Hargreaves is Professor of Education and Froebel Research Fellow at Roehampton University, and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His books, in psychology, education, the arts, and music have been translated into 15 languages. He has appeared on BBC TV and radio as a jazz pianist and composer, and is organist at his local village church.
In this presentation he will present evidence which illustrates the power of music in people’s everyday lives. Music is all around us, in shops, dental surgeries, tube stations, in pubs and on phones; recent studies show that it is present in some way in approximately 40% of the waking lives of adults, and that the equivalent proportion for young children may be as high as 80%. The talk will review the functions that music fulfils in society, and the effects that it has on individuals: on cognition and learning, on social relationships and emotional reactions. As a result of these developments, there is a clear growth in applied music psychology. The applications of music psychology will be reviewed with a special focus on health and clinical applications, especially in music therapy and the management of pain.
Open to all. Of particular interest to academics, health professionals & musicians.
Saturday 24th April 2010, 10.00-1.00pm
Fee: £68.00 (full time students £35.00). Places limited and must be booked in advance. Closing date: 16th April.
Venue: UCL Psychology Department 26, Bedford Way London WC1H 0AP.
For further information and application form email: Kate Murfin (CPD Administrator) at adminhuuk@gmail.com
Tags: Cognition, Courses / Training, Education, Health, Music, Psychology, Psychotherapy
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