Use of Adventure to Address Play Deprivation in Children and Teens Raised in Conflict

Authors

Kristin Salisbury, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow
Mary Jan Greer, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow

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Description

Youth raised in conflict often experience extrinsic and intrinsic factors that contribute to play deprivation and occupational injustice. These factors are reviewed through interviews with stakeholders and participants and observed while embedded in an adventure program for foster and adopted youth and in a refugee camp for families and children. Current literature reveals underlying factors that contribute to play deprivation for these youth, including conditions resulting from trauma and developmental delays due to the absence of play engagement. The poster reviews the programmatic components necessary for addressing these factors through whole-person play-based programming. It considers using adventure-based programming to introduce and augment play engagement to address this population- level concern.

Publication Date

12-18-2024

Publisher

University of St Augustine for Health Sciences

Keywords

Adolescent, Play, Play Therapy, Child, Refugees, Adoption, Refugee Camps, Foster Child, Occupational Injuries, Recreation, PTSD

Medical Subject Headings

Adolescent, Child, Refugee Camps, Recreation, Causality, Intrinsic factor, Quality of Life, Social Participation

Disciplines

Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Occupational Therapy | Social Justice

Comments

Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, held online at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences December 18, 2024.

Recommended Citation

Salisbury, K., & Greer, M. J. (2024, December 18). Use of Adventure to Address Play Deprivation in Children and Teens Raised in Conflict. Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonesfall2024/11