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| author |
Maria Domenica Lupo
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Work-Life Balance Through the Arts and Creativity: An Intimate Portrait of Health Professionals
| | abstract |
Our overburdened health-care system is again faced with a shortage of nurses, physicians, and direct frontline staff. In the health professions, it is acknowledged that burn-out rates are high among staff delivering direct care. Many physicians and frontline staff are leaving direct care practices for administrative positions. This research project aims to bring to light in an intimate and personal way how health-care professionals are using the visual arts to sustain their careers in medicine while managing a work-life balance. The data for this project were collected through semi-structured interviews, observations, artwork, and individual art therapy sessions. Issues of loneliness and guilt surfaced as the process unfolded for these study participants as barriers to fully embracing a creative arts practice expanding their notions of identity. The findings indicate that changes regarding policy, licensing, and education need to be thoughtfully addressed at both the national and regional levels. The findings also support the necessity for local arts programming that fosters a sense of community regarding arts and health initiatives of healthcare professionals.
| | school |
The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Drew University
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D.M.H. (2022)
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| advisor |
Merle Visse
Laura Winters
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| committee |
Merle Visse
Laura Winters
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| full text | MLupo.pdf |
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