Family work, creativity and wellbeing

Abstract

This article discusses the connections between family work, creativity and wellbeing. It explores, firstly, how family life is central to the wellbeing of service users and carers and how working with families enhances the wellbeing of mental health practitioners. Secondly, it highlights what can be learnt about creative practice from family therapy research, how this can help us identify the characteristics of creative mental health care in practice and how more creative mental health practice – including family interventions – might benefit services users and carers.