Upcycling Sheltered Workshops

A Revolutionary Approach to Transforming Workshops Into Creative Spaces

Susan Dlouhy, Patty Mitchell (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

120 Seiten

2015
Swallow Press (Verlag)
9780804011594 (ISBN)

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At a time when the traditional sheltered workshop model has fallen under rightful criticism, and a new paradigm for disability programming is not yet in place, Upcycling Sheltered Workshops offers a revolutionary alternative. As many push to dismantle sheltered workshops, Susan Dlouhy and Patty Mitchell present the Creative Abundance Model, a proven method that redirects sheltered workshops from routine to creativity, putting participants in the driver's seat. The Creative Abundance Model does away with the repetitive tasks that characterize traditional workshops. Instead, it is a structured but more open program that incorporates art, music, and other creative pursuits, freeing participants to discover their individual skills and talents. The authors both advocate for the model and provide instructions for implementing it, outlining such steps as obtaining funding, gaining the support and participation of the surrounding community, and preparing studios. Case studies from around the nation and inspiring photographs illustrate Dlouhy and Mitchell's methods and document the many ways in which participants in Creative Abundance thrive.

Susan Dlouhy is the president of Norwich Consulting Services, where she helps sheltered workshops convert their programming to the Creative Abundance Model. Patty Mitchell is an artist and social innovator specializing in collaborations between artists with and without perceived differences and in transforming sheltered workshops into creative spaces.

Foreword by Lynn M. Harter
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Movement toward the Creative Abundance Model
2. The Evolution
3. The Revolution
4. The Creative Abundance Model Framework
5. Stages

Granting Permission
Funding
Staff Acceptance and Implementation
Your Waitress Doesn’t Eat Your Food
Power to the People
Community Partnerships
Culture Shift
Expectations Shift
Environment
Continuous Evolution of Discovery
The Nature of Attraction
Share the Abundance

6. What We Have Learned
Meet the Authors

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.2015
Verlagsort	Ohio
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9780804011594 / 9780804011594
Zustand	Neuware