Lecturer, Art Therapy
Division: Occupational Therapy & Arts Therapies
Adrienne McDermid-Thomas (MA, PGDip) is a Lecturer in the Occupational Therapy & Arts Therapies Division.
- Overview
- Teaching & Learning
- Activities & Awards
Affiliations/Memberships to Other Organisations:
- Member of the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)
- Health Professions Council ( HPC) registered practitioner
2006-present MSC in Art Therapy, QMU
Provision of lectures relating to practice experience:
- Art Therapy in an adult mental health community setting (voluntary sector).
- Art Therapy in a forensic mental health inpatient setting (NHS) .
- The Recovery approach and its implications for clinical practice.
Also acted as Placement Supervisor
2008 – present
Introduction to Arts Therapies Certificate Course
Course coordination and occasional teaching input.
2011 - PhD in Occupational Therapy, Occupational therapists’ perceptions of preterm children’s academic difficulties in the early years of mainstream schooling, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
2015 - Edinburgh Napier Mentoring and Coaching Award, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh
