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Overview
Art Psychotherapist in cancer and palliative care since 2004, Megan Tjasink advocates the unique value and potential of art therapy in medical settings.
Megan drives innovation to develop art therapy services, practice and research in health. She champions adaptable, context specific, evidence-informed practice and has developed multiple new art therapy posts and services in relation to patient need, both within the NHS and charitable sectors.
Megan has developed a practice ethos that is relational and compassion-based, drawing on current research and multiple theoretical models, based on individual need, environment and therapeutic context.
Megan has a sustained and active interest in collaborative working and interdisciplinary research - particularly to develop the relationship between art and medicine.
Megan is a PhD research fellow at Queen Mary University of London. Her PhD research is in the use of art therapy with hospital clinicians to address burnout and psychosocial distress.
Education/Academic qualification
Art Psychotherapy, MA Art Therapy
External positions
PhD Research Fellow, HEI: Queen Mary University of London
6 Jan 2022 → …
Lead Art Psychotherapist, NHS - Barts Health NHS Trust
6 Oct 2005 → …
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Projects
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SWAIP: Social inclusion and Well-being through the Arts and Interdisciplinary Practices (SWAIP)
Usiskin, M. (PI) & Tjasink, M. (CoI)
1/09/18 → 31/08/20
Project: Other
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Arts-Based Interventions for Professionals in Caring Roles During and After Crisis: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Havsteen-Franklin, D., Tjasink, M., Winter Kottler, J., Grant, C. & Kumari, V., 22 Dec 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 18 p., 589744.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)51 Downloads (Pure) -
Single Session Art Therapy For Day Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Or Radiotherapy
Tjasink, M. & Little, D., 1 Nov 2019, Newsbriefing - Membership publication for the British Association of Art Therapists.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Art therapy to reduce burnout in oncology and palliative care doctors: a pilot study
Tjasink, M. & Soosaipillai, G., 24 Jul 2018, In: International Journal of Art Therapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)2 Downloads (Pure) -
Art psychotherapy in medical oncology: A search for meaning
Tjasink, M., 20 Nov 2010, In: International Journal of Art Therapy. 15, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus)