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Project

Project Together: An Expressive Art-Based Peer Bereavement Curriculum for Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Center:

AZ-Sonoran UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2023

Contact Information:

Yumi Shirai
[email protected]
520-621-9427

Project Description:

Project Together supports opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to articulate grief at the death of a parent caregiver or a close family member through art making at the University of Arizona ArtWorks Studio. This project aims to enhance, implement and evaluate a 10-week expressive arts curriculum that facilitates a group bereavement process working through bereavementfor adults with IDD. Our approach utilizes with expressive arts to removes communicative barriers between persons with different types and levels of disabilities. Through peer-based, creative interactions, we develop strong and supportive community membership. Through community art exhibit, we promote awareness and needs of bereavement support for adults with IDD.

Keyword(s):

Grief, Peer Support, Breavement

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training, Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County, National

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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