Annual of social work, Vol. 32 No. 1, 2025.
Professional paper
DRAMA AND DANCE METHODS AND EXAMPLES OF EXERCISES IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Svjetlana Kopčinović
; Hrvatski Crveni križ – Gradsko društvo Crvenog križa Zagreb
Damir Demonja
Mario Kovač
Branko Banković
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide a scientific contribution to the complementarity of dramatic and dance methods with educational, rehabilitation, therapeutic, and other methods. They are presented through eight exercises designed by the authors of this paper and regularly used in professional and amateur drama and dance workshops. Specialists of different profiles, in collaboration with artists, can apply these exercises in their work, adapting them to the needs and capabilities of the individuals and groups they work with. Applied drama and dance methods, presented through concrete exercises, were carried out, with adjustments, with people with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities. The goal of this approach and procedure was to empower people with intellectual disabilities in self-advocacy as an important set of skills in the process of their inclusion in community life. The positive effects on the participants were shown in the social, communication, emotional and cognitive areas.
Keywords
drama and dance methods and exercises; people with intellectual disabilities; self-expression; self-advocacy; human rights
Hrčak ID:
344721
URI
Publication date:
1.2.2026.
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