Assessment of Sensory Preferences and Building of Self Determination through Sensory Art Exploration Program with Future Implementation for Interdisciplinary Team and Care Plan.
Session Description (for use in the program and for marketing purposes)
Sensory art program was used to determine the sensory preferences and promote self-determination and self-esteem of children with medically complex care needs and limited communication capabilities. Through a strengths based approach, preferred sensory stimulation, choice making, and independent movement were explored and discovered over several weeks with the results used together into a final piece of artwork by each child. Final pieces of artwork were then displayed at an art show with pictures and colorful descriptions where family, friends, and care staff could see and learn something new about each child, seeing them in a different light. Future development of program include a sensory art assessment and incorporation of detailed and specific sensory preferences into each child’s individualized interdisciplinary care plan.