BEYOND WORDS | Edition 1:2022, ACCESS
Editorial team: Jessica Mayson, Lebogang Mokgatle & Kirstie Nel
Design and Layout: Neville Lennox & Kirstie Nel
Cover image provided by the University of Johannesburg, Art Therapy Clinical Placement at Lefika La Phodiso

Editorial

A welcome from the editorial team
Jessica Mayson, Lebogang Mokgatle & Kirstie Nel

Arts Circle

Creative and artistic contributions from the SANATA community
Sanelisiwe Dlamini,
Groundspring Playback Theatre Company,
Lefika La Phodiso 
Christine Joubert-Watts

Sharing Our Stories

“At least here we can make a noise”: Finding voice and identity as a woman in music therapy

by Caley Garden

The healing touch of clay

by Kate Shand
Reflection on the therapeutic value of the theatre process as an intervention strategy in a Juvenile Center
by Boitumelo Mokolopeng
Make the circle bigger: developing an arts-based community model of mental healthcare in South Africa
by Marlize Swanepoel
Building the Intlantsi Arts Centre in Lovers Twist Village – a photographic narrative
by Merran Roy

Book Circle

The Happiness Workout: Learn how to optimise confidence, creativity and your brain!
by Noa Belling
Innovative Methods for Applied Drama and Theatre Practice in African Contexts: Drama for Life
Edited by Hazel Barnes, Carol Beck Carter & Warren Nebe

Teachings in Practice

Accredited arts therapy trainings in South Africa:
MA Art Therapy at the University of Johannesburg
MA Drama Therapy at the University of the Witwatersrand
MA Music Therapy at the University of Pretoria