Articles
Finding your place in social work: how Luthiën turned empathy into action
What if helping people isn’t just part of your personality, but your future career? For Luthiën Jonis, studying International Social Work (ISW) at HAN marks the start of that journey. What began as a natural desire to support others grew into a career focused on people, community and personal growth.
An international dialogue about equal opportunity
To reduce disparities in health, we desperately need professionals who know how to make a difference. How do you train students for that? HAN is working with European partners on this issue in the HEQED project.
Towards a colorful society with art-based communities
People with intellectual disabilities often live in social isolation. How can they participate in society with more equal footing, so they can lead a more autonomous life? “Art-based” communities have the potential to be an important step towards social justice for people with intellectual disabilities.
Measuring quality of movement
Lieke Dekkers, physical therapy lecturer and researcher in neurorehabilitation at HAN University of Applied Sciences, earned her PhD at Radboud University for her research: The art of observing the moving child.
Music interventions reduce stress
Stress negatively impacts our health. We know that better and better. But how can we reduce stress when our daily environments keep stress levels up? Scientists looked into the effects of music interventions and found that they had a significant effect on stress reduction.
