Introduction to Creative Health Facilitation

A course that gives you space to grow, with a real person alongside you.

Bring more creativity, connection and wellbeing into your work.

What if creativity could help you connect with others, support wellbeing and discover something new about yourself, too?

The Introduction to Creative Health Facilitation is an online course for people working in care, education and community settings who want to bring creativity into everyday practice.

Through practical creative activities, thoughtful reflection and personalised feedback, you’ll explore how creativity can support wellbeing, build connection and help people feel included.

And you don’t need to think of yourself as creative to begin.

No artistic experience needed. Just curiosity and a willingness to explore.


  • This course is about more than learning new activities. It’s about developing the confidence and understanding to use creativity thoughtfully, in ways that work for you and the people you support.

    Along the way, you’ll have space to explore your own creativity, recognise your strengths and values, and reflect on what wellbeing means in your everyday practice.

    You’ll discover how to:

    • Understand creativity and wellbeing — explore how creative participation can support mental wellbeing, physical health and social connection.

    • Create a sense of safety and belonging — learn how empathy, curiosity and acceptance can help people feel comfortable taking part.

    • Connect with emotions and the body — explore movement, rhythm, sensory awareness and ways to express feelings.

    • Make creativity accessible to everyone — learn to adapt activities to different interests, needs and abilities.

    • Develop your own reflective practice — consider boundaries, consent, inclusion and your own wellbeing as a facilitator.

    You don’t have to have all the answers. This is an opportunity to learn, experiment and develop your approach, one step at a time.

  • We believe learning is most meaningful when you have the opportunity to try things out, reflect on your experience and receive support along the way.

    Each of the six course modules combines four elements:

    Learn — explore the key ideas and research behind creative health.

    Explore — go deeper through reading and video.

    Create — try activities such as free drawing, movement to music and exploring emotions through colour.

    Reflect — make sense of what you’ve discovered and consider how it might translate into your work.

    You’ll complete short assignments as you progress, bringing together your learning, creative practice and personal reflections.

    And importantly, every submission receives personalised developmental feedback from our course team. That means 24 opportunities across the course to ask questions, deepen your understanding and develop your practice with a real person alongside you.

    The focus is on your learning and how you facilitate creative experiences, not on artistic ability.

  • By the end of the course, you’ll have developed skills to plan and lead creative wellbeing sessions in care, education, community or staff wellbeing settings.

    You’ll design a session of your own, receive feedback on your plan, and take away a reusable planning template, alongside a portfolio of activities and reflections.

    Our aim is to help you move from ideas and inspiration towards creative practice that feels thoughtful, inclusive and relevant to the people you work with.

  • Learning that fits around you

    The course is designed to fit around working life, giving you time to learn at your own pace while making space for practice, reflection and feedback.

    • Online learning: complete the course at your own pace within the course period.

    • Six modules over twelve weeks: a supported journey from exploring the foundations to developing your own session.

    • 36 hours of CPD learning: time to explore, practise and reflect.

    • Personalised feedback: receive developmental feedback on every submission.

    • No artistic experience required: curiosity matters more than confidence with creative materials.

    The course is developed by Dr Charlotte Hardacre, an academic, educator and social care researcher, Kate Good, an experienced teacher and creative practitioner; and Simone Hartley-Gott, a BACP-registered counsellor and HE lecturer.

    The course will carry CPD hours accreditation and aligns with the Creative Health Quality Framework.