Organisation: Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies
Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies
The Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies (BCAT) is a registered charity which was set up in 1993 to provide accessible arts therapies, and more recently an arts in health service throughout the Midlands. We assist children and adults who are experiencing mental health, physical, behavioural or emotional issues with arts therapies, and we also work closely with our community partners across Birmingham to support the health and wellbeing of citizens using art, dance, drama, music and play.
The centre is unique in that it brings together art, drama, music, dance movement and play therapy.
BCAT are passionate about people and how arts therapies can be applied to aid mental health and physical issues, and how communities can also benefit therapeutically from arts in health intervention.
Being a pioneer and leader in establishing arts therapies as an alternative and complimentary intervention has been a goal for our charity for the past 25 years. We put people and communities in front of profit and are able to offer a number of subsidised services thanks to our generous funders and available grants.
Pathways Covered
Overview
BCAT uses the arts as a catalyst to support people and communities - helping them to grow and develop, and use the arts as a way to express and engage without relying on veral communication.
What we do
We can provide support in art, dance, drama, music and play therapy with trained and professionally qualified therapists that will allow the individual to explore new ways of thinking and explore coping mechanisms.
Where we do it
We can provide support in an outreach capacity or at our centre in Highgate - any where there is a safe secure space.
How to access
All clients must complete a referral form - this can be completed by a mental health professional or self referral.
Overview
BCAT uses the arts as a catalyst to support people and communities - helping them to grow and develop, and use the arts as a way to express and engage.
What we do
BCAT provide professional arts therapies in art, dance, drama, music and play that allow people to express without relying on the ability to verbalise.
Where we do it
We operate in an outreach capacity and from our centre in Highgate - any where there is a safe secure space.
How to access
All clients will need to complete a referral form. This can be completed by a health care professional or self referral.
Overview
BCAT uses the arts as a catalyst to support people and communities - helping them to grow and develop, and use the arts as a way to express and engage.
What we do
BCAT provide professional arts therapies in art, dance, drama, music and play. Arts therapies do not rely on the ability to verbalise emotions and clients will use the arts form to express emotion and find ways to deal with issues.
Where we do it
BCAT operate in an outreach capacity and provide arts therapies at our centre in Highgate - any where there is a safe secure space.
How to access
All clients need to complete a referral form that can be completed by a healthcare professional or self referral.
Overview
BCAT uses the arts as a catalyst to support people and communities - helping them to grow and develop, and use the arts as a way to express and engage.
What we do
BCAT provide professional arts therapies in art, dance, drama, music and play.
Where we do it
BCAT operate in an outreach capacity and also run arts therapies services from our centre in Highgate. Any where there is a safe secure space.
How to access
All clients will need to complete a referral form. This can be completed by a health care professional or self referral.
Overview
BCAT uses the arts as a catalyst to support people and communities - helping them to grow and develop, and use the arts as a way to express and engage.
What we do
BCAT provides professional art, dance, drama, music and play therapies that allow the client to express themselves and work through issues without the need to verbalise.
Where we do it
BCAT work mainly in an outreach capacity but also provide arts therapies at our centre in Highgate - any where there is a safe and secure space.
How to access
All clients will need to complete a referral form. This can be completed by a health care professional or self referral.
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The Friends Institute - 220 Moseley Road, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0DG - 01214408273