WATA Program at Gilda's Club White Plains--CEC's available - 6:30-8:30 PM 4/28

[Guest guest]

Dear all,

This is a final reminder that the Westchester Art Therapy Association is having a program tomorrow evening, Monday, April 27, 2008 at Gilda's Club, White Plains, 80 Maple Ave, White Plains, NY 10601 - www.gildasclubwestchester.org The program is from 6:30 - 8:30 PM

- CEC's are available for this presentation. Please read below:

Program Title: Utilizing an art therapy group to address the impact of parental cancer on children: A pilot outreach between Westchester Art Therapy Association and Gilda’s Club

Excerpts from Marilyn Wald’s comments about her work made possible by the WATA 2007 Community Outreach Grant providing six sessions at the Gilda’s Club Westchester Noogieland Program for children impacted by cancer in the family:

“I believe this grant made a lasting difference in the healing of these vulnerable children. On a personal note I learned a lot about working with a mixed group of children (children who have lost a parent to cancer and children with a parent who is seriously ill). It has been a challenging job but I have learned a lot about meeting the different needs of these children in one group. I learned it was possible to do through the art."

1. The impact of parental cancer on children: the common concerns and worries and ways to respond.

2. Case examples and the rationale/objectives used in the Outreach Program.

3. Hands-on Experiential of one of the interventions used in the outreach workshop and a discussion of how this can be adapted for individuals experiencing loss from illness and/or death.

Please RSVP to me, Debbie Marks Kahn if you wish to attend: dkahn28@...

Thank you,

Debbie Marks Kahn, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT

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