NCT05761600

Learning Disability Group Art Therapy: Looking and Asking

Group Art Therapy Practice for People With a Learning Disability (GATher-LD): A Qualitative Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Queen Mary University of London · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A qualitative study of group art therapy in England for adults with a learning disability accessing community services. Different stakeholder views and experiences will be gathered using ethnographically-informed group observation, semi-structured individual interviews and a focus group. People with a learning disability will support the data analysis and dissemination of findings in accessible means.

Conditions

• Learning Disability, Adult
• Mental Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Ethnographically-informed group observation	The chief investigator will visit each art therapy group 3-6 times; there will be up to 5 groups recruited. They will record observational data and insights; making use of visual reflective journaling where appropriate. These will later be written up as full field notes.
OTHER	Semi-structured Interviews	Individual interviews will take place with all three key stakeholders in group art therapy at different stages of the study. Each interview will have a topic guide to structure the discussion and will combine arts-based methods with conversation to maximise accessibility. Interview location, timing and format (online or in-person) are flexible, and the chief investigator will adapt to the needs of the participants.
OTHER	Focus Group	After data collection and initial analysis (likely 3-5 months after final observation and/or interview) a focus group will be held with the art therapist participants. This session will use arts-based engagement to support member checking of the initial results and triangulation of the findings, which is likely to include potential active ingredients in group art therapy and principles of practice with this client group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-14
• Primary completion: 2023-09-25
• Completion: 2023-09-25
• First posted: 2023-03-09
• Last updated: 2025-03-17

Locations

5 sites across 1 country: United Kingdom