[7-3] The potential of drawing for health professional education, research and practice
Presentation language：English
“Today, we’ll be drawing”
The response to this is statement universal: children look animated and adults look alarmed.
The cultural preference, to assume that ‘drawing = art’, has meant we overlook the versatility of drawing for meaning-making in Health. Drawing happens in healthcare education, research and practice settings. Though mostly by children, there are numerous applications of drawings with adults too.
For my PhD, health professional students and the members of the public joined a Drawing Programme to consider their future older-self. Drawing facilitated ways for them to see, speak, hear and then make informed choices about their future. Drawing helps us think, understand, conceptualise and dream through issues of health and wellbeing. Drawings are useful for: record-keeping, visualising trends in vital signs, diagnostic assessment, gleaning health perceptions, learning and revision, health communication and public health campaigns.
If you were unsettled by the invitation “Today, we’ll be drawing”, this workshop is for you. It has nothing to do with producing ‘good drawings’ or being ‘artistic’. You do not need any drawing ability to be in this workshop, just an openness and interest in what drawing might offer. We will draw together and explore applications to your practice.