Browsing by Subject "Storytelling"

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    The housing first technical assistance and training (HFTAT) implementation strategy: outcomes from a mixed methods study of three programs
    (Biomed Central, 2018-09-21) Watson, Dennis P.; Ahonen, Emily Q.; Shuman, Valery; Brown, Molly; Tsemberis, Sam; Huynh, Philip; Ouyang, Fangqian; Xu, Huiping; Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health
    BACKGROUND: This paper discusses the initial testing of the Housing First Training and Technical Assistance (HFTAT) Program, a multifaceted, distance-based strategy for the implementation of the Housing First (HF) supportive housing model. HF is a complex housing intervention for serving people living with serious mental illness and a substance use disorder that requires significant individual- and structural-level changes to implement. As such, the HFTAT employs a combined training and consultation approach to target different levels of the organization. Training delivered to all organizational staff focuses on building individual knowledge and uses narrative storytelling to overcome attitudinal implementation barriers. Consultation seeks to build skills through technical assistance and fidelity audit and feedback. METHOD: We employed a mixed method design to understand both individual-level (e.g., satisfaction with the HFTAT, HF knowledge acquisition and retention, and HF acceptability and appropriateness) and structural-level (e.g., fidelity) outcomes. Quantitative data were collected at various time points, and qualitative data were collected at the end of HFTAT activities. Staff and administrators (n = 113) from three programs across three states participated in the study. RESULTS: Satisfaction with both training and consultation was high, and discussions demonstrated both activities were necessary. Flexibility of training modality and narrative storytelling were particular strengths, while digital badging and the community of practice were perceived as less valuable because of incompatibilities with the work context. HF knowledge was high post training and retained after 3-month follow-up. Participants reported training helped them better understand the model. Attitudes toward evidence-based interventions improved over 6 months, with qualitative data supporting this but demonstrating some minor concerns related to acceptability and appropriateness. Fidelity scores for all programs improved over 9 months. CONCLUSION: The HFTAT was a well-liked and generally useful implementation strategy. Results support prior research pointing to the value of both (a) multifaceted strategies and (b) combined training and consultation approaches. The study also provides evidence for narrative storytelling as an approach for changing attitudinal implementation barriers. The need for compatibility between specific elements of an implementation strategy and the work environment was also observed.
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    Multi-Age Programming in Story Hour
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 1998) Sigety, Lori Caskey; Hooten, Roanna
    The Virginia M. Tutt Branch of the St. Joseph County Public Library, IN offers story hours for children. Until recently, the story hours were offered four times per week (excluding additional programming). They were divided into specific-age groups: two sessions of two to three year-olds, and two sessions of three to five year-olds. The groups met on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. To balance the sessions, one of each specific age group met on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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    A Narrative Approach to Art Therapy for Life Review as a Means to Increase Mood in an Elder Community
    (2017) Kelley, E'lisa; Misluk, Eileen; King, Juliet
    This human-subject study used a quantitative research design to identify if participation in individual art therapy sessions designed to explore life review through a narrative approach would increase mood in older adults. It was hypothesized that elders (ages 65+) who participated in six individual art therapy sessions, once a week, over the course of six weeks, would show an increase in mood. An increase in mood is defined as a decrease in depressive symptomology. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) provided a baseline measure of depressive symptomologies, rather than a diagnosis of depression. The average difference of individual’s pre-and-post BDI-II scores were used to identify if a change in mood occurred as a result of participation in the study. Participants used artmaking and storytelling as a means to engage in a life review process. The use of story stems and collage were the primary means of engaging in the study. The results showed that participants’ average BDI-II scores decreased post-study. These findings provide support for the use of a narrative approach to art therapy to explore life review as a means to increase mood in older adults. Future implications of this study include continuing to explore the correlations between art therapy and life review as a means of building ego integrity, a deeper review of the artwork created as a response to the story stem, and additional research on the use of the BDI-II for a measure of increased mood. The study provides quantitative support for the use of a narrative approach to art therapy as a means to increase mood in an aging population.
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    A Short-Term Art Therapy Group for Individuals with Dementia
    (2018) Hinkle, Brittany; Misluk, Eileen
    This human-subject study used the Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease (QOL-AD) for its pre- and post-test intervention format without at control group. It was hypothesized that there would be an increase in quality of life (QoL) scores after participation in the 6-week art therapy group. The findings were anticipated to suggest that the supportive group art therapy setting improved QoL in the participants in the domains of energy, mood, and self as a whole. The pre-QOL-AD provided a baseline measure of QoL that was compared to the post-QOL-AD to identify if a change in QoL occurred as a result of participation in the study. Eight participants created an ongoing life review project, recommended by Judith Walk, over six sessions. They were provided with 18-by-24-inch white artist paper, colored pencils, markers, pre-cut collage images, and glue. The paper was pre-divided into six sections. Each section represented an important phase of life, ranging from childhood to the present. The results showed an increase in QoL for five of the eight participants. The participant and caregiver pre- and post-test total scores and scores for the domain of self as a whole were found to be approaching significance. These findings provide support for the use of art therapy to improve QoL for individuals with dementia. Future implications of this study include additional research on the use of Judith Wald's method and the QOL-AD as a measure of QoL for individuals with dementia, particularly for art therapy studies.
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    Storytelling to Preserve a Community’s History
    (IUI Office of Community Engagement, 2022) Kemp, Desmond L.; Rowley, Latosha; Murphy, Stacia; American Studies, School of Liberal Arts
    Storytelling has the power to send a message, preserve culture, history, and influence change. As CRISP Fellows, we visited long-term and new residents to capture their stories, memories, and reflections about the neighborhood history and the recent changes and trends that have impacted the Martindale Brightwood. As graduate students, we learned that community-based participatory research (CBPR) can teach students to make policy decisions that are sustainable and create academic research that is impactful.