Learning Disability Group Art Therapy: Looking and Asking

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-14

Study Completion Date

2023-09-25

Brief Summary

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A qualitative study of group art therapy in England for adults with a learning disability accessing community services. Different stakeholder views and experiences will be gathered using ethnographically-informed group observation, semi-structured individual interviews and a focus group. People with a learning disability will support the data analysis and dissemination of findings in accessible means.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Learning Disability, Adult Mental Health

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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Art Therapist

Professionally qualified and HCPC registered Arts Therapists delivering group arts therapy in the community settings in the UK

Ethnographically-informed group observation

Intervention Type OTHER

The chief investigator will visit each art therapy group 3-6 times; there will be up to 5 groups recruited. They will record observational data and insights; making use of visual reflective journaling where appropriate. These will later be written up as full field notes.

Semi-structured Interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Individual interviews will take place with all three key stakeholders in group art therapy at different stages of the study. Each interview will have a topic guide to structure the discussion and will combine arts-based methods with conversation to maximise accessibility. Interview location, timing and format (online or in-person) are flexible, and the chief investigator will adapt to the needs of the participants.

Focus Group

Intervention Type OTHER

After data collection and initial analysis (likely 3-5 months after final observation and/or interview) a focus group will be held with the art therapist participants. This session will use arts-based engagement to support member checking of the initial results and triangulation of the findings, which is likely to include potential active ingredients in group art therapy and principles of practice with this client group.

People with a Learning Disability

Adults (18 years+) currently attending an art therapy group who have a learning disability and can consent and communicate in a way that supports meaningful engagement in the study.

Ethnographically-informed group observation

Intervention Type OTHER

The chief investigator will visit each art therapy group 3-6 times; there will be up to 5 groups recruited. They will record observational data and insights; making use of visual reflective journaling where appropriate. These will later be written up as full field notes.

Semi-structured Interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Individual interviews will take place with all three key stakeholders in group art therapy at different stages of the study. Each interview will have a topic guide to structure the discussion and will combine arts-based methods with conversation to maximise accessibility. Interview location, timing and format (online or in-person) are flexible, and the chief investigator will adapt to the needs of the participants.

Identified Support Person

Person who is well-known to the person with a learning disability (e.g. NHS staff, paid support staff or family members who are carers) who provides practical and/or emotional support to the person with a learning disability attending the art therapy group

Semi-structured Interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Individual interviews will take place with all three key stakeholders in group art therapy at different stages of the study. Each interview will have a topic guide to structure the discussion and will combine arts-based methods with conversation to maximise accessibility. Interview location, timing and format (online or in-person) are flexible, and the chief investigator will adapt to the needs of the participants.

Interventions

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Ethnographically-informed group observation

The chief investigator will visit each art therapy group 3-6 times; there will be up to 5 groups recruited. They will record observational data and insights; making use of visual reflective journaling where appropriate. These will later be written up as full field notes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Semi-structured Interviews

Individual interviews will take place with all three key stakeholders in group art therapy at different stages of the study. Each interview will have a topic guide to structure the discussion and will combine arts-based methods with conversation to maximise accessibility. Interview location, timing and format (online or in-person) are flexible, and the chief investigator will adapt to the needs of the participants.

Intervention Type OTHER

Focus Group

After data collection and initial analysis (likely 3-5 months after final observation and/or interview) a focus group will be held with the art therapist participants. This session will use arts-based engagement to support member checking of the initial results and triangulation of the findings, which is likely to include potential active ingredients in group art therapy and principles of practice with this client group.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Participants who are art therapists must:

* Be a HCPC registered arts therapist practicing in the UK
* Have experience of delivering group arts therapy in a community setting to this population
* Be able to give informed consent and communicate in English

Participants who are adults with a learning disability must:

* Be 18 years old or over
* Have a diagnosed learning disability or be accessing an NHS specialist learning disability service or using their personal budget to access a third sector art therapy group for this population
* Have experienced mental distress, have a diagnosed mental health condition or be accessing support for their mental health
* Be currently accessing group arts therapy
* Be able to give informed consent with adapted communication aids and approaches to meet their communication preferences
* Have a level of verbal ability to ensure they can communicate their views and meaningfully engage in the study

Participants who are paid support staff or family carers must:

* Be 18 years old or over
* Be identified by the person with a learning disability as someone who knows them well and could represent the carer perspective in this study
* Be able to give informed consent
* Have adequate command of the English to be able to meaningfully engage in the study

Participants will be excluded if they:

* Are unable to engage in the informed consent process; this is likely to exclude people who have a more severe form of learning disability
* Delivering the arts therapy group on an inpatient or acute ward
* Trainee arts therapists, or those who have yet to complete registration with the HCPC

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No