ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors share them stories and experiences of integrating arts into social work education in two different contexts: Nepal and Canada. They discuss how their used arts in two different settings: with groups of people affected by physical and social–environmental issues, such as natural disasters and armed conflicts, and in the other, with students learning about practice and inquiry in social work. In both settings, arts-based methods were used as pedagogic strategies to engage students in critical thinking, learning social work values and theory, as well as developing skills for their future professional practice. The main purpose of the art workshop was to increase participants' capacities to provide post-earthquake responses and engage their community using community engagement approaches such as arts-based activities. The authors use creative activities that focus on how children might create visual representations and find their own words to name their feelings, putting some distance between them and their feelings.
