Colors of Connection: A Manual for Cultivating Social and Emotional Skills in Children with Disabilities Through Creative Arts

Authors

Allie Hertaus, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow
Angela Labrie Blackwell PhD, OTR, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow
Haleigh Freeman OTD, OTR/L, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow

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Description

Children with disabilities (CWD) are experiencing occupational deprivation due to limited involvement in extracurricular activities. This deprivation impedes their development of social-emotional skills. In attempt to mitigate this deprivation, the OTD student created and implemented Colors of Connection, a creative arts based, social and emotional learning program into an already existing after school program for CWD.

Publication Date

Spring 2024

Publisher

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Keywords

Children with Disabilities, Pediatrics, Social-Emotional Learning, Creative Arts

Medical Subject Headings

Occupational therapy, Disability, Pediatrics, Students

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Comments

Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, held online at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on April 10-17, 2024.

Recommended Citation

Hertaus, A., Blackwell, A. L., & Freeman, H. (2024, April 1). Colors of Connection: A Manual for Cultivating Social and Emotional Skills in Children with Disabilities Through Creative Arts. Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonesspring2024/45