N/NY-MS6170 - Art Therapy as Palliative Care from Diagnosis to End of Life

Description

A four-year old boy’s cancer returned after multiple courses of treatment, and ultimately claimed his life. Using a four-stage model from the pediatric cancer literature, this presentation will explore art therapy as an integrated, palliative component of cancer care.

Learning Objectives

Objective 1: Participants will be able to list at least three therapy goals as part of a trans-disciplinary team working with toddlers with acquired brain injury in an outpatient medical setting

Objective 2: Participants will be able to list at least three art therapy treatment goals as part of a trans-disciplinary team working with preschoolers within the autism spectrum in an outpatient medical setting

Objective 3: Participants will be able to understand at least three sensory and play based milieu art therapy experientials used with toddlers with acquired brain injury and preschoolers within the autism spectrum within an outpatient medical setting

Emotional Risk Description

This presentation is a case study about how art therapy supported a four-year old boy who died of cancer and his family. It is possible that the content of this presentation might evoke sadness and other difficult emotions in attendees.

Tracy Councill

Program Director, Tracy's Kids

Tracy Councill, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT is both Program Director for Tracy's Kids and Art Therapist in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Georgetown University Hospital's Lombardi Cancer Center. She has taught Medical Art Therapy, Studio Art Therapy and Art Therapy for Trauma at The George Washington University, Eastern Virginia Medical School, and Florida State University and creates paintings, block prints and sculpture. She has served as on the Board of AATAand as Chair of the Membership Committee

Kristin Ramsey

Art Therapist, Tracy's Kids

Kristin Ramsey, MA, ATR, RYT-500, is a practicing art therapist and therapeutic yoga instructor. Kristin has experience providing art and yoga therapy to various populations and is currently working with Tracy’s Kids at Georgetown University Hospital providing art therapy to pediatric oncology patients and their families.

Key:

Complete
Failed
Available
Locked
Abstract
Open to download resource.
Open to download resource.
Video
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Quiz
10 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  10/10 points to pass
10 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  10/10 points to pass
Quality Assessment
4 Questions
4 Questions Please complete the questions to rate your experience with the course.
Certificate
Up to 1.00 credits available  |  Certificate available
Up to 1.00 credits available  |  Certificate available