being and belonging how art and storytelling …...paent silia, 23, with the chance to take control...
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ProjectcoordinatorHealthandArtsResearchCentre(HARC)Incusedenvironmentalbehaviourresearch(Zeisel2006),communityculturaldevelopment(CameronandGibson2001)andsustainableheritagemethodologies(Galia2006)todeveloptheartsandcultureprogram.
TheprojectwasprimarilyaconsumerandcommunityengagementprojectratherthanaresearchstudybutparHcipantsself-reportedsignificantbenefits,includingimprovedqualityoflife,whichhavebeendocumentedbyHARC.
CriHcalsuccessfactorswerethehighlevelofengagementfromconsumersandstaffandtheuseofanon-tradiHonalarts-basedengagementmethodologytoimproveclinicaloutcomes.TheprojectwasmappedagainsttheengagementspectrumdevelopedbytheInternaHonalCentreforPublicParHcipaHon(IAP2)andmodelscurrentbestpracHceinaconsumer-ledmodelofcommunityparHcipaHonwhichistradiHonallyverydifficulttoachieveinapublichealthseOng.
Theprogramhadfourindividualprojects:
Imagine!Amixedmediaprojectusingphotography,videoand
dialysisconsumables
BubblesGalleryAninternalfeatureusingdialysiswater
CulturesofBlacktownAboriginalwelcomepainHng
LivingLibraryphotoandvideoprojectwhereolderpaHentssharedtheirexperiencewithyoungadultpaHents
BeingandBelongingisanexciHng,engaging,collaboraHveconsumer-ledartsprojectattheRegionalDialysisCentreatBlacktownHospital.
ItdirectlyencouragespaHentstogetmoreinvolvedintheirhealthcareandimprovetheirqualityoflifebyexpressingtheirexperiencethroughart,anddirectlyinfluencingtheircareenvironment.
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Being and Belonging How art and storytelling transformed the experience of dialysis for patients at Blacktown Hospital’s renal centre
The Program
BeingandBelongingwascreatedbypaHents,families,arHstsandstaffaspartof
theNSWGovernment’sBlacktownandMountDrui[Hospitals(BMDH)
ExpansionProject.
AddiHonalsupportwasprovidedbyBlacktownArtsCentrethroughthePat
ParkerResidencyProgram.
AniniHalworkshopinvolvingabout100people(includingpaHents,carers,
friends,staff,communityandarHsts)generatedtheconceptsfortheartworks
andendorsedtheobjecHveofusingarttoenhancethephysicalenvironment,
raiseawarenessofchronicrenaldiseaseandimprovequalityoflife,especiallyfor
youngadultslivingwithdialysis.
Snapshot
! TheprogramincreasedtheparHcipaHonofyoungadultsondialysistreatmentinthesupportgroupwhichhasbeenbeneficialformaintainingsocialconnecHonandmiHgaHngisolaHonduetochronicdiseasewhichisobenseenasan“oldperson’sproblem”.
! StaffandpaHentsreportedthattheatmosphereofthecentrehasbeenextremelyposiHveandcollegiate,withtheartworksprovidinga“talkingpoint”onwhichtoconnect.
! UsingacreaHve,arts-basedmethodologyhelpedbreakdowndisHncHonsbetweenstaffandpaHents,youngpeopleandolderpeople,Aboriginalandnon-Aboriginalpeople.
! Stafffeelmoreconfidentaboutembracingnewapproachestocare,tothinkmorecreaHvelyandtoengagemorecloselywithpaHentsandcarersinthedeliveryanddesignofservices.
! Theprojecthasbeensosuccessfulthatit’sprovidedamodelforconsultaHoninStage2toincorporateartandculturalelementsintoamajornewcommunitydialysiscentreatMountDrui[.
Morethan300engagementinteracHonsduringtheproject
Peoplecurrentlydependentona[endingourdialysiscentres
Smallpercentageunder25butgreaterlifeHmelifestyleimpact
88regulardialysispaHentsatBlacktown
IsolaHonandlonelinessaffectwell-beingandtreatmentcompliance
20%AboriginalandTorresStraitIslander
650
Benefits
"“Itwasquitetherapeu5cforstafftodosomethingenjoyablewithpa5entsandtocreatesomethingbeau5ful…it’simprovedourcommunica5onskillsandgivenussomethingincommon.Thegalleryislikeourwater-cooler…it’saplacetogettogetherandtalk.”
TaHana,pre-dialysisclinicalnurseconsultantdescribinghowpaHentsandstaffcreaHvelyre-imaginedcommonclinicalconsumablesintominiworksofartwhichwerethendisplayedinnichesintheBubblesGallery.
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Imagine what you could do A new direction: Silia’s story
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BeingandBelongingprovideddialysispaHentSilia,23,withthechancetotakecontrolwhenshetookontheroleofdirectorforthestorytelling
projectLivingLibrary.WithfellowYoungAdultsonDialysisSupportmemberFrances,sheinterviewedotherpaHentstocreatephotoandvideostoriestohelpdemysHfydialysis.Theprojectrevealedseldom-
heardstoriesofloss,hopeandexperienceandprovidedapintofconnecHonbetweendifferentgeneraHons.ThevideointerviewsandsHllphotographsformpartofthephysicalandonlinegalleryfortheproject.“MycondiHondoesn’tdefineme.NorisitthemostinteresHngpartofme,”Siliasaid.
PaHentsFrances(above)andHarry(right)interviewedfortheproject.
“Ifyouworry,yougodown.Youhavetobestrong.Thisislife…thisisnotourchoicebutithappened.Youcan’tdoanything.I’malright.Icomehere,Ijoke,Ilaugh.Mostpeopleloveme…thenurses…!”Harry,haemodialysispaHent
#ScantoseemoreaboutIndigenousarHstPeterWilliams’welcomepainHngCulturesofBlacktownwhichwelcomeseveryonetothecentre,promoHnginclusionandunderstanding.
#RouHneandboredomamongstregularpaHentswasaddressedbycreaHngtemporaryexhibiHonspacesintheBubblesGallery.Itschangeabledisplayspacemostrecentlyshowcasedclinicalconsumables(e.g.gauzeswabs,forceps)re-engineeredintoplayfulandengagingsculpturesbytheYoungAdultsSupportGroup.
#ImagesfromtheLivingLibrarycomplementtheonlineinterviews.
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