Positives through participation: Staff views of the benefits of Men's Sheds for an intellectual disability population Authors- .Connolly, S. Guerin and K. Treacy -University College Dublin, St Michaels House.

Positives through participation: Staff views of the benefits of Men's Sheds for an intellectual disability population

1. Connolly¹, S. Guerin¹ and K. Treacy²

¹University College Dublin, Ireland; ²St Michaels House, Ireland

Introduction: This study aims to explore staff views on the benefits for men who participate in the Men's Shed movement, with a particular focus on the benefits and transferability of the model and its associated benefits to a male population for men with intellectual disabilities (ID).