‘You don't take things too seriously or un‐seriously’: Beyond recovery to liminal and liminoid possibility in a community arts and mental health project

Laver, Cassie; McGrath, Laura; Liebert, Rachel Jane; Noorani, Tehseen; Barnes, Nick; Chase, Mike; Hall, Jon; Wakeling, Ben

doi:10.1002/casp.2583

‘You don't take things too seriously or un‐seriously’: Beyond recovery to liminal and liminoid possibility in a community arts and mental health project

Laver, Cassie; McGrath, Laura; Liebert, Rachel Jane; Noorani, Tehseen; Barnes, Nick; Chase, Mike; Hall, Jon; Wakeling, Ben

Authors

Cassie Laver

Laura McGrath

Rachel Jane Liebert

Dr Tehseen Noorani tehseen.n.noorani@durham.ac.uk
Seminars/Lectures (PTT)

Nick Barnes

Mike Chase

Jon Hall

Ben Wakeling

Abstract

Recent years have seen a renewed interest in integrating creative activities into statutory mental health practice in high-income countries. In this article, we offer an exploratory analysis of an arts project delivered within UK mental health services, Creativity for Enablement and Wellbeing (CREW). Drawing on data collected for a process evaluation of the project, we suggest that conceptualising CREW as liminal and liminoid provides a helpful way to articulate the processes, atmospheres, relationships, and practices of the project. Through this theoretical lens, we identify CREW as a mode of engagement comprising looseness, possibility and collectivity, all brought together through a unique community event, the showcase. We explore CREW's mode of engagement through three themes: ‘carving out a liminal space’, ‘looseness and experimentation,’ and ‘from liminal to liminoid’. Implications for service delivery are discussed, focussing on how CREW managed to create a transformative space of liminoid possibility rather than a recovery journey delineated by service-defined imperatives.

Citation

Laver, C., McGrath, L., Liebert, R. J., Noorani, T., Barnes, N., Chase, M., …Wakeling, B. (2021). ‘You don't take things too seriously or un‐seriously’: Beyond recovery to liminal and liminoid possibility in a community arts and mental health project. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 32(4), 653-664. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2583

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Oct 12, 2021
Online Publication Date	Oct 26, 2021
Publication Date	Jul 1, 2021
Deposit Date	Jan 12, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Oct 26, 2022
Journal	Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
Print ISSN	1052-9284
Electronic ISSN	1099-1298
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	32
Issue	4
Pages	653-664
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2583

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Laver, Cassie, McGrath, Laura, Liebert, Rachel Jane, Noorani, Tehseen, Barnes, Nick, Chase, Mike, Hall, Jon & Wakeling, Ben (2022). ‘You don't take things too seriously or un‐seriously’ Beyond recovery to liminal and liminoid possibility in a community arts and mental health project. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology 32(4): 653-664, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2583. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.