Conferences and Publications

Conferences

BSPAR Conference, Southampton, September 2018
Teapot Trust Researcher Kristin Leith attended the BSPAR Conference Research Day

Voluntary Health Scotland Conference, Edinburgh, November 2018
Kirsty Edwards, Art Therapy Projects Coordinator at Teapot Trust, presented a poster.

BAAT Art Therapy International Conference, London, July 2019
Kristin Leith, Teapot Trust Researcher, presented at the BAAT Art Therapy International Conference about Teapot Trust's open group art therapy model, working with children and young people with chronic conditions in hospitals.

European Congress of Rheumatology, Madrid, June 2019
Art therapists Dr Patricia Watts and Emily Farrugia presented a poster displaying the results of Teapot Trust's service review.

BSPAR Conference, Birmingham, October 2019
Dr Patricia Watts presented a poster on a case study of a patient that was supported through art therapy, with clinician Dr Walsh.

Publications

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, July-December 2018
The front covers of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health July to December 2018 featured artworks by six of the young artists who use our art therapy service in hospitals nationwide.

Abstracts

Patricia Watts, Jo Walsh (2019) Art therapy and rheumatology: using a collaborative approach to address the emotional needs of a child with Marfan syndrome, Rheumatology, Volume 58, Issue Supplement 4, October 2019 https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez416.008

Watts P , Farrugia E, Davidson J, Leith, K., (2019) Does art therapy make a difference in the management of children and young people with rheumatic diseases: a multi-site service review to explore the impact of art therapy in two tertiary paediatric rheumatology services in Scotland. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: https://ard.bmj.com/content/78/Suppl_2/1061.2

Leith, K. (2018). The challenge to produce evidence-based research on the efficacy of early intervention arts therapy in paediatric rheumatology departments. Rheumatology, 57:8 https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/57/suppl_8/key273.051/5123476?searchresult=1

Farrugia, E., Colles, P., Harte, C., Auckland, K., Duncan, J., Hagger, J., Raimondo, V., Kelly, I., Davidson, J., Brennan, M. (2017). The development of Art Therapy within a Paediatric Rheumatology Service. Rheumatology, 56:6 https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/56/suppl_6/kex356.058/4331609

Farrugia, E., Edwards, K. (2018). Art therapy in hospital waiting rooms. Rheumatology, 57:8. https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/57/suppl_8/key273.017/5123501

Farrugia, E., Raimondo, V., Kelly, I., Davidson, J. (2018). Long-term art therapy intervention for a teenage girl with chronic pain and enthesitis-related JIA. Rheumatology, 57:8 https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/57/suppl_8/key273.031/5123466?searchresult=1

If you have any questions about where we will be presenting in the future, please get in touch.

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Our Journaling Workshop will explore ways you can help reduce stress in your daily lives.
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Chloe and Kare will be climbing St Sunny Crag and Helvellyn to raise money to support children and families coping with chronic conditions through art therapy.

Our Research Partners

Evidenced-based evaluation of our work is key to understanding its impact and extending its reach.
Research and Reports

There is a growing evidence-base for the impact of arts on health and wellbeing.
JDM Rollercoaster

75% of young people who Teapot Trust works with suffer from rheumatological conditions. The JDM rollercoaster shows the highs and lows children face and highlights how art therapy can help.