Arts-based social skills interventions for adolescents with acquired brain injuries: Five case reports

Abstract

Results support the use of an arts-based intervention for youth with ABI to facilitate social skills and participation. Findings also highlight the need for more sensitive measures of these skills for these youth. Suggested guidelines for program implementation are provided.

An integrated methods study of the experiences of youth with severe disabilities in leisure activity settings: the importance of belonging, fun, and control and choice

“…There are similarities to the findings of other studies on leisure experiences, home and community participation, and inclusion involving youth with significant impairments (i.e., brain disorders, blindness, and spinal cord injury), which also point to the importance of supportive relationships and environments, and experiences of control and autonomy [5,8,16].…”

“…Other than the study by Hynes et al [4], a study of the perceptions of shopping activities involving four young adults with cerebral palsy who used AAC [7], and a study by Agnihotri et al [8], described below, none of the studies involved participants with severe disabilities.…”

“…In the study by Agnihotri et al [8], two adolescents with severe childhood brain disorder completed pre-post quantitative data on an arts-based intervention and took part in a focus group; these focus group data were then analyzed qualitatively. In the study by Harding et al [9], six children with various physical or developmental disabilities completed the CAPE, a measure of children's recreational and leisure activity participation [10], took photographs of their outof-school-time activities, and took part in semi-structured interviews assessing their perceptions of activity participation and environments.…”

“…Themes arising in these studies of leisure experiences, home and community participation, and inclusion include the importance of supportive environments [8] and the presence of challenges and barriers to leading an active and varied life [14]. Studies also indicate the importance of leisure activities that provide supportive relationships, a sense of identity, and experiences of power and control [5]; Youth Experiences of Activity Settings 4 meaningful engagement with peers, and support and understanding [15]; a sense of autonomy [16]; and friendships [17].…”

A Conceptual Framework of Social Communication: Clinical Applications to Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

“…Participants' ability to recognize the emotions of anger and sadness was maintained at 8 months postinjury. 92,93 Social Problem Solving and Family Training There is evidence to support social problem solving and family training to improve social competency. 14 These social problem-solving interventions postulate that constructive problem solving can be used to regulate emotions and create positive solutions to challenges, which can support prosocial behavior.…”