Transitions Theatre: An Arts-Informed Interprofessional Education Workshop
Introduction Transition from pediatric to adult care has significant implications for health outcomes in youth with special health care needs. To optimally support the transition, health care and social service providers must work collaboratively with youth and families in service planning, implemen...
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| author | Yukari Seko Anna Oh Keisha Goberdhan Laura Bowman Darlene Hubley Payal Khazanchi Nadine Vermeulen C. J. Curran |
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| description | Introduction Transition from pediatric to adult care has significant implications for health outcomes in youth with special health care needs. To optimally support the transition, health care and social service providers must work collaboratively with youth and families in service planning, implementation, and evaluation. Based on interviews with 15 youth and their families, we developed an arts-informed interprofessional education activity titled Transitions Theatre using the method of readers’ theater. Methods Three educators with lived experience (one former pediatric rehabilitation client and two parents of youth with special health care needs) and three academic/clinical educators codesigned the transitions. We conducted four online workshops (14–20 participants each). Results A total of 67 people participated: 59 students from 11 health disciplines and seven postlicensure clinicians and one trainee from five disciplines (e.g., occupational therapy, life skills coaching, early childhood education). Twenty-six participants answered both pre- and postworkshop surveys and reported a positive shift in their understanding of client and family perspectives, their roles in transition support, and other providers’ roles in transition support. After the workshop, learners felt more confident with transition support and interprofessional collaboration. The perspectives of the educators with lived experience aligned with the theater scripts and enhanced learners’ empathetic engagement with the topic. Discussion The evidence-based teaching approach of readers’ theater and our coteaching model offered learners a unique opportunity to learn about the challenges clients and their families face at the time of transition to adulthood and identify their role in an interprofessional transition support. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1916adda580a4b47be3bed7ddbe473d82022-12-22T02:38:47ZengAssociation of American Medical CollegesMedEdPORTAL2374-82652022-06-011810.15766/mep_2374-8265.11254Transitions Theatre: An Arts-Informed Interprofessional Education WorkshopYukari Seko0Anna Oh1Keisha Goberdhan2Laura Bowman3Darlene Hubley4Payal Khazanchi5Nadine Vermeulen6C. J. Curran7Assistant Professor, School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University; Adjunct Scientist, Bloorview Research InstituteResearch Coordinator, Transitions Strategy, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation HospitalYouth Facilitator, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation HospitalResearch Associate, Transitions Strategy, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Lecturer (Status), Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of TorontoInterprofessional Education Leader, Teaching and Learning Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation HospitalFamily as Faculty, Client and Family Integrated Care, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation HospitalFamily as Faculty, Client and Family Integrated Care, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation HospitalDirector, Transitions Strategy and Community Partnerships, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation HospitalIntroduction Transition from pediatric to adult care has significant implications for health outcomes in youth with special health care needs. To optimally support the transition, health care and social service providers must work collaboratively with youth and families in service planning, implementation, and evaluation. Based on interviews with 15 youth and their families, we developed an arts-informed interprofessional education activity titled Transitions Theatre using the method of readers’ theater. Methods Three educators with lived experience (one former pediatric rehabilitation client and two parents of youth with special health care needs) and three academic/clinical educators codesigned the transitions. We conducted four online workshops (14–20 participants each). Results A total of 67 people participated: 59 students from 11 health disciplines and seven postlicensure clinicians and one trainee from five disciplines (e.g., occupational therapy, life skills coaching, early childhood education). Twenty-six participants answered both pre- and postworkshop surveys and reported a positive shift in their understanding of client and family perspectives, their roles in transition support, and other providers’ roles in transition support. After the workshop, learners felt more confident with transition support and interprofessional collaboration. The perspectives of the educators with lived experience aligned with the theater scripts and enhanced learners’ empathetic engagement with the topic. Discussion The evidence-based teaching approach of readers’ theater and our coteaching model offered learners a unique opportunity to learn about the challenges clients and their families face at the time of transition to adulthood and identify their role in an interprofessional transition support.http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11254Transition to AdulthoodReaders’ TheaterResearch-Based TheaterPediatric RehabilitationInterprofessional EducationVirtual Learning |
| spellingShingle | Yukari Seko Anna Oh Keisha Goberdhan Laura Bowman Darlene Hubley Payal Khazanchi Nadine Vermeulen C. J. Curran Transitions Theatre: An Arts-Informed Interprofessional Education Workshop MedEdPORTAL Transition to Adulthood Readers’ Theater Research-Based Theater Pediatric Rehabilitation Interprofessional Education Virtual Learning |
| title | Transitions Theatre: An Arts-Informed Interprofessional Education Workshop |
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| topic | Transition to Adulthood Readers’ Theater Research-Based Theater Pediatric Rehabilitation Interprofessional Education Virtual Learning |
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