{"id":315,"date":"2025-10-16T14:56:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T03:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conference.asmirt.org\/2026\/?post_type=workshops&#038;p=315"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:14:57","slug":"the-art-of-making-creative-salve-for-reflection-and-emotional-wellbeing-for-healthcare-professionals","status":"publish","type":"workshops","link":"https:\/\/conference.asmirt.org\/2026\/workshops\/the-art-of-making-creative-salve-for-reflection-and-emotional-wellbeing-for-healthcare-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Making: Creative salve for reflection and emotional wellbeing for healthcare professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>This workshop introduces participants to creative arts approaches and strategies for processing the emotional (and often overlooked) impact of caring for patients with acute, chronic, and\/or traumatic conditions in a pressurised, fast-paced environment. Through hands-on activities, this session introduces participants to practical tools including theme boarding, prompt-based writing, and junk journaling to explore how creative arts can capture experiences and feelings to help manage anxiety, burnout, and moral distress. Highlighting the importance of emotional wellness in medical radiation practice, this workshop offers accessible methods to embrace creative expression as a mechanism for reflection and emotional wellness. Pre-existing art experience is absolutely NOT required.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning outcomes:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Identify and reflect on the emotional challenges and demands of working in a healthcare environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore a variety of creative approaches to support personal emotional wellbeing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage in hands-on, experiential learning through creative arts activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand and discuss practical strategies for integrating and promoting creative arts within professional practice.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.asmirt.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wellbeing-Workshop.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.asmirt.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wellbeing-Workshop.png 342w, https:\/\/conference.asmirt.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wellbeing-Workshop-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":316,"template":"","class_list":["post-315","workshops","type-workshops","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.asmirt.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/workshops\/315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.asmirt.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/workshops"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.asmirt.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/workshops"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conference.asmirt.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.asmirt.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}