Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work Memorial University
Within a disability justice framework, we conducted a community engaged narrative research project that included knowledge sharing theatre performance with neurodiverse older adults. This presentation will focus on the methods we used within this collaborative research project in the pursuit of disability justice.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
1. Identify some of the experiences and needs of neurodiverse older adults as it relates to aging, housing, social networks, resistance strategies and health and social services.
2. Describe some of the inclusive research strategies that can be used to enhance co-production of knowledge and change through narrative methods and theatre performance with neurodiverse adults and their family caregivers.
3. Explore the incorporation of knowledge sharing activities that employ arts-based methodologies and disability justice principles to enhance social work pedagogy based on the experiential knowledge of neurodiverse older adults.
