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Highlights for AHH
Arts Cafe Dec 12
IPOD (and $) Donation Program
Northern California Arts & Health Alliance
Statement of Purpose/Goals AHH
New Expressive Arts Therapy supervisors
Quick Links
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Statement of Purpose:
Art of Health and Healing within CCHS improves the health, wellness, and experience of healthcare for our patients, families, staff, and greater community through creative programs and healing environments.
Goals:
1) To improve community wellness through the arts and creative programs
2) To engage, support, and empower staff through the arts, creative opportunities, and education
3) To create a culture and healing environment in which the arts are accessible and engage everyone
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CCHS Rehab Dept Welcomes two new Expressive Arts Therapy supervisors
Along with the oversight of Phil Weglarz, we have hired two new Expressive Arts Therapy (EXT) supervisors. Both have received their Marriage & Family Therapy training at CA Institute for Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco.
Patricia Rojas Zambrano
- Extensive experience providing clinical supervision on issues of community mental health (including Familias Unidas in Richmond), with a particular concentration on trauma.
- Brings teaching and group facilitation experience at JFK, CIIS, and Sofia University
- Research experience - issues of social change, community development, child development, culture, education, and neuropsychology.
- Art Journaling Workshops - Founder www.artjournalingworkshops.com
Suraya Susana Keating
In addition to an EXT, Suraya is a Registered Drama Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher, and Adjunct Professor at CIIS and instructor at JFK. Suraya has extensive experience facilitating body-based expressive arts and drama therapy groups with youth, adults and prison inmates. Suraya directs two shows per year for Marin Shakespeare Company at San Quentin State Prison. Co-producer of the documentary film "Shakespeare in Blue," and founder of the "PlayFormance Method" for creating powerful original theater and dance productions with novice performers, Suraya offers ongoing training and consultation to teachers, therapists and group leaders who are interested in integrating expressive arts practices into their work. Suraya has private practice in San Rafael and Berkeley, in which she integrates tools from expressive arts, yoga and coaching work to help individuals thrive. www.suraya.org
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Schedule of upcoming events:
Thursday, Nov 12 6-8pm Arts Cafe
CCRMC Lobby
Friday, Nov 20 10-1130am AHH Mtg
Every Tuesday - Art N' The Lobby
12:15-1pm, CCRMC Lobby
Every Wednesday - Art N' The Lobby
12:15-1pm, WCHC Lobby
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Information Line or to Contact Us:
(925) 370-5625
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Thanks for checking out our newsletter.
There is a lot going on these days and I hope you want to get more involved:
- You can 'like' our excellent Facebook page
- Check out our new website
- Sign up for our newsletter
- Join our committee
- Send us your ideas
I will just touch on some of the highlights of what is happening. We:
- Are bringing on two new Expressive Arts Therapy supervisors, Patricia Rojas Zambrano and Suraya Keating (see left)
- Had our first Art Opening in Martinez Health Center, featuring two of our staff and one of our patients. We will showcase new artists every six weeks
- Had an AHH strategic planning process 9/19 and 9/20
- Are starting a Therapy Pets program at CCRMC 4b Med/Surg unit, starting in January 2014
- Will be expanding Art N' The Lobby (ANTL) to Pittsburg Health Center. Funding has been approved for ANTL by Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation
- Are helping lead the formation of Northern California Arts & Health Alliance, with a blog, Facebook page, and membership list
- Have Arts Cafes every six weeks in CCRMC and Health Centers
We look forward to creating and healing with you.
Alan Siegel, MD
Chair, Art of Health and Healing
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Art of Health and Healing, in collaboration with Arts & Culture Commission of CoCo County presents:
Arts Cafe
The Healing Dance of Embodied Movement - Inna Dagman
The Art of Storytelling: How Sharing Our Stories Heals - Suraya Keating
CCRMC, 2500 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez
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Art Exhibition at Martinez Health Center - ongoing now, opening was great. Will show new community artists every six weeks.
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CCRMC iPOD Donation Drive
Patients at CCRMC deal with varying physical and emotional challenges. Research shows that actively playing or listening to music of patient's choice promotes positive health benefits. The CCMRMC iPod Project will make iPods available for patients' use. Each patient will receive the support of a trained professional to create their personalized music list. Personalized music lists will provide patients with benefits that include the ability to:
- Manage pain
- Reduce stress
- Enhance memory
- Improve communication
- Promote physical rehabilitation
- Promote wellness
Link for study on decreased anxiety and sedative exposure using music w/ICU patients:
How You Can Can Help - Donation:
Donate your gently used iPod
Donate money to be used towards purchasing an iPod (suggested $10-$50)
Drop off sites:
CCRMC Lobby volunteer
CCRMC Rehab Dept - Ruth Fyer
WCHC - Alan Siegel
For questions, contact Ruth Davis Fyer at
You may send your IPOD to: Ruth Davis Fyer c/o Rehab Dept CCRMC (Contra Costa Regional Medical Ctr) 2500 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, CA 94553
All donations are 100% tax deductible (Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation)
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Northern California Art & Health Alliance
Alan has been leading an effort to create this network, including helping to organize a recent blast-off retreat at Commonweal. We had 40 attendees with: representatives from Stanford, JFK, UCSF, CIIS, CCHS, and Sofia University; many artists and art therapists; directors of art programs; and philanthropists. Some traveled a long distance (L.A., Greece, Florida) for this maiden voyage. It was a great start!!
 
We now have a Facebook page, a blog, and a membership list - and it's taking off!
For those doing work in Arts & Health, you can join our membership list at:
Northern California Arts & Health Alliance membership list
We are looking towards having a conference in 2014 and will continue to build the momentum. |
Thank you again for everything you do - in the arts, in health, and in healing.
Alan |
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