At the center, teachers and facilitators constantly document and collect data during their sessions with the children. These notes become the basis for our research work. The findings from these sessions are further analyzed by triangulation of assessment and evaluation gathered from qualitative and quantitative analysis of observation formats, standardized tests and ABT tools.
The ABT Service is designed in an action research format. Action Research projects at Snehadhara have proved the efficacy of ABT across the special population be it in the motor, sensory, social or cognitive domain.
The action research projects conducted by our team have helped us examine and question our current practices, understand and build new methodologies in arts based therapy, improvise content and set best practices. The research process has been cyclical and iterative.
Completed ABT projects of the ABT practitioners who have worked with the children at Snehadhara Foundation
| Author | Title | Population | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitanjali Sarangan | Holistic Learning and Inclusion for children with developmental delays in motor, language and cognition | Inclusive Special Needs | 2011 |
| Salomi Jacob | Study of using ABT intervention in the development of Oro motor, gross motor and limbic coordination in children with developmental delays | Developmental Delays with focus on locomotor disabled | 2012 |
| Pallavi Chander | Exploring the potential of social awareness with a special needs group through internal peer interactions and buddy system | Autism and Epilepsy | 2012 |
| Anagha K A | Motivation and Relaxation using ABT to enhance Language Acquisition and Articulation in Adolescents with Autism | Adolescents with autism | 2013 |
| Sasha Braganza | Creating a buddy model using Arts Based Therapy as a tool in working with children with ASD | Children with Autism (8-12 year olds) | 2014 |
| Achuta Nadapana | Exploring Arts Based Therapy for non verbal children in the Autism Spectrum | Non verbal children with Autism | 2014 |
| Manasa DJ | A study using Arts Based Therapy as a tool for working with children with special needs | Heterogeneous group of children across disabilities | 2015 |
| Bunty Shrestha | A Journey Guided by Enormous Power of the Arts | Heterogeneous group of children across disabilities | 2017 |
| Arun Kumar Huchappa | Communicating Compassionately Through Arts | Children with Special Needs | 2018 |
| Rohini Chidambaran | My Journey with Blessed Souls through the Path of Creative Arts | Children with Special Needs | 2018 |
| Vani Joshi | Looking Beyond Barriers – Exploring the Endless Possibilities for Specially-abled Children through Arts Based Therapy | Children with Special Needs | 2018 |
| Krutika Madhok | Meraki – The Impressions we leave | Children with Special Needs | 2019 |
| Parvathi G | A Window of Hope | Adults with Special Needs | 2019 |
| Rajeshwari G | Vistara - Expansion of Arts for non verbal children in Autistic spectrum | Children with Special Needs | 2019 |