Introduction to Educational Creative Tools (Video 1 of 8)
Channel: Irish Hospice
Date: 27/10/2023

Drama and Movement Therapist Ellie Bailey gives and overview of eight educational creative tools aimed at helping to start supportive conversations with children and young adults around grief and loss. All are designed to find ways of expression beyond words or traditional talking therapies. 

This is the first in a series of eight videos from Irish Hospice Foundation and Down Syndrome Tipperary demonstrating creative tools designed to help support children and young adults with Down Syndrome address grief and loss. This may be the loss of a family pet, siblings leaving the family home, or the death of a loved one. The magic of these tools is that they provide a variety of safe ways for self-expression and can prompt some really important conversations around grief and loss. They are especially helpful for persons with Down Syndrome, who can often have difficulties expressing themselves verbally and channeling emotions.  

Developed by: 
Down Syndrome Tipperary – Staff, Children, Parents and Families
Emily Matthews – Educational Drama Facilitator
  
Supported by:
Irish Hospice Foundation
Creative Ireland
Ellie Bailey and Will Bailey – Drama and Movement Therapists
Susanna Stokes – Senior Speech and Language Therapist
Maura Keating – The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network
Dr Marin Wilson – Speech and Language Therapist
Eimear Ryan – Speech and Language Therapist

About Irish Hospice Foundation
Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) is a national charity that addresses dying, death and bereavement in Ireland. Our vision is an Ireland where people facing end of life or bereavement, and those who care for them, are provided with the care and support that they need.  

Visit our website to learn more about our programmes and services: https://hospicefoundation.ie/

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