Exploring and Identifying Communities Where I Belong: Arts-Based, Person-Centered Book Making Workshop
Project Description:
In Arizona, the Person-Centered Planning (PCP) Document is a required health care document for people with IDD who receive services from the state for long-term care and is administered and monitored by state-employed support coordinators. These documents contain thorough medical care information, but personal stories and individual preferences are often not fully explored or detailed. By implementing principles of inclusive art practices (Fox & Macpherson, 2015), this proposal invites people with IDD to attend 8, one-hour group workshops in which they are given the opportunity to reframe their Planning Document in a way that reflects their important personal and cultural connections that are a critical part of their community living. Using various artistic mediums and forms of expression (e.g., drawings, photos, logos/symbols, gestures, etc.), participants will be able to explore their ideas/needs/wants in a way they haven't been able to previously. This will ensure that individuals are able to expand on elements of their stories and synthesize their experiences into a concrete book format with which they can navigate their adult and aging life.
Keyword(s):
person centered planning, inclusive art
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Other Direct/Model Services
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Quality of Life
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
