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Promoting Resilience in Youth Through Participation in an Arts-Based Mindfulness Group Program

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In this chapter, I describe how and why we use arts-based methods to facilitate the learning of mindfulness-based practices and concepts. An arts-based approach is engaging and enjoyable, and helps to create safe spaces for youth to understand and express their feelings and thoughts. Developmentally, using creative approaches makes sense for youth and it is a relevant and meaningful approach that promotes success. Arts-based approaches are effective for building a variety of resiliencies including increased self-awareness, emotion regulation, and self-esteem. The chapter also describes how we have used arts-based methods and processes to work with youth in disseminating the results of our research. Involving the youth in knowledge translation reflects our values as researchers and makes research findings accessible to a variety of stakeholders.

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  4. Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Lugano, Switzerland

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Coholic, D. (2020). Promoting Resilience in Youth Through Participation in an Arts-Based Mindfulness Group Program. In: McKay, L., Barton, G., Garvis, S., Sappa, V. (eds) Arts-Based Research, Resilience and Well-being Across the Lifespan. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26053-8_5

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