Co-development of intergenerational activities to break with ageism and support the social participation of people living with the after-effects of a traumatic brain injury.

This participatory research will bring together young people and seniors living with traumatic brain injury, a manager and stakeholders from a community organization serving people living with TBI (Servio), a representative from Intergénération Québec, as well as researchers in the health sciences, the humanities and social sciences, and the arts. These partners will use a human-centered design approach to co-develop an intergenerational initiative focused on the creation of life stories for the older generation living with CBT. These life stories will take the form of photo essays.

The project’s objectives are as follows:
1.co-develop and implement a series of intergenerational sessions aimed at creating life stories of TCC seniors in the form of photo essays;
2. Reduce the stigma attached to people aging with disabilities through a public exhibition showcasing these stories;
3. To explore the effects of this initiative and its feasibility.
This project will contribute to filling gaps in knowledge regarding interventions supporting social participation for individuals aging with CBD; while exploring the potential of intergenerational activities with this population.

Global progress
Setting up the steering committee and ethical request
Co-development of materials and intergenerational sessions aimed at creating life stories of TCC seniors (4 to 5 workshops workshops)
Pre-test data collection
Implementation of intergenerational sessions
Photo exhibition open to the general public
Post-test data collection and knowledge transfer activities knowledge transfer
Team members

Thierry Belleguic, PhD Full Professor, Department of Literature, Theatre and Film, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Université Laval. Director of the Laboratoire international associé ” Arts, société et mieux-être ” (LIA-ASME) in partnership with Université Nice Côte d’Azur (UCA) and researcher at the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et en intégration sociale (Cirris) of CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale and researcher at the VITAM research center.

Samuel Turcotte, erg., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval. SRAP-IRSC Scholar at the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et en intégration sociale (Cirris) of CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale.

Benoît Durand, General Manager, Servio (formerly Association des traumatisés crânio-cérébraux des Deux Rives)

Carmen Pépin, Participant in the steering committee, participates in shared decision-making

Émilie Raymond, TS, PhD Co-Principal Investigator Full Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Social Work and Criminology, Université Laval, regular researcher at the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et en intégration sociale (Cirris) of the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale, associate researcher at the Universidad Central de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Marie-Ève Lamontagne, erg., Ph.D. Co-researcher Full professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval, regular researcher at the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et en intégration sociale (Cirris) of CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale.

Marie-Christine Ouellet, Ph.D. Co-researcher Full Professor, School of Psychology, Université Laval, regular researcher at the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et en intégration sociale (Cirris) of the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale, regular researcher at the Centre d’Études en Santé Mentale (CEISM)Valérie Poulin, erg., Ph.D. Co-researcher Full professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Regular researcher at the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et en intégration sociale (Cirris) of CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale

Pascale Simard, M. Sc. Collaborator Knowledge broker, ServioSamantha Gagnon Collaborator Community Intervenor, ServioMartin Calvé Collaborator Liaison and Training Officer, Intergénération QuébecFrederick Paquin Person with experiential knowledge Young member living with CBT and receiving services at Servio

Scientific sectors
Innovation stages
  • Émergence, Expérimentation
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