Arts as a way to enhance student-teacher communication
Speaker: Dr. Chan Kar Pui, Caitlin
Date: 14 Aug, 2020
Time: 2-3pm
Language: Cantonese
*This online seminar will be conducted through Zoom.

Powerpoint slides: Download here

Abstract
Sometimes students may encounter difficulties in describing and discussing their thoughts and feelings due to various factors. It results in insufficient support to students or even tragedies. Arts provide an alternative way for communication because expressing thoughts and feelings in art forms is more tolerable than in verbal communication. This seminar will explicate how student-teacher communication can be enhanced through the medium of arts.

About the Speaker

Dr. Chan Kar Pui, Caitlin is the Post-doctoral Fellow at the Centre on Behavioral Health, HKU. Her research interests mainly focus on holistic wellness and arts-based research. She is also a registered arts therapist (AThR) in the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA). Through the years, she has been actively engaged in arts-based intervention projects, aiming to enhance the holistic wellbeing of people with mental and/or developmental disorders.