Sun 18 Jan 2009
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2009 8:00AM-4PM
Good Samaritan Hospital Auditorium, Portland OR
Presenters are experienced professionals … Forrest Wheeler, CEO and founder of C.I.P. Kaethe Anderson, Rita Barrett, Michelle Janis, and Trudi Sang, Caring Clowns from the RCC Alley Sherrie Sayers, activity director (retired); with Kay Webber or Carol Yohn representing Portland area hospital programs.
To Register
Make check for $45 payable to: Rose City Clowns
Mail to: Michelle Janis (address avalable upon request)
Morning Sessions: Clowning in various Medical settings
8:00 am Registrations begin
9:00 Welcome, Introductions, and Workshop overview (Rita Barrett)
9:20 Humor presentation (Forrest Wheeler)
10:20 Taking the patient to another place: Why clowning works (Rita)
10:40 Clowning in nursing homes (Trudi Sang)
11:00 Clowning for Hospice patients (Kaethe Anderson)
11:20 Clowning with developmentally disabled (Trudi Sang)
11:40 Clowning in hospitals (Rita)
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch break (bring your own sack lunch)
Afternoon Sessions:
12:30pm First do no harm: Working with vulnerable communities
(Kay Webber or Carol Yohn from the Portland Shriners Hospital)
1)Hand washing
2)MRSA Staph infection – new reasons for careful habits
3)Splitting stitches and other physical limitations
4)Sensitivity to emotional needs
1:00 Guidelines for visiting patients - do’s and don’ts (Rita)
What can you do?
1)Music - sing, instrument, goofy instrument (comb &paper, etc)
2)Magic
3)Stories
4)Art
5)Games
6)Just Visit
7)Give- a way’s that keep clowning after you leave
2:00 Getting your foot in the Door: How to gain permission to clown at a health care facility (Forrest Wheeler)
2:30 How to work with Dominica and Alzheimer’s patients (Sherrie Sayers)
1)Music and Memory
2)Body language, what to watch for
3)Dance and Movement with the disabled Patients
3:00 Now What? Networking (Michelle Janis)
3:15 to 4:00 Q & A time with the instructors