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Journey into imagination

Project title

Parcours dans l’Imaginaire

Description of initiative

Journey into imagination is a project done for the House of Patients and Relatives, a "resource" place outside the hospital. It has been going on for all these years, in close collaboration with the Institut Curie's care department. The art therapy program offered to patients takes place over a cycle of 8 meetings (with prior registration). Six to seven art therapy cycles are offered each year, accompanying about 60 patients. Within the framework of a supportive group dynamic, one Wednesday morning per week, participants are invited to relax and create with proposals that stimulate energy, imagination, personal resources and allow for self-care.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Quality of services for specific groups

Keywords

art therapy, patient care, empowerment

Target group

Not targeted to a specific group

Cultural field

Other

Timeframe

2006 - present

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

Experience has shown that these workshops contribute to improving the quality of life during the illness and to supporting the return to health, and in particular to optimizing the return to work.

Organizer(s)

Médecins de l’Imaginaire
France
NGO / Non-profit | Culture

Partner(s)

La Maison des patients de l'Institut Curie de Saint-Cloud
France
Public / State | Health