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Creative Caregiving

September 9, 2019 - October 15, 2019

Free, and open to caregivers and care partners

Mondays, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM, Sept. 9 – Oct. 14, 2019 | The Christian Church of Edgewater, 1707 S. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 106.

“Monday is our day. My daughter and I come here to spend the day together.” ACA member

Caregiving for a loved one is a journey of joy and difficulty. Join ACA Arts & Wellness ambassadors Vicki Gross (MT-BC) and Ashlee Hughes (MT-BC) as they guide you through creative ways to enhance the quality of your daily routine. ACA uses a series of artistic activities that focus on engaging your care partner through experiences promoting relaxation and discovery. Come learn how to connect mind, body and spirit by using the arts as a tool of self-care, social interaction, and lifelong learning. Please bring a lunch.

Free, and open to caregivers and care partners. RSVP required, limited to 20 participants per session.

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Additional Dates: Nov. 4 – Dec. 9, 2019Feb. 3 – March 9, 2020March 30 – May 4, 2020

For more information, please contact Eve Payor, Atlantic Center for the Arts Director of Community Programs at (386) 423-1753 or community@atlanticcenterforthearts.org

 

Vicki Gvicki gross headshotross (MT-BC) is a graduate of Florida State University, and has made a career of practicing music therapy. She has worked at ACT Corp. (which was The Human Resource Center) in the Daytona Beach service area as a day treatment and social network counselor, and ran the first Adult Day Care Center (Extended Family) in New Smyrna Beach, FL. In the year 2000, her personal practice, Comprehensive Music Therapy Services was created to bring services to the East Central Florida community.  Center Schools in Volusia County were being disbanded as disabled children were being accommodated in contained classrooms in regular schools throughout the county and a new music therapy career challenge presented itself.  Over the past 14 years, she has served many people and programs including intellectually challenged residents of The Duvall Home, the Homeless Day Treatment Program in Deland, children in foster care, elderly residents of area nursing homes and assisted living facilities, hospice patients and more. The main thing Vicki wants to convey is that her passion for music therapy is ever present.  She is humbled by the many people who understand and love the power of music, the way music can express when words can’t, and how music can create, establish and renew life and relationships.

Ashleee HughesAshlee Hughes is a graduate of The School of Music at Florida State University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy. Ashlee is also proud to be a second generation music therapist where she has the experience from the pioneer music therapists like her mother, Vicki Gross. As a professional music therapist, Ashlee has over eight years of experience in serving a variety of populations, including special needs, hospice, acute care medical, premature infants, traumatic brain injury, trauma, stroke, dementia, behavioral health, substance abuse, foster children, juvenile detention, and more. She brings her diverse experience in music, visual arts, and healthcare to ACA Arts & Wellness as a way to connect creativity and community health.

Details

Start:
September 9, 2019
End:
October 15, 2019
Cost:
Free, and open to caregivers and care partners
Event Category:

Organizer

Community Programs
Phone:
386.423.1753
Email:
community@atlanticcenterforthearts.org

Venue

The Christian Church of Edgewater
1707 S. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 106.
Edgewater, FL 32132 United States
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