Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Being a therapeutic clown- an exploration of their lived experiences and well-being Subject The topic of the resource Clowns psyche; Learning; Therapeutic clowning; Values; Wellbeing Description An account of the resource Therapeutic clowning uses humor and play to minimize the stress for patients and their families during hospitalization. This study aims to explore the subjective meaning of therapeutic clowning through clowns perspective, understand why they continue clowning and interpret how it has impacted them. The research design takes a qualitative approach using phenomenological paradigm. Nine therapeutic clowns between 20 and 60years with clowning experience of 6months-4years from Compassionate Clowns, located at Bangalore were interviewed. The results reflected that the journey of being a therapeutic clown has been equally therapeutic for the clowns. Based on the thematic data analysis network, it was found that clowning has instilled many values in the way they think. It has given them a platform to learn new things from the children they clown. Therefore, looking at these results it could be said that therapeutic clowning serves as a medium for community service and in maintaining personal wellbeing. 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lalantika V.; Yuvaraj S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Current Psychology, Vol-41, No. 3, pp. 1131-1138. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-00611-9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-00611-9</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85078741032&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs12144-020-00611-9&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=68eed6bdfed603110e675b911c681142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85078741032&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs12144-020-00611-9&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=68eed6bdfed603110e675b911c681142</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 10461310 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lalantika V., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Yuvaraj S., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India