Innovation Days - Immersive technologies bridging art therapy and mental health ONLINE PARTICIPATION ONLY

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER : This event has 2 different registration call. This one is for online participation only. If you would like to participate to the full workshop including the mobility at Université Paris-Saclay, plase enroll in the other call. Please do not enroll in both as only one registration will be counted. 

The proposed workshop adopts a research-based learning approach and focuses on the development of sensitive and cognitively immersive “therapeutic” experiences—particularly in the context of art therapy—grounded in mental health and motor disability research. Drawing on scientific literature and current health studies, each experience should offer a beneficial sensorial (e.g., visual, auditory) and/or cognitive dimension designed to address a specific pathology, including mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and eating disorders, among others.

Through this process, students will have the opportunity to discover and explore the potential impact of art therapy on these conditions, following the identification and analysis of high-quality research relevant to these topics.

Learning objectives:

At the end of the workshop, students must be able to:

1. Identify how research on mental health and art therapy integrate into a multidisciplinary community;

2. Communicate with colleagues from any other fields;

3. Combine the knowledge they have in different areas to address a holistic health problem;

4. Build a sensitive and cognitive immersive environment dedicated to a target pathology, to improve well-being of patients.

Online activities: 8 × 2h = 16 hours of classes from February to March 2026 (2 hours per week)