BACKGROUND

In schools where individuals with intellectual disabilities are educated or in inclusive education, life skills and privacy trainings are not available or programs prepared for students with typical development are adapted. This situation may cause individuals with intellectual disabilities to be insufficiently integrated into social life and become isolated. In addition, with the end of the students' education life, there may be difficulties in adapting to social life and maintaining their lives independently. For this reason, there is a need for structured, practical and behavioral group guidance programs on privacy and independent living skills that can be implemented in schools for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

PROJECT GOALS

• Basic life skills needed by individuals with intellectual disabilities will be identified through literature review.
• Modules will be determined by categorizing the basic life skills identified.
• Life skills group guidance modules will be prepared with creative drama method and opinions will be obtained from field experts.
• Modules will be implemented with 60 students with intellectual disabilities between October 2023 - January 2024 and February 2024 - May 2024 for 6 class hours per week.
• A program consisting of at least 3 sessions for families will be prepared and implemented.
• After both periods, the effect of the modules will be observed in external learning environments.
• The project final report will be prepared, and a final workshop will be organized.

PROJECT RESULTS

• 30 drama workshops were organized with 60 mentally disabled youth at Şehit Fehmi Special Education Vocational School.
• Workshop topics: Communication skills, adaptation/confidence, coping with stress and anger, self-care skills, adolescence and sexual health, protection from abuse, skills at home and outside the home, conscious use of technology, dreams and planning the future
• Visits were organized with mentally disabled youth so that the skills gained in the workshops could be applied in daily life. 3 workshops were organized to support communication between parents.
• Two teachers were supported to become drama instructors and the modules were implemented in the school in a sustainable manner.
• A launch meeting was organized to announce the project to 11 special education vocational schools in Ankara, Mamak Guidance Research Center and the Ministry of National Education.

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