Case Studies

In this QNIS grant funded project, working in collaboration with Queen Margaret University, we helped community nurses to explore their experiences of work-related stress, promote well-being and resilience and co-create a tool kit that could support well-being in the workplace.

During a series of 5 facilitated workshops we used creative and participatory methods, including storytelling, lego serious play, poetry. We have created a resource, CAKE: a recipe for self-care, well-being and team resilience-building. CAKE was tested in 17 sites across the UK and is now available as a digital resource.

Read more about the Catalysts for Change: SEEDs Project at The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland website >>

“At first felt really daunted by storytelling, but I could see the worth as the session went on and we elaborated on the stories, thank you”

We collected stories from students, staff and the local community from a nearby university. These stories recollected their experiences of lockdown during the Covid 19 pandemic. We then facilitated online workshops with a small group of the story contributors to analyse these stories and create a collective story in the form of a virtual art exhibition, to archive for the future.

The aim of this workshop was to show how poetry can be used to help tell stories and support learning. Working with a group of apprentice storytellers from a variety of backgrounds, we used poetry to explore personal journeys, and encouraged participants to write their own poetry.

Feedback from professional storyteller in the workshop

“Kath brings a wealth of story and poetry experience to the apprentice programme. She has a strong feel for the power of stories and the power of language” .