ELISTAT

ENRICHING THE LIVES OF SENIORS THROUGH THE ART THERAPY

Erasmus+ KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

2020-1-TR01-KA227-ADU-097696

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Partners:

● Ankara Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services (Coordinator)

● Sinergia Societa Cooperativa Sociale

● Asociatia de Terapie Familiala si de Cuplu Timisoara

● E-Seniors: Initiation Des Seniors Aux Ntic Association

● Uniao Das Freguesias De Gondomar (Scosme) Valbom E Jovim

● Inspira Education

● Karabuk University

We are experiencing a historical moment with the challenge of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The outbreak of COVID-19 will have a long-term and profound impact on older adults' health and well-being. Social isolation and loneliness are major risk factors that have been linked with poor physical and mental health status.

Experts indicate that Art Therapy can play a crucial role to prevent mentioned dysfunctions. Art Therapy involves the use of creative techniques such as drawing, painting, collage, coloring or sculpting to help people express themselves artistically. It helps older adults explore their emotions, improve self-esteem, relieve stress, improve symptoms of anxiety and depression and cope with a physical illness or disability.

In the light of the mentioned facts, the project aims to facilitate the application of Art Therapy techniques on older adults and their caregivers to ensure their mental well being especially during the lockdown and social isolation times.

Objectives:

- Enriching the lives of seniors and erasing negative emotional effects of social isolation,

- Improving their mental wellbeing through art therapy applications,

- Provide guidance to seniors and their caregivers to perform art therapy applications at home,

- Enhance arts and creativity knowledge and competencies of adult trainers,

- Make adult trainers competent on guidance to art therapy applications

Results:

● TRAINING PROGRAMME & MATERIALS : the program will consist of both classroom and mobile learning. It will aim at increasing caring competences of adult trainers.

● M-LEARNING PLATFORM : M-learning platform will support online learning of targeted people whenever and wherever they are available to learn through their mobiles, tablets or pc's

● ACTIVITY BOOK : In case of art therapist or any other care adult trainers absence, seniors would highly benefit from a practical guide which includes art therapy activities dealing with emotions like stress and anxiety and helping people appreciate and focus on the good.

● VIDEOS & PODCASTS : In addition to Learning Videos,The project content will also be transmitted through Podcasts which are more and more attractive learning platform by taking the advantage of usability in wasted time like driving car or travelling in a bus.