Creative Social Work and the Arts lecture - University of Edinburgh

Training and Standards Officer, and Trellis fieldworker, Emma Martindale, visited the University of Edinburgh in February, to deliver a lecture to 2nd year undergraduate students from the school of social sciences, and students from other subjects including economics, psychology, and also a group of students visiting from the USA.   This lecture was part of a course called Creative Social Work and the Arts.  Emma provided an overview of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture, the Trellis network and services, and the theory and examples of the many benefits experienced through time outdoors, and in gardens.  Emma is now supporting lecturer Autumn Roesch-Marsh to supervise a Masters student who hopes to learn more about the practitioners, and the methods used in STH projects that work with participants experiencing mental health issues - more to come on this!