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Mental Health And Wellness Programming For Adults With Down Syndrome, Chloe Samter
Mental Health And Wellness Programming For Adults With Down Syndrome, Chloe Samter
OTD Capstone Projects
This capstone project was completed in partnership with GiGi’s Playhouse located in Brentwood, TN. GiGi’s Playhouse is a non-profit organization that offers free programming for individuals with Down syndrome and their families. The focus of this project was addressing the mental health and wellness of adults with Down syndrome. The goal of this project was to provide meaningful lessons and activities for participants to learn about mental health, coping strategies, and emotional exploration. Participants had the opportunity to learn and practice meditation, mindfulness, self-advocacy, healthy relationships, creative expression, and more. Participants completed The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) as a …
Power Skills Curriculum Development For Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities At Friends Life Community, April Coleson
Power Skills Curriculum Development For Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities At Friends Life Community, April Coleson
OTD Capstone Projects
Development of life skills curriculum for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities from an occupational therapy perspective
Increasing Participation In Children And Adults With Disabilities At Christ Presbyterian Church, Taylor Boggus
Increasing Participation In Children And Adults With Disabilities At Christ Presbyterian Church, Taylor Boggus
OTD Capstone Projects
In partnering with Christ Presbyterian Church’s Special Needs Ministry for my doctoral capstone project, my aim was to increase participation in the community for children and adults with disabilities. I first created a family needs questionnaire to enable the special needs ministry to identify the needs of the families they serve. I created a resource guide for the ministry to disseminate to their families that includes local resources that serve children and adults with disabilities, including information about the services each resource provides and their contact information. Finally, I created a job skills curriculum to be used in the ministry’s …