Building Research Capacity: Scaffolding the Process Through Arts-Based Pedagogy

Research into arts-based interventions is complex as art cannot be directly translated into words. Increasingly, there has been a global incessant call for research into using the arts in a range of mental health disciplines. Ongoing debates over methodology, primarily quantitative and qualitative, persist and this just may affect one's decision to engage in research. However, research is needed for a range of reasons including providing evidence of the integrity of a discipline, asserting core competencies of practitioners, for third party and stakeholder purposes including advocacy, the formative of relevant laws, protections, and access to services, and, of course, to highlight emerging trends and contemporary best practices to effectively address a plethora of the complex needs of clients.

Citation:
Lay, Ronald P.M.H. ''Building Research Capacity: Scaffolding the Process Through Arts-Based Pedagogy.'' Social work research using arts-based methods, edited by Ephrat Huss, and Eltje Bos, Bristol, Policy Press and Bristol University Press, 2022, pp. 170-180, ISBN / ISSN: 978-1447357889.