Being present with the past: an exploration of using mythology and creativity as a new intervention for children's wellbeing and perception of self.

该项目拟绘制和分析一项新的干预措施的制定和实施，以支持儿童的社会情感福祉。干预措施将使用创造性的艺术方法来探索古典神话，目的是帮助儿童检查，分享和挑战使用过去作为中介的经验。作为一名实践SENDCO，我发现目前许多可用的健康干预措施缺乏研究基础，这意味着它们往往无效。工作人员和家长往往低估了创造性的艺术方法来干预健康，因为它们分散了注意力，而不是积极主动地增强孩子与自我感知的联系。从我的MED研究中，我发现将创造性方法与神话学研究相结合，可以让学生通过其他角色的折射情感来探索自己对自我的看法。古典神话的文字和比喻空间让孩子们探索无畏和困难的情况下，没有直接讨论自己的经验。该项目的目的是根据这项研究的结果采取行动，并为儿童塑造一个包容性的空间，以反映和提高他们对自我的看法，无论他们自己的学术成就或社会意识如何。我希望重新评估我们对如何处理SEND支持干预的看法，通过使用经验主导的研究基础来支持自由和表达性实践的重要性。

This project proposes to chart and analyse the development and implementation of a new intervention to support children's socio-emotional wellbeing. The intervention would use creative arts approaches to explore classical mythology, with the aim to help children examine, share and challenge experiences using the past as a mediator. As a practicing SENDCO, I find that many of the current wellbeing interventions that are available are lacking in research basis, meaning they can often be ineffective. Creative arts approaches to wellbeing intervention are often undervalued by staff and parents as distractive, rather than proactive ways to enhance a child's connection with their perception of self. From my MEd research, I found that combining creative approaches with the study of mythology allowed students to explore their own perception of self through the refracted emotions of other characters. The literal and figurative space of classical mythology allows children to explore intrepid and difficult situations, without directly discussing their own experience. The aim of this project is to act upon the findings of this research, and to shape an inclusive space for children to reflect and enhance their perception of self, irrespective of their own academic attainment or social awareness. I hope to reassess our perceptions of how we approach SEND support interventions, by using an empirically led research base to underpin the importance of free and and expressive practice.