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Art Therapy | Camps | Dance Therapy | Environment | Holiday Planning | Hospital-Based Education and School Reentry | Infant Massage | Journaling/Poetry/Scrapbooking | Music Therapy | Pet Therapy | Recreational Therapy
Art Therapy
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American Art Therapy Association (AATA): www.arttherapy.org - The AATA is an organization of professionals dedicated to the belief that the creative process involved in art making is healing and life enhancing. Its mission is to serve its members and the general public by providing standards of professional competence, and developing and promoting knowledge in, and of, the field of art therapy.
Books/Journals
- Malchiodi, C. (Ed.) (1998). Medical Art Therapy with Children. Philadelphia; Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN: 1853026778
Camps
- Camp del Corazon: www.campdelcorazon.org - A cardiac camp in California.
- Camp Sunshine: www.mycampsunshine.com - An oncology camp in Georgia.
- Camp Mak-A-Dream: www.campdream.org - An oncology camp in Montana.
- Rainbow Trails Bereavement Camp: www.hopehospice.org/rainbowtrailscamp - A bereavement camp in Florida.
- Camp Erin: www.moyerfoundation.org/programs/camperin.aspx - A bereavement camp with chapters across the country.
- Youth Rally Committee: www.rally4youth.org
- SeriousFun Children's Network: www.seriousfunnetwork.org - Formerly the Association of Hole in the Wall Gang Camps. Serious Fun Children's Network is a growing global community of independently managed and financed camps and partnership programs that create opportunities for children and their families to reach beyond serious illness and discover joy, confidence, and a new world of possibilities - always free of charge.
Dance Therapy
- American Dance Therapy Association: www.adta.org - The American Dance Therapy Association works to establish and maintain high standards of professional education and competence in the field of dance/movement therapy.
Environment
(Nonprofit Only)
- Splashes of Hope: www.splashesofhope.org - Splashes of Hope is a nonprofit organization of artists who hand-paint murals in healthcare facilities.
- Foundation for Hospital Art: www.hospitalart.com - The Foundation for Hospital Art is dedicated to involving patients and volunteers worldwide to create colorful, soothing artwork donated to hospitals to help soften the often stressful hospital experience.
Submitted Resources
- Top 10 Items to Have in a Playroom
: Taken from feedback given from CLC Therapeutic Play Webinar by Chris Brown. When creating a play room/area, these are some of the most popular items to have available. Submitted by Jennifer Smith, MS, CIMI, CCLS and Shawna Grissom, MS,CCLS,CEIM of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Holiday Planning
- Snowpile Program : How the child life program at Children's Hospital of Michigan created a family-centered program to give families the opportunity to shop for their hospitalized children during the holidays.
- Holiday Havoc...A Child Life Survival Guide
Margolis, E., Hillyard, C. & Pulis, M. (2005). Holiday Havoc...A Child Life Survival Guide. CLC Bulletin, 23(3), 9.
To read the complete article, log in to the CLC website and download the Summer 2005 issue from the Bulletin Archive.
Hospital-Based Education and School Reentry
- HopeCam: http://www.hopecam.org/ - Helps children connect with their classmates while hospitalized or at home.
- National Association for the Education of Young Children: www.naeyc.org - This organization is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.
Books/Journals
- Bridging the Gap: Education Services Within the Scope of a Child Life Program (Child Life FOCUS article, Summer 2005 Issue, pages 5-8)
To read the complete article, log in to the CLC Web site and download the Summer 2005 issue from the Bulletin Archive.
Submitted Resources
- Children/Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease School Planning - Recommended Accomodations/Modifications : Submitted by Michele O’Neill, MA, CCLS of Connecticut Children's Medical Center and Nancy Caperino.
Infant Massage
- International Association of Infant Massage: www.iaim.net
- Infant Massage USA: www.infantmassageusa.org - Infant Massage USA promotes nurturing touch through the training and certification of Parent Educators, and classes and one-to-one instruction for parents and full-time caregivers. The official U.S. Affiliate of the International Association of Infant Massage.
- International Loving Touch Foundation: http://lovingtouch.com - The International Loving Touch Foundation (ILTF) is an independent organization that provides training, resources and classes in the field of infant massage.
Reference Articles
- Cullen, C., Field, T., Escalona, A. & Hartshorn, K. (2000). Father-infant interactions are enhanced by massage therapy. Early Child Development and Care, 164, 41-47.
- Field, T. (2001). Massage therapy facilitates weight gain in preterm infants. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 10, 51-54.
- Field, T. & Hernandez-Reif, M. (2001). Sleep problems in infants decrease following massage therapy. Early Development and Care, 168, 95-104.
- Field, T. (1995). Massage therapy for infants and children. [Review]. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 16, 105-111.
- Lindrea, K.B., & Stainton, M.C. (2000). A case study of infant massage outcomes. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 25(2), 95-99.
- Mainous, R.O. (2002). Infant massage as a component of developmental care: Past, present, and future. Holistic Nursing Practice, 16(5), 1-7.
- Scafidi, F. and Field, T. (1996). Massage therapy improves behavior in neonates born to HIV-positive mothers. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 21, 889-897.
Journaling/Poetry/Scrapbooking
(Nonprofit Only)
- CaringBridge: www.caringbridge.com - Enables families to create their own temporary Web pages to give family members and friends access to information posted by and/or about a hospitalized child.
Submitted Resources
- My Visit to Children’s Hospital of Michigan : A hospital journal/activity book with dictionary pages. Includes activities, dictionary entries for children in the hospital. Submitted by Mary Kraft, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI.
- On What is Haiku : A poetic description of the process of writing haiku. Submitted by Amy Losak; Author: Sydell Rosenberg.
- Sample Haiku and Senryu Poems : Samples of haiku and senryu poems, appropriate for use by school age children and teens. Submitted by Amy Losak; Author: Sydell Rosenberg.
Music Therapy
- American Music Therapy Association: http://www.musictherapy.org/
- Music Therapy Research: http://www.musictherapy.org/research/
- Music Therapy Flyer: http://www.musictherapy.org/assets/1/7/MT_Medicine_2006.pdf
Pet Therapy
- Delta Society: www.deltasociety.org - Delta Society® is an international, non-profit, human service organization that unites millions of Americans who have mental and physical illnesses and disabilities with professionally trained therapy animals and service dogs.
Books/Journals
- Pet Therapy Research - an online listing of pet-therapy research references available through www.teacherwebshelf.com.
- Kaminski, M., Pellino, T., & Wish, J., Play and Pets: The physical and emotional impact of child-life and pet therapy on hospitalized children. Children’s Health Care: 31, 4, 321-335 (2002).
Recreational Therapy
- American Therapeutic Recreation Association: www.atra-online.com - The American Therapeutic Recreation Association is a member driven association that collectively supports the recreational therapy profession.