Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Allied Health Professions - policy, curriculum design and role in health and care delivery in the UK.
- Health inequality and health promotion
- Improving healthcare outcomes through trauma informed organisations
- Pluralistic practice in leadership, HE pedagogy and practice
- Inter-professional learning in health and care sciences
- Attachment, neuroscience and trauma informed practice
- Creativity and leadership
- Policy and clinical governance/guidance development
- Applied neuroscience in learning and teaching
- Early childhood trauma and reparative psychotherapeutic practice
- Mental health needs of diverse populations (asylum seekers and refugees, global majority communities, carers, and travellers)
- Clinical supervision of Arts Therapists and helping professions
- Clinical competence.
Education/Academic qualification
Pedagogy, FHEA, AdvanceHE Fellow
Leadership and Management, Diploma (L7)
Art Psychotherapy, MSc, Queen's University Belfast
Counselling Supervision, PG Diploma, University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth
Fine Art, MA, University of Ulster
Fine and Applied Arts, BA (Hons), University of Ulster
Pedagogy and Staff Development, SEDA (member)
External positions
AHP Federation - Health and Care Education Leads Committee, Allied Health Professions Federation
May 2025 → …
Pre-registration Education Advisor, British Association of Art Therapists
May 2025 → …
Project Advisor - BAAT Research Strategy, British Association of Art Therapists
Apr 2025 → …
Q Member (Quality Improvement Practice) , NHS Federation
2024 → …
Si Network member, Si - Systems Innovation Network
2024 → …
External Examiner - MA Art Therapy, University of Hertfordshire
Jan 2023 → …
External Examiner - University Certificate: Arts Therapies and Wellbeing Foundation, University of Hertfordshire
Jan 2023 → …
Peer Reviewer, International Journal of Art Therapy (IJAT)
2017 → …
External Examiner - MA Integrative Arts Psychotherapy (IATE), University of East London
Sept 2016 → Jul 2019
External Examiner - MA Integrative Arts Psychotherapy (IATE), London Metropolitan University
Sept 2015 → Aug 2016
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Mapping Art Psychotherapy in the UK to the Scope of Practice and Education (SCoPEd) Framework for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Hubena, B., 24 Feb 2026, British Association of Art Therapists. 58 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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BAAT Curriculum Guidance for the Pre-registration Education and Training of Art Therapists in the UK
Hubena, B. & Vaculik, C. L., 29 Jul 2025, British Association of Art Therapists. 38 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Inter-professional learning: initial observations of the art psychotherapy tools used in the post-qualifying postgraduate training in counselling children and young people
Hubena, B. & Mulcahy, J., 28 Jun 2024, Art that Tells the Truth: Creative Methods in Guidance and Counselling. Lengele, R., Hughes, D. & Hambly, L. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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NHSE Commission: Art, Music and Drama Therapies: Project B: Training: Co-designing modern and inclusive curricula
Hubena, B., 2025, British Association of Art Therapists.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Art psychotherapy tools in clinical supervision: HEIW Arts Therapies Showcase
Hubena, B., 12 Apr 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Media
Open Access
Activities
- 2 Publication peer-review
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BAAT and AATA International Practice and Research Conference (Event)
Hubena, B. (Editor)
11 Jul 2019 → 13 Jul 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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International Journal of Art Therapy (Journal)
Hubena, B. (Peer reviewer)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Press/Media
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University project offers free counselling to vulnerable people in Newport
11/05/12
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Prizes
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Collaborative Awards for Teaching Excellence (CATE) 2017
Hubena, B. (Recipient), Nov 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Impacts
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BAAT Curriculum Guidance for the Pre-registration Education and Training of UK Art Therapists and Art Psychotherapists
Hubena, B. (Participant)
Impact: Public policy impacts
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National Curriculum for Counselling Young People 11-18 (BACP)
Hubena, B. (Participant) & Mulcahy, J. (Participant)
Impact: Other impacts
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NHSE Commissioning Project - Development of Arts Therapies Curriculum Guidance in the UK
Hubena, B. (Participant)
Impact: Public policy impacts