We hope your savoring the fleeting weeks of summer. We'll be in the studio on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings in August. Wednesday we're offering a Beat the Heat Studio time for children 4 years old and up. Friday mornings we welcome the younger set (18 months and up) toexplore with art materials in a studio environment. Other programs include Pinhole Photography for the middle schoolers, Third Thursday Evening for adults (in August we're making paper), and the last week of August we're offering an End-of-Summer Art Camp. And you thought 'there's nothing to do."Plan to join us on September 4 from 8 A.M. to 10 A.M. for the BIG CHALK DRAW! It will be a chance to practice getting up for school as well as an opportunity to participate in a community art project! Watch for details...
We look forward to seeing you in the studio,Teresa and Kathryn Art at the Center http://www.artatthecenter.org/
Jumat, 31 Juli 2009
eCourse; Resilience, Transformation, and Art....$39A new session will begin September 7, 2009.
This 12 week eCourse is for artists and arts professionals who are interested in using the creative process to build resilience, either in themselves or in communities.
Learn about what the experts are saying makes us resilient and start using these resilience exercises / art directives in your own life.
We are all about stress reduction and art; taking one of the things that we love most in our lives(art making) and using it to reduce the stress of life.
12 weeks of art challenges based on current research, inspiring stories, and many self care strategies. We will be experiencing the connections between positive emotions, art making, and health benefits. We will find new ways to reduce stress and release endorphins!
The Art & Resilience eZine will be available free to participants.
This eCourse features:*The possibilities of strength and resilience through art making tasks.*A yahoo group where information and images can be stored and shared.*Current information and research from positive psychologists.*A private blog filled with self-care strategies, images, and fun!*Weekly email lessons with Resilience Art Directives, and more!A new session will begin September 7, 2009.For this and other online courses check my website or blog (where you will find a super sale)http://www.lanipuppetmaker.com/cgi-bin/itsmy/go.exe?page=36&domain=1&webdir=lanipuppetmakerhttp://lanipuppetmaker.blogspot.com/Yours, LaniSubversive Seeds of FUN and ART (& free stuff)http://14secretsforahappyartistslife.blogspot.com/http://www.lanipuppetmaker.com
This 12 week eCourse is for artists and arts professionals who are interested in using the creative process to build resilience, either in themselves or in communities.
Learn about what the experts are saying makes us resilient and start using these resilience exercises / art directives in your own life.
We are all about stress reduction and art; taking one of the things that we love most in our lives(art making) and using it to reduce the stress of life.
12 weeks of art challenges based on current research, inspiring stories, and many self care strategies. We will be experiencing the connections between positive emotions, art making, and health benefits. We will find new ways to reduce stress and release endorphins!
The Art & Resilience eZine will be available free to participants.
This eCourse features:*The possibilities of strength and resilience through art making tasks.*A yahoo group where information and images can be stored and shared.*Current information and research from positive psychologists.*A private blog filled with self-care strategies, images, and fun!*Weekly email lessons with Resilience Art Directives, and more!A new session will begin September 7, 2009.For this and other online courses check my website or blog (where you will find a super sale)http://www.lanipuppetmaker.com/cgi-bin/itsmy/go.exe?page=36&domain=1&webdir=lanipuppetmakerhttp://lanipuppetmaker.blogspot.com/Yours, LaniSubversive Seeds of FUN and ART (& free stuff)http://14secretsforahappyartistslife.blogspot.com/http://www.lanipuppetmaker.com
Kamis, 30 Juli 2009
The Power of Art Therapy Featured on CNN
Heartbreaking art helps kids with inmate parents
updated 6:02 p.m. EDT, Mon July 27, 2009
By Dana Rosenblatt
CNN
HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- The drawings are macabre, especially because they're created by children: stick figures writhing in pain and confusion, a knife dripping with blood and a broken heart.
Next to the heart, the child artist has written: 'My heart is bleeding, my heart is a broken bleeding heart." Another child has drawn a red bubble, inside of which is written: "I want 2 die."
All of these young artists -- members of a program called No More Victims -- have at least one parent who has served time in prison.
The powerful drawings communicate their experiences with pain, hopelessness and confusion as clearly as a thousand spoken words.
Many of these at-risk children were raised in unstable environments, which could lead them to make the same mistakes as their parents, sending them to prison or worse.
But Marilyn Gambrell wants to break that cycle.
In 1993, she founded No More Victims Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children of incarcerated parents.
A former Texas parole officer, Gambrell saw firsthand the need to help children and teens who were left behind by one or both parents serving time.
"My goal is for this child to feel healthy enough and healed that they didn't want to take their own life or someone else's. Just give them what they need, love them, support them, provide basic needs. They will fly," she says.
The statistics on prison parents are staggering. According to Justice Department estimates, 2.3 percent of children under 18 in the United States have at least one parent in prison.
Together, 52 percent of state prison inmates and 63 percent of federal prisoners reported an estimated total of 1,706,600 minor children, according to the Justice Department.
In 2000, Gambrell brought No More Victims to the classroom at a local high school where a large majority of students had experienced the effects of incarceration on their families. Sound off: How can we reverse the cycle of incarceration?
Soon after, she opened a community center where teens could take care of basic necessities such as getting food and diapers for their own kids, doing their laundry, and getting, from Gambrell, the love and support they never had.
Some of the teens had fallen victim to sexual assault as children and later received help from No More Victims.
For the program members, the community center feels like home and Gambrell is a lot like a mother. She makes herself available to the kids 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Her approach is simple but effective. Since the program's onset in 2000, only 22 of the 700 kids who've enrolled have ever gone to prison, says Gambrell, and many of those kids graduate high school.
Child counselors say that for getting young people to open up, art therapy can be more effective than traditional forms of therapy.
In the classroom, it could take months or years for her students to share what they've been through. But with art therapy, Gambrell has created a safe outlet for them to express their innermost thoughts.
"Kids reflect what's going on in their life in their artwork," said Mary Ellen Hluska, a child life specialist at Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
"I think it's effective because it helps them have a safe place to express what they've been through without using words," said Hluska. "It becomes a tangible object. It's there, and they don't have to say it."
In class, Gambrell instructs the students to use red pencil to express pain and anger they felt, and blue to reflect calmness and peace.
"I knew it would be deep because ... I had red and blue pencils for them, and no child wanted a blue one," said Gambrell.
"In the first exercise, everybody requested red," Gambrell said. "And some children had four and five red pencils. They drew so much and colored so hard that they actually broke the lead."
Longtime program member Shante Weaver often used red pencil to illustrate the struggles of her life. Her mother has been in and out of prison most of Weaver's 20 years, and she's never really known her father.
Drawing delivered a key breakthrough at age 15, when a quiet and withdrawn Weaver finally revealed all that had happened to her.
Shortly after Weaver drew the picture, she found the courage to talk about her troubled childhood, inspiring other members of the class to join her in speaking about similar experiences.
With the support of her classmates and Gambrell, Weaver gathered the courage to press charges against a man who had abused her for many years. Today, Weaver lives with her grandmother and works two jobs to help support her family.
She also takes classes at a community college and plans to continue her studies to become a nurse.
Weaver is still an active member of No More Victims and is a role model to newer members, helping them get on the right track.
Looking back, Weaver said she feels like a different person from the traumatized 15-year-old girl who drew those red pictures five years ago.
Thanks to No More Victims, Weaver says, she can use a blue pencil to best illustrate her brighter future.
Children of Inmates
State inmates with minor children: 52 percent
Federal inmates with minor children: 63 percent
Estimated number of minor children of inmates: 1,706,600
Percentage of U.S. residents under age 18 with at least one inmate parent: 2.3 percent
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
updated 6:02 p.m. EDT, Mon July 27, 2009
By Dana Rosenblatt
CNN
HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- The drawings are macabre, especially because they're created by children: stick figures writhing in pain and confusion, a knife dripping with blood and a broken heart.
Next to the heart, the child artist has written: 'My heart is bleeding, my heart is a broken bleeding heart." Another child has drawn a red bubble, inside of which is written: "I want 2 die."All of these young artists -- members of a program called No More Victims -- have at least one parent who has served time in prison.
The powerful drawings communicate their experiences with pain, hopelessness and confusion as clearly as a thousand spoken words.
Many of these at-risk children were raised in unstable environments, which could lead them to make the same mistakes as their parents, sending them to prison or worse.
But Marilyn Gambrell wants to break that cycle.
In 1993, she founded No More Victims Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children of incarcerated parents.
A former Texas parole officer, Gambrell saw firsthand the need to help children and teens who were left behind by one or both parents serving time.
"My goal is for this child to feel healthy enough and healed that they didn't want to take their own life or someone else's. Just give them what they need, love them, support them, provide basic needs. They will fly," she says.
The statistics on prison parents are staggering. According to Justice Department estimates, 2.3 percent of children under 18 in the United States have at least one parent in prison.
Together, 52 percent of state prison inmates and 63 percent of federal prisoners reported an estimated total of 1,706,600 minor children, according to the Justice Department.
In 2000, Gambrell brought No More Victims to the classroom at a local high school where a large majority of students had experienced the effects of incarceration on their families. Sound off: How can we reverse the cycle of incarceration?
Soon after, she opened a community center where teens could take care of basic necessities such as getting food and diapers for their own kids, doing their laundry, and getting, from Gambrell, the love and support they never had.
Some of the teens had fallen victim to sexual assault as children and later received help from No More Victims.
For the program members, the community center feels like home and Gambrell is a lot like a mother. She makes herself available to the kids 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Her approach is simple but effective. Since the program's onset in 2000, only 22 of the 700 kids who've enrolled have ever gone to prison, says Gambrell, and many of those kids graduate high school.
Child counselors say that for getting young people to open up, art therapy can be more effective than traditional forms of therapy.In the classroom, it could take months or years for her students to share what they've been through. But with art therapy, Gambrell has created a safe outlet for them to express their innermost thoughts.
"Kids reflect what's going on in their life in their artwork," said Mary Ellen Hluska, a child life specialist at Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
"I think it's effective because it helps them have a safe place to express what they've been through without using words," said Hluska. "It becomes a tangible object. It's there, and they don't have to say it."
In class, Gambrell instructs the students to use red pencil to express pain and anger they felt, and blue to reflect calmness and peace.
"I knew it would be deep because ... I had red and blue pencils for them, and no child wanted a blue one," said Gambrell.
"In the first exercise, everybody requested red," Gambrell said. "And some children had four and five red pencils. They drew so much and colored so hard that they actually broke the lead."
Longtime program member Shante Weaver often used red pencil to illustrate the struggles of her life. Her mother has been in and out of prison most of Weaver's 20 years, and she's never really known her father.
Drawing delivered a key breakthrough at age 15, when a quiet and withdrawn Weaver finally revealed all that had happened to her.
Shortly after Weaver drew the picture, she found the courage to talk about her troubled childhood, inspiring other members of the class to join her in speaking about similar experiences.
With the support of her classmates and Gambrell, Weaver gathered the courage to press charges against a man who had abused her for many years. Today, Weaver lives with her grandmother and works two jobs to help support her family.
She also takes classes at a community college and plans to continue her studies to become a nurse.
Weaver is still an active member of No More Victims and is a role model to newer members, helping them get on the right track.Looking back, Weaver said she feels like a different person from the traumatized 15-year-old girl who drew those red pictures five years ago.
Thanks to No More Victims, Weaver says, she can use a blue pencil to best illustrate her brighter future.
Children of Inmates
State inmates with minor children: 52 percent
Federal inmates with minor children: 63 percent
Estimated number of minor children of inmates: 1,706,600
Percentage of U.S. residents under age 18 with at least one inmate parent: 2.3 percent
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Rabu, 29 Juli 2009
New this Fall:
ROUND OAKS CREATIVE CENTER SCHEDULE
Fall and Winter 2009
1443 Glenside Green, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-973-7543 pframe79@aol.com
Phyllis Frame, M.A., ATR, Director*
ON GOING OFFERINGS:
Individual art therapy and sand tray sessions- $85 –( 1½ hour).
Couple Relationship Assessment. Using the MARI Card Test and Mandala Drawings-$150-
2 ½ hour session.
Individual MARI Card Test and Mandala Drawing Assessment - $85 1 ½ hour session.
Art Therapy, Sandtray, or Mandala/MARI Supervision: individual $50 hour
WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS:
THE LIFE CYCLE: KELLOGG COURSE IN MANDALA ASSESSMENT: A 3 day course, with a certificate of completion based on the theories of Joan Kellogg and the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of the Mandala. Prepares you to use the Mandala in your therapeutic work. Includes lecture, slides, experiential mandalas, and course workbook. Fee: $365 Time: Friday -Sunday 9:00-5:00pm Date: October 23-25. 2009 9-5pm , Phyllis Frame, M.A., ATR and Carole McNamee, PhD, instructors. CEU’S available. Call for flyer.
SOUL COLLAGE AND EXPRESSVE THERAPIES WOMAN’S GROUP
Session A (12 sessions) A woman’s growth and support group that starts, Monday October 5, 2009, 10-12:30pm, Includes chakra toning, meditation, and a variety of creative experiences, with a special focus on the use of the soul collage cards as a tool in developing consciousness, inner awareness and integration. $125 a month. Call or email for flyer. Limited space.
MARI AND MANDALA REFRESHER AND SUPERVISION ALL DAY WORKSHOP and : Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 9-5PM... This workshop is for those who have taken the MARI Course in Mandala Assessment with the cards and the Life Cycle: Kellogg’s Mandala Asssessment course here at Round Oaks and would like a refresher and time for questions and sharing. Cost: $135 with a certificate of completion. Flyer available.
ANNUAL TRANSFORMATIONAL GROUP SANDPLAY JOURNEY: Explore, enliven and sustain the Circle of Life. October 23-25, 2009. Friday 4-8pm, Sat. and Sun. 9-5pm. Fee: $325 , CEU’S available from
Vision Quest for a $25 fee. Gisela Schubach DeDomenico, PHD, facilitator.
INTRODUCTION TO SAND TRAY for professionals, 2-4 persons, includes didactic and experiential sand tray work. Based on the theory of Sandplay/World Play developed by Gisela Schubach De Domenico. Date to be arranged. Time: 10am-5pm. Cost:$140 with a certificate of completion.
THE CHAKRA SYSTEM AND SELF-HEALING: A MULTI-LEVEL APPROACH. (spring 2010)
A 2 day chakra workshop with lecture and power point, sound and toning, guided imagery, color, and a variety of experiential creative exercises. $250 with a certificate of completion. CEU’s are available at extra cost.
Phyllis Frame and Karen Montgomery, instructors. Call or e-mail for a flyer and registration. Date to be announced.
*Phyllis Frame, M.A., ATR has been a practicing art therapist in Charlottesville for 25 years. She is the founder and director of the Round Oaks Creative Center, offering individual art therapy, expressive therapy workshops, and special training to professionals in the use of art therapy, sand tray and Mandala Assessment. Her articles on the mandala ,
sandtray and art therapy have been published in various professional journals,
Fall and Winter 2009
1443 Glenside Green, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-973-7543 pframe79@aol.com
Phyllis Frame, M.A., ATR, Director*
ON GOING OFFERINGS:
Individual art therapy and sand tray sessions- $85 –( 1½ hour).
Couple Relationship Assessment. Using the MARI Card Test and Mandala Drawings-$150-
2 ½ hour session.
Individual MARI Card Test and Mandala Drawing Assessment - $85 1 ½ hour session.
Art Therapy, Sandtray, or Mandala/MARI Supervision: individual $50 hour
WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS:
THE LIFE CYCLE: KELLOGG COURSE IN MANDALA ASSESSMENT: A 3 day course, with a certificate of completion based on the theories of Joan Kellogg and the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of the Mandala. Prepares you to use the Mandala in your therapeutic work. Includes lecture, slides, experiential mandalas, and course workbook. Fee: $365 Time: Friday -Sunday 9:00-5:00pm Date: October 23-25. 2009 9-5pm , Phyllis Frame, M.A., ATR and Carole McNamee, PhD, instructors. CEU’S available. Call for flyer.
SOUL COLLAGE AND EXPRESSVE THERAPIES WOMAN’S GROUP
Session A (12 sessions) A woman’s growth and support group that starts, Monday October 5, 2009, 10-12:30pm, Includes chakra toning, meditation, and a variety of creative experiences, with a special focus on the use of the soul collage cards as a tool in developing consciousness, inner awareness and integration. $125 a month. Call or email for flyer. Limited space.
MARI AND MANDALA REFRESHER AND SUPERVISION ALL DAY WORKSHOP and : Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 9-5PM... This workshop is for those who have taken the MARI Course in Mandala Assessment with the cards and the Life Cycle: Kellogg’s Mandala Asssessment course here at Round Oaks and would like a refresher and time for questions and sharing. Cost: $135 with a certificate of completion. Flyer available.
ANNUAL TRANSFORMATIONAL GROUP SANDPLAY JOURNEY: Explore, enliven and sustain the Circle of Life. October 23-25, 2009. Friday 4-8pm, Sat. and Sun. 9-5pm. Fee: $325 , CEU’S available from
Vision Quest for a $25 fee. Gisela Schubach DeDomenico, PHD, facilitator.
INTRODUCTION TO SAND TRAY for professionals, 2-4 persons, includes didactic and experiential sand tray work. Based on the theory of Sandplay/World Play developed by Gisela Schubach De Domenico. Date to be arranged. Time: 10am-5pm. Cost:$140 with a certificate of completion.
THE CHAKRA SYSTEM AND SELF-HEALING: A MULTI-LEVEL APPROACH. (spring 2010)
A 2 day chakra workshop with lecture and power point, sound and toning, guided imagery, color, and a variety of experiential creative exercises. $250 with a certificate of completion. CEU’s are available at extra cost.
Phyllis Frame and Karen Montgomery, instructors. Call or e-mail for a flyer and registration. Date to be announced.
*Phyllis Frame, M.A., ATR has been a practicing art therapist in Charlottesville for 25 years. She is the founder and director of the Round Oaks Creative Center, offering individual art therapy, expressive therapy workshops, and special training to professionals in the use of art therapy, sand tray and Mandala Assessment. Her articles on the mandala ,
sandtray and art therapy have been published in various professional journals,
Mandala Course
THE LIFE CYCLE: KELLOGG ADVANCED COURSE IN MANDALA ASSESSMENT
(3-day course with a certificate of completion)
DATE: October 23-25,2009 Friday – Sunday 9:00-5pm
PLACE: Round Oaks Creative Center
1443 Glenside Green, Charlottesville, VA 22901
TUITION: $365 includes a course notebook.($75 non-refundable deposit.)
CEU’S are available for an additional fee
INSTRUCTORS:
Phyllis Frame, M.A., ATR, is a credentialed professional member of the American Art Therapy Association. She is a founding board member of the Association of Teachers of Mandala Assessment, Inc. (no longer active), and studied and consulted with the Joan Kellogg for many years. Phyllis has a private art therapy practice in Charlottesville, VA and is the Director of the Round Oaks Creative Center, offering expressive therapies workshops and individual art therapy and sand tray sessions. She has given talks and workshops on art therapy, the mandala, and sand tray throughout the United States and in England, and has published articles on mandala, art therapy and sand tray in professional journals.
Carole McNamee, PHD, LMFT is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and an associate member of the American Art Therapy Association. She is founder and director of Willowbank Creative Center in Blacksburg, VA where she maintains a private practice and teaches creative arts. In addition, she is an Affiliate Research Professor in Human Development and Director of the Arts in Healthcare Project at Virginia Tech. She has published and presented nationally on the therapeutic uses of the creative arts. She has been engaged in research on the use of mandalas with both individuals and couples since 2004.
DESCRIPTION
The mandala is a circular drawing, well known by Jungians as an indicator of internal processes. Jung referred to it as a “cryptogram (coded message) concerning the state of the self.” This mandala course includes concepts from psychosocial, physiological, and spiritual perspectives as they relate to our understanding of the meaning of colors and images found in mandala drawings.
Participants will be introduced to the mandala drawing and learn how to use it as a diagnostic and healing tool in work with others and for themselves. This course will include the historical background of the mandala form as seen in nature, art, myth, architecture, religion and ritual. The format will include lecture, illustrative slides, film and experiential activities including mandala art and poetry writing. It is based on Kellogg’s theory of the 13 Archetypal Stages in the Great Round of the Mandala, a comprehensive model for the development of human consciousness that fits into all cycles. Kellogg incorporated states of consciousness research with Jungian theory and cross-cultural studies, and theorized an organized system based on form, color, and symbols for understanding mandala drawings. This developmental model includes issues around birth, life, death, and rebirth and provides a map of human consciousness and evolution.
This training is for therapists, especially art or expressive therapists, or others in the fields of mental health, pastoral or spiritual counseling, or those interested in knowing more about this subject for their own growth and healing. It could be a refresher course for those who
who have taken earlier Mari or mandala courses and wish to go deeper into this material.
Please send a non-refundable deposit of $75 to Phyllis Frame, 1443 Glenside Green., Charlottesville, VA 22901. Upon receipt of the deposit, a confirmation letter will be sent with lodging information and directions to the center. For further information, please call Phyllis at 434-973-7534 or email: pframe79@aol.com
(3-day course with a certificate of completion)
DATE: October 23-25,2009 Friday – Sunday 9:00-5pm
PLACE: Round Oaks Creative Center
1443 Glenside Green, Charlottesville, VA 22901
TUITION: $365 includes a course notebook.($75 non-refundable deposit.)
CEU’S are available for an additional fee
INSTRUCTORS:
Phyllis Frame, M.A., ATR, is a credentialed professional member of the American Art Therapy Association. She is a founding board member of the Association of Teachers of Mandala Assessment, Inc. (no longer active), and studied and consulted with the Joan Kellogg for many years. Phyllis has a private art therapy practice in Charlottesville, VA and is the Director of the Round Oaks Creative Center, offering expressive therapies workshops and individual art therapy and sand tray sessions. She has given talks and workshops on art therapy, the mandala, and sand tray throughout the United States and in England, and has published articles on mandala, art therapy and sand tray in professional journals.
Carole McNamee, PHD, LMFT is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and an associate member of the American Art Therapy Association. She is founder and director of Willowbank Creative Center in Blacksburg, VA where she maintains a private practice and teaches creative arts. In addition, she is an Affiliate Research Professor in Human Development and Director of the Arts in Healthcare Project at Virginia Tech. She has published and presented nationally on the therapeutic uses of the creative arts. She has been engaged in research on the use of mandalas with both individuals and couples since 2004.
DESCRIPTION
The mandala is a circular drawing, well known by Jungians as an indicator of internal processes. Jung referred to it as a “cryptogram (coded message) concerning the state of the self.” This mandala course includes concepts from psychosocial, physiological, and spiritual perspectives as they relate to our understanding of the meaning of colors and images found in mandala drawings.
Participants will be introduced to the mandala drawing and learn how to use it as a diagnostic and healing tool in work with others and for themselves. This course will include the historical background of the mandala form as seen in nature, art, myth, architecture, religion and ritual. The format will include lecture, illustrative slides, film and experiential activities including mandala art and poetry writing. It is based on Kellogg’s theory of the 13 Archetypal Stages in the Great Round of the Mandala, a comprehensive model for the development of human consciousness that fits into all cycles. Kellogg incorporated states of consciousness research with Jungian theory and cross-cultural studies, and theorized an organized system based on form, color, and symbols for understanding mandala drawings. This developmental model includes issues around birth, life, death, and rebirth and provides a map of human consciousness and evolution.
This training is for therapists, especially art or expressive therapists, or others in the fields of mental health, pastoral or spiritual counseling, or those interested in knowing more about this subject for their own growth and healing. It could be a refresher course for those who
who have taken earlier Mari or mandala courses and wish to go deeper into this material.
Please send a non-refundable deposit of $75 to Phyllis Frame, 1443 Glenside Green., Charlottesville, VA 22901. Upon receipt of the deposit, a confirmation letter will be sent with lodging information and directions to the center. For further information, please call Phyllis at 434-973-7534 or email: pframe79@aol.com
Selasa, 28 Juli 2009
2009 GW Art Therapy India Trip
Read about the GW Art Therapy International Diversity class trip to Chennai, India here: Click here: 2009 GW Art Therapy India (scroll to the bottom, then read the posts in order to read about their journey chronologically). They come home soon, after an amazing experience!
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Senin, 27 Juli 2009
Minggu, 26 Juli 2009
Help PATA by purchasing books through Amazon.com with one easy click PATA has a link on our website http://www.potomacarttherapy.org/bookstore/to AMAZON.COM (located in the top third of the web page). Each time you click on this link to AMAZON.COM and purchase book, PATA receives a portion of the sale. To date this year, PATA has generated $100 from your generous clicks! Please share this opportunity with college and graduate students,who purchase their text books online. Please continue to purchase your books through the PATA -AMAZON link, your clicks are greatly appreciated!
PATA Awards: Take the Time to Honor Someone!
There are too many of art therapists who deserve to be acknowledged.
The requirements for the nomination are minimal, but the recognition is extremely important!
There are two awards for professionals and one for students (details are listed below). Please consider taking a few minutes tohonor those who have added to Art Therapy, PATA, and the Washington, DC areain the field of Art Therapy.
*PATA Nancy Schoebel Scholarship Award* :Presented to Students forExcellence in WritingNancy Shoebel (1952-1990) was a founding member of the Potomac Art TherapyAssociation. She strived for excellence in every aspect of her work. Nancywas active in legislative affairs, NCATA, and other committees for the AATA.She helped to revitalize PATA in the 1970’s. This award is presentedannually to an Art Therapy Student demonstrating excellence in writing asdetermined by submission of a paper which will be judged by blind review.The winner will have their paper published in PATA Newsletter. Nominationsand entries will be sought annually with the deadline of July 30th. Criteriafor this award will include: Nominees must be a graduate student currently enrolled in an AATA approvedprogram and a student member of AATA and the Potomac Art TherapyAssociation.Nominees should demonstrate excellence in writing through the submission ofa nomination form and case study, a research paper, examination of atechnique, or exploration of a theory.
*PATA Professional Scholarship Award**:
*Presented for Commitment toEducation, Supervision, Continuing Education and Professional Development
This award is presented annually to a Registered and Board Certified ArtTherapist demonstrating commitment to the education of art therapy students,supervision of art therapy graduates, and/or promotion of the art therapy field through continuing education and/or professional development. Thewinner will have their biography published in PATA Newsletter. Nominations will be sought annually with the deadline of July 30th. Criteria for this award will include:
Nominees may be individuals or groups of individuals must be a member of theAmerican Art Therapy Association and the Potomac Art Therapy Association. Nominees should demonstrate exceptional commitment to the education of arttherapy students, supervision of art therapy graduates, and/or promotion ofthe art therapy field through continuing education and/or professionaldevelopment. Nominees should demonstrate outstanding leadership to the goal of education,supervision, and scholarship. Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to communication between and amongart therapists as well as the health care community. Nominees will be evaluated on the potential for contribution to benefit boththe art therapy community and the health care community as a whole. Nominees will maintain high personal integrity and professional excellence.
*PATA Distinguished Service Award*:
Presented for Recognition of Outstanding Service to PATA in fulfilling its Mission
This award is presented annually to a member of PATA demonstratingoutstanding service in fulfilling its mission. The winner will be presentedwith a full year’s membership in PATA. Nominations will be sought annuallywith the deadline of July 30th. Criteria for this award will include:Nominees must be a member of the American Art Therapy Association and thePotomac Art Therapy Association.Nominees should demonstrate outstanding service in helping PATA fulfill its mission.Nominees will maintain high personal integrity and professional excellence.
PATA AWARD NOMINATION FORMPATA AWARD NOMINATION FORM*
please type or print clearly
Name of Nominee: ________________________________________
Nominee’s Title(s): ____ ____________________________________
Nominee’s Place of Employment: ________________
Nominee is *ATR* BC Other: ___________
Nominee’s Address: ___ ________________Nominee’s Telephone: FAX: ________________________Email: _ ________________________________________________
Nominated for: (*check one*) PATA NancySchoebel ScholarshipPATA Professional Scholarship*PATA Distinguished Service Award*
Please attach a one-page explanation of the nominee’s contributions and howthe nominee meets the award criteria. If you are a student applying for the Nancy Schoebel Award, please attach your paper for consideration.
*Contact Person’s Name:
**Title:** **
Organization: ** **
Address: ** **
Telephone:** **
E-mail: **
Please return this form by July 30, 2009 to: hbardot@gwu.edu** *
Please mail in or save paper and download this form, fill out and return viae-mail by July 30, 2009 to:hbardot@gwu.eduat PATA Award Nominations
There are too many of art therapists who deserve to be acknowledged.
The requirements for the nomination are minimal, but the recognition is extremely important!
There are two awards for professionals and one for students (details are listed below). Please consider taking a few minutes tohonor those who have added to Art Therapy, PATA, and the Washington, DC areain the field of Art Therapy.
*PATA Nancy Schoebel Scholarship Award* :Presented to Students forExcellence in WritingNancy Shoebel (1952-1990) was a founding member of the Potomac Art TherapyAssociation. She strived for excellence in every aspect of her work. Nancywas active in legislative affairs, NCATA, and other committees for the AATA.She helped to revitalize PATA in the 1970’s. This award is presentedannually to an Art Therapy Student demonstrating excellence in writing asdetermined by submission of a paper which will be judged by blind review.The winner will have their paper published in PATA Newsletter. Nominationsand entries will be sought annually with the deadline of July 30th. Criteriafor this award will include: Nominees must be a graduate student currently enrolled in an AATA approvedprogram and a student member of AATA and the Potomac Art TherapyAssociation.Nominees should demonstrate excellence in writing through the submission ofa nomination form and case study, a research paper, examination of atechnique, or exploration of a theory.
*PATA Professional Scholarship Award**:
*Presented for Commitment toEducation, Supervision, Continuing Education and Professional Development
This award is presented annually to a Registered and Board Certified ArtTherapist demonstrating commitment to the education of art therapy students,supervision of art therapy graduates, and/or promotion of the art therapy field through continuing education and/or professional development. Thewinner will have their biography published in PATA Newsletter. Nominations will be sought annually with the deadline of July 30th. Criteria for this award will include:
Nominees may be individuals or groups of individuals must be a member of theAmerican Art Therapy Association and the Potomac Art Therapy Association. Nominees should demonstrate exceptional commitment to the education of arttherapy students, supervision of art therapy graduates, and/or promotion ofthe art therapy field through continuing education and/or professionaldevelopment. Nominees should demonstrate outstanding leadership to the goal of education,supervision, and scholarship. Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to communication between and amongart therapists as well as the health care community. Nominees will be evaluated on the potential for contribution to benefit boththe art therapy community and the health care community as a whole. Nominees will maintain high personal integrity and professional excellence.
*PATA Distinguished Service Award*:
Presented for Recognition of Outstanding Service to PATA in fulfilling its Mission
This award is presented annually to a member of PATA demonstratingoutstanding service in fulfilling its mission. The winner will be presentedwith a full year’s membership in PATA. Nominations will be sought annuallywith the deadline of July 30th. Criteria for this award will include:Nominees must be a member of the American Art Therapy Association and thePotomac Art Therapy Association.Nominees should demonstrate outstanding service in helping PATA fulfill its mission.Nominees will maintain high personal integrity and professional excellence.
PATA AWARD NOMINATION FORMPATA AWARD NOMINATION FORM*
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Name of Nominee: ________________________________________
Nominee’s Title(s): ____ ____________________________________
Nominee’s Place of Employment: ________________
Nominee is *ATR* BC Other: ___________
Nominee’s Address: ___ ________________Nominee’s Telephone: FAX: ________________________Email: _ ________________________________________________
Nominated for: (*check one*) PATA NancySchoebel ScholarshipPATA Professional Scholarship*PATA Distinguished Service Award*
Please attach a one-page explanation of the nominee’s contributions and howthe nominee meets the award criteria. If you are a student applying for the Nancy Schoebel Award, please attach your paper for consideration.
*Contact Person’s Name:
**Title:** **
Organization: ** **
Address: ** **
Telephone:** **
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Please return this form by July 30, 2009 to: hbardot@gwu.edu
Please mail in or save paper and download this form, fill out and return viae-mail by July 30, 2009 to:hbardot@gwu.edu
Jumat, 24 Juli 2009
2009 GLOBAL PLAYBACK EVENT
“Human Rights: Stories of Resilience and Hope”
Dear friend of Playback Theatre:
Playback companies around the world are invited to participate in the Fifth Annual Global Playback Event, during the week of November 9-15, 2009. As in the past, many companies will offer performances under the same title. This year we return to the theme of Human Rights, adding the subtitle “Stories of Resilience and Hope”.
In your community, what do you think of as “human rights”? What rights are given freely, and what must be fought for? Is the struggle for human rights a personal or a group effort? Is it a daily practice? In pursuing human rights, what keeps us going, expands our human circle and connections, and our capacity to meet the next challenge?
Please consider joining the network of participating companies in planning a Global Playback performance. We have found linking your local performance to the world-wide event is a powerful opportunity to promote your company as well as international playback recognition.
Please let us know of your intention to participate by September 11th, and then send us the following details about your performance when you have them: date, time, location, contact person (email and/or phone), ticket price (if any), and website (if any). Send this information to info@globalplayback.org. We will link to your information from www.globalplayback.org so everyone will know when and where global playback performances will be taking place.
We hope to be able to follow up with shared reports after the event. Thank you for your interest!
From the Global Playback core team
Raphael Peter, Mountaine Mort Jonas, Deborah Scott
P.S. And on another note, we would also like to encourage you to join the global movement promoted at www.350.org, in educating people about the need to reduce carbon to 350 parts per million in the atmosphere. October 24th is a day of global education and action. Consider scheduling a second playback show around that date, on the theme of sustainability Let us know at info@globalplayback.org if you are interested. Ideas for how to organize such a show will be provided to those of you who respond with interest.
“Human Rights: Stories of Resilience and Hope”
Dear friend of Playback Theatre:
Playback companies around the world are invited to participate in the Fifth Annual Global Playback Event, during the week of November 9-15, 2009. As in the past, many companies will offer performances under the same title. This year we return to the theme of Human Rights, adding the subtitle “Stories of Resilience and Hope”.
In your community, what do you think of as “human rights”? What rights are given freely, and what must be fought for? Is the struggle for human rights a personal or a group effort? Is it a daily practice? In pursuing human rights, what keeps us going, expands our human circle and connections, and our capacity to meet the next challenge?
Please consider joining the network of participating companies in planning a Global Playback performance. We have found linking your local performance to the world-wide event is a powerful opportunity to promote your company as well as international playback recognition.
Please let us know of your intention to participate by September 11th, and then send us the following details about your performance when you have them: date, time, location, contact person (email and/or phone), ticket price (if any), and website (if any). Send this information to info@globalplayback.org. We will link to your information from www.globalplayback.org so everyone will know when and where global playback performances will be taking place.
We hope to be able to follow up with shared reports after the event. Thank you for your interest!
From the Global Playback core team
Raphael Peter, Mountaine Mort Jonas, Deborah Scott
P.S. And on another note, we would also like to encourage you to join the global movement promoted at www.350.org, in educating people about the need to reduce carbon to 350 parts per million in the atmosphere. October 24th is a day of global education and action. Consider scheduling a second playback show around that date, on the theme of sustainability Let us know at info@globalplayback.org if you are interested. Ideas for how to organize such a show will be provided to those of you who respond with interest.
Kamis, 23 Juli 2009
BUCKEYE ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION 2009 Symposium
ART & SOUL to be held in
COLUMBUS, Ohio
SEPTEMBER 11 & 12
Ohio's Buckeye Art Therapy Association (BATA) will be hosting it's28th Symposium in Columbus, Ohio to be held September 11 & 12, inDublin, OH at the Embassy Suites Dublin Hotel, co- sponsored by CuyahogaCommunity College.
Between 150-200 participants from the Northeastregion of the United States are expected to attend.An exciting array of workshops with hands on experiential will beavailable for attendees to participate! The theme of the conference is"Art & Soul" featuring keynotes Bruce L. Moon, Ph.D., ATR-BC and Catherine Moon, MA, ATR-BC who are nationally recognized art therapists, authors and educators in the art therapy field who promote nurturing thesoul with art and creativity through their work, writings, andteachings.
Dr. Moon is the Director of the Graduate Art Therapy Programat Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, WI and author of nine books,including Introduction to Art Therapy: Faith in the Product, Ethical Issues in Art Therapy, Existential Art Therapy: The Canvas Mirror, and Art and Soul: Reflections On An Artistic Psychology. Catherine Moon is associate professor and Chair of the Graduate Art Therapy Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and author of Studio Art Therapy:Cultivating the Artist Identity in the Art Therapist. The Moons will be presenting In the Thick of Things: Considering the Material andImmaterial Essence of Art Therapy for Friday's keynote lecture and a workshop on Performing Art Therapy's Essence on Saturday.
In addition to the keynotes speakers, other workshops will be presentingsuch hot topics as: building resilience, medical art therapy, ethics, supervision, social media, altered art and many more! There will also be an open forum with BATA's Founder: Conversations with Don Jones: MyPast, Your Future. The focal point of this symposium revolves around what it means to connect soul and art as well as healing techniques forall populations. CEU's of 11.5 will also be available forcounselors, social workers and nurses.BATA is recognized as one of the oldest and largest state Chapters of The American Art Therapy Association (AATA). Numerous medical, mentalhealth, hospice, corrections, and educational institutions across Ohioemploy art therapists in the service of the well-being of their clients.Check out the BATA Symposium website for more information:http://www.batasymposium.org .
Registration is open until August 31, 2009.
Alexandria to Host African Heritage Cultural Festival
Alexandria to Host African Heritage Cultural Festival
Event Features Grand Processional, All-Day Film Festival, Music, Food, and Exhibits
The music, culture, and food of Africa takes center stage as the City of Alexandria hosts the African Heritage Cultural Festival on Saturday, July 25, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Market Square (301 King St). This free event, cosponsored by the City’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities and the African Heritage Cultural Festival Committee, will be held rain or shine.
The theme for this year’s festival is “Reaching Back, Moving Forward.”
The emcee for the festival is Glenn Harris, News Channel 8 sports commentator. The event features a grand processional with pouring of Libation (a ritual pouring of a drink as an offering). On the main stage, live performances include the Belafon West African Dance Ensemble, Cheik Hamla Diabete, kora (a West African stringed instrument) player, and jazz ensembles The Mike Stephens Project and Phaze II. On the youth stage, performances feature young people from
the City’s recreation centers, Samba demonstrations, and other offerings by local talent.
The festival will feature displays, workshops and exhibits on Market Square and in City Hall (301 King St.) showcasing traditional African arts, crafts, paintings and culture; and the Vola Lawson Lobby on the first floor of City Hall will be the site for an all-day film festival. Highlights of the film festival include “500 Years Later,” a film by
Owen 'Alik Shahadah that has won several national and international awards, and Peter Gabriel’s “Rhythms of the World,” which provides a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest names in African, Caribbean, and South American music. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Visitors to the historic district are encouraged to take the Metro Yellow or Blue lines to the King Street Station in Old Town and take the free King Street Trolley, take DASH or Metro Buses,=20or park in one of the convenient parking garages or lots. For DASH schedule information, call 703.370.DASH or visit dashbus.com. For Metro bus schedule information, call 202.637.7000, or visit www.wmata.com.
The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, call Cheryl Lawrence, Special Events Supervisor, at 703.838.4844 (TTY 703.838.4902) or e-mailcheryl.lawrence@alexandriava.gov.
For additional information, call the City’s Special Events Hotline at 703.883.4686 or visit alexandriava.gov/recreation.
Event Features Grand Processional, All-Day Film Festival, Music, Food, and Exhibits
The music, culture, and food of Africa takes center stage as the City of Alexandria hosts the African Heritage Cultural Festival on Saturday, July 25, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Market Square (301 King St). This free event, cosponsored by the City’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities and the African Heritage Cultural Festival Committee, will be held rain or shine.
The theme for this year’s festival is “Reaching Back, Moving Forward.”
The emcee for the festival is Glenn Harris, News Channel 8 sports commentator. The event features a grand processional with pouring of Libation (a ritual pouring of a drink as an offering). On the main stage, live performances include the Belafon West African Dance Ensemble, Cheik Hamla Diabete, kora (a West African stringed instrument) player, and jazz ensembles The Mike Stephens Project and Phaze II. On the youth stage, performances feature young people from
the City’s recreation centers, Samba demonstrations, and other offerings by local talent.
The festival will feature displays, workshops and exhibits on Market Square and in City Hall (301 King St.) showcasing traditional African arts, crafts, paintings and culture; and the Vola Lawson Lobby on the first floor of City Hall will be the site for an all-day film festival. Highlights of the film festival include “500 Years Later,” a film by
Owen 'Alik Shahadah that has won several national and international awards, and Peter Gabriel’s “Rhythms of the World,” which provides a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest names in African, Caribbean, and South American music. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Visitors to the historic district are encouraged to take the Metro Yellow or Blue lines to the King Street Station in Old Town and take the free King Street Trolley, take DASH or Metro Buses,=20or park in one of the convenient parking garages or lots. For DASH schedule information, call 703.370.DASH or visit dashbus.com. For Metro bus schedule information, call 202.637.7000, or visit www.wmata.com.
The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, call Cheryl Lawrence, Special Events Supervisor, at 703.838.4844 (TTY 703.838.4902) or e-mailcheryl.lawrence@alexandriava.gov.
For additional information, call the City’s Special Events Hotline at 703.883.4686 or visit alexandriava.gov/recreation.
REVISITING MANDALAS
A REFRESHER COURSE ABOUT COLOR AND MEANING
Sponsored by the Art Therapy Program of George Washington University20 NBCC CEUs and Certificate of Completion
This three day workshop is designed for anyone who took the MARI® Course in Mandala Assessment from either Joan Kellogg or any ATMA teacher during the 1980s, 1990s, through 2004 and has been using this assessment technique. Via lectures, slides, meditation, music, and experiential mandala art, this course will provide a REVIEW of Kellogg’s life cycle theory and a new, streamlined approach to the meaning of COLOR as it appliesto this work. An additional focus will be on the therapeutic use of mandala drawings. What to ask clients to encourage dialogue will also be taught as a way to enhance skills in interpretation and providing feedback.Revised color cards and clinical booklet will be available for purchase at the workshop.
INSTRUCTORS: Carol Thayer Cox & Alysa MullerDATES: September 10th -12th, 2009Thursday, September 10th: 1:00 - 8:30 pm (with hour long break for dinner)Friday, September 11th: 9am - 6:00 pm (with hour long break for lunch)Saturday, September 12th: 9am - 5pm (with hour long break for lunch)PLACE: Bon Secours Spiritual Center, Marriottsville, MDCOST: We offer both a commuter and non-commuter rate.I. For those commuting to the training:
TUITION (workbook included): $365
FOOD AND ART SUPPLIES: $125.00(Meals include: dinner for Thursday; breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner for Friday and breakfast,lunch, and snacks for Saturday.)
TOTAL COST FOR COMMUTERS: $490.00II. For those who would like to stay at this tranquil retreat center (limited rooms are available):TUITION (workbook included): $365
LODGING, FOOD, ART SUPPLIES: $250.00(includes 2 night stay, dinner on Thursday, breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner for Friday and breakfast,lunch, and snacks for Saturday.)TOTAL COST FOR THOSE STAYING AT THE CENTER: $615.0020 NBCC CEUs and Certifi cate of CompletionSpace is limited – register now - see attached registration formQUESTIONS:Carol at ctcox@cox.netAlysa at DrAlysa@gmail.comGWU Graduate Art Therapy Program1925 Ballenger Ave., Suite 250Alexandria, VA 22314(703) 299-4148
Sponsored by the Art Therapy Program of George Washington University20 NBCC CEUs and Certificate of Completion
This three day workshop is designed for anyone who took the MARI® Course in Mandala Assessment from either Joan Kellogg or any ATMA teacher during the 1980s, 1990s, through 2004 and has been using this assessment technique. Via lectures, slides, meditation, music, and experiential mandala art, this course will provide a REVIEW of Kellogg’s life cycle theory and a new, streamlined approach to the meaning of COLOR as it appliesto this work. An additional focus will be on the therapeutic use of mandala drawings. What to ask clients to encourage dialogue will also be taught as a way to enhance skills in interpretation and providing feedback.Revised color cards and clinical booklet will be available for purchase at the workshop.
INSTRUCTORS: Carol Thayer Cox & Alysa MullerDATES: September 10th -12th, 2009Thursday, September 10th: 1:00 - 8:30 pm (with hour long break for dinner)Friday, September 11th: 9am - 6:00 pm (with hour long break for lunch)Saturday, September 12th: 9am - 5pm (with hour long break for lunch)PLACE: Bon Secours Spiritual Center, Marriottsville, MDCOST: We offer both a commuter and non-commuter rate.I. For those commuting to the training:
TUITION (workbook included): $365
FOOD AND ART SUPPLIES: $125.00(Meals include: dinner for Thursday; breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner for Friday and breakfast,lunch, and snacks for Saturday.)
TOTAL COST FOR COMMUTERS: $490.00II. For those who would like to stay at this tranquil retreat center (limited rooms are available):TUITION (workbook included): $365
LODGING, FOOD, ART SUPPLIES: $250.00(includes 2 night stay, dinner on Thursday, breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner for Friday and breakfast,lunch, and snacks for Saturday.)TOTAL COST FOR THOSE STAYING AT THE CENTER: $615.0020 NBCC CEUs and Certifi cate of CompletionSpace is limited – register now - see attached registration formQUESTIONS:Carol at ctcox@cox.netAlysa at DrAlysa@gmail.comGWU Graduate Art Therapy Program1925 Ballenger Ave., Suite 250Alexandria, VA 22314(703) 299-4148
Selasa, 07 Juli 2009
PATA members, have your art displayed at AATA's new HQ!
Hi,
Please read the exciting invitation below. AATA has invited our chapter to be the first to display artwork in the new AATA offices. The first 10 PATA members who reply to me at tatsumi.amy@gmail.com will be able to display their artwork. You will also be responsible for transporting your piece to the AATA office in Alexandria. AATA would like to have the pieces as soon as possible.
Best,Amy Tatsumi, MA, ATR
PATA President
---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Simmans-Bolouri, ShariDate: Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 3:57 PMSubject: Art work for American Art Therapy Association conference roomTo: "tatsumi.amy@gmail.com" Hi Amy:I'm the new office manager, working with Susan Corrigan, at AATA. I understand your group will be meeting here at office on July 18. As you arethe first chapter to meet at our new headquarters, we would like to have about 10 pieces of art work from your group displayed in our conference room. We have a wall dedicated to chapter art work and are excited that your group is the first! Would you be able to send over either this week or next? Then, we can keep it up for our Open House on July 31.Please let me know if you have any questions or need more information. I look forward to working with you!
Kind regards, Shari Bolouri--
Please read the exciting invitation below. AATA has invited our chapter to be the first to display artwork in the new AATA offices. The first 10 PATA members who reply to me at tatsumi.amy@gmail.com will be able to display their artwork. You will also be responsible for transporting your piece to the AATA office in Alexandria. AATA would like to have the pieces as soon as possible.
Best,Amy Tatsumi, MA, ATR
PATA President
---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Simmans-Bolouri, Shari
Kind regards, Shari Bolouri--
Kamis, 02 Juli 2009
Job Opening
Fox Hill Assisted Living in Bethesda, Md is looking for a LifeEnrichment Specialist - Thursday, Friday and Saturdays. Responsibilities include running all the activities in our memory impairment neighborhood all three days from 9:30 am - 6 pm. Candidates who apply must bewilling to run a varity of groups.Candidates will also be able to develop their own groups once trained. Must be computer savvy, patient and creative. Please send a cover letter and resume to the attention of Alyssa Caroselli to foxhill.avc@sunriseseniorliving.com.
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