Mobilizing hope: an applied drama approach toward building protective factors in behavioral health
Description
The purpose of this mixed methods case study was to evaluate a dramatic arts curriculum focused on building protective factors including resiliency, cognitive flexibility, self-efficacy, and hope in eight to ten adolescent male sex offenders undergoing treatment at a residential behavioral health facility in Mesa, Arizona. The impetus for this research was suicide prevention efforts. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 15-24 in the United States (CDC 2013), and prevention efforts demand complex approaches targeting major risk factors like lack of belonging and hopelessness. Arts-based prevention efforts have shown promise for building pro-social preventative factors.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2018
Agent
- Author (aut): Schoenfelder, Joseph
- Thesis advisor (ths): Etheridge Woodson, Stephani
- Committee member: Kelly, Anne
- Committee member: Leong, Karen
- Publisher (pbl): Arizona State University