@article{ref1,
title="Communicating personal amnesty: A model for health promotion in an Australian disability context",
journal="Health promotion international",
year="2013",
author="Vogelpoel, Nicholas and Gattenhof, Sandra and Shakespeare-Finch, Jane",
volume="30",
number="3",
pages="449-459",
abstract="Currently pathological and illness-centric policy surrounds the evaluation of the health status of a person experiencing disability. In this research partnerships were built between disability service providers, community development organizations and disability arts organizations to build a translational evaluative methodology prior to implementation of an arts-based workshop that was embedded in a strengths-based approach to health and well-being. The model consisted of three foci: participation in a pre-designed drama-based workshop program; individualized assessment and evaluation of changing health status; and longitudinal analysis of participants changing health status in their public lives following the culmination of the workshop series. Participants (n = 15) were recruited through disability service providers and disability arts organizations to complete a 13-week workshop series and public performance. The study developed accumulative qualitative analysis tools and member-checking methods specific to the communication systems used by individual participants. Principle findings included increased confidence for verbal and non-verbal communicators; increased personal drive, ambition and goal-setting; increased arts-based skills including professional engagements as artists; demonstrated skills in communicating perceptions of health status to private and public spheres. Tangential positive observations were evident in the changing recreational, vocational and educational activities participants engaged with pre- and post- the workshop series; participants advocating for autonomous accommodation and health provision and changes in the disability service staff's culture. The research is an example of translational health methodologies in disability studies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0957-4824",
doi="10.1093/heapro/dat060",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dat060"
}