Fall 2005: Family Institute
for Creative Well Being
Finding Visions of
Possibilities in Creativity and Spontaneity
You Can’t Pour from
an Empty Vessel - parents, grandparents, adult caregivers. “Taking
care of oneself” can
seem selfish. Yet to take care of self, to fill one’s vessel, is as essential
as the air we breathe. There are many ways to fill a vessel each affecting
that which pours forth. Learning to live with this realization can take time.
This class is for parents/caregivers to give form and words to their experiences,
often outside common understanding, for which daily language can seem inadequate.
We will use forms of written expression for reflection and will create a vessel
(gourd art).
When: The 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month: Sept 12 to Dec. 5, 7:00–9:00
pm.
Where: 2131 Fairview Ave. N., Roseville—the Family Institute in the former
school attached to Corpus Christi.
Cost: $96 + $12 for supplies scholarships and/or work study are available.
Creative Growth & Healing
- Conveying Experience and Creating Connections
During these arts
activity classes we will engage in creative activities that build
closer connections. We will explore a variety of forms of expression
that allow family members to enjoy and learn from one another as
we discuss some of the challenges that accompany living with a
disability or chronic health condition. These fun activities allow
opportunities for insight in a supportive environment. This is an
adult/child activity (for parents, grandparents, caregivers and their
children). Children should be six years or older (this includes adult
children who still receive daily support from their families). Class
size limited to 20 participants.
When: 1st & 3rd Mondays:
Oct. 3, 17, Nov. 7, 21 and Dec. 5 from 6:15 to 8:15 pm.
Where: 2131 Fairview Ave. N., Roseville - the Family Institute in
the former school attached to Corpus Christi.
Cost: $25 per class or $100 for the series -- scholarships and/or work study
are available.
Themes & Goals
Oct 3:
The art of storytelling. Validate experience and increase self-understanding.
Oct 17: The Masks We Wear. Self identity—dealing with difference.
Nov 7: The Games We Play. Building connections— managing unending
challenges.
Nov 21: Gifts of Self and Joy. Personal value to self and others.
Dec 5: Reaching for the Stars. Dreams & achieving goals.
Caring for Caregivers:
Reflective Practice
for Professionals
Professionals
who work with people who have ongoing health conditions can have
experiences that are profound and moving. These experiences can
contribute to personal development and emotional intelligence.
However, this does not happen unless one takes the time to reflect
on the experience and examine its implications for personal and
professional growth. Compassion and empathy in the work of caregiving
requires a mindfulness of what we bring to our work and an understanding
of how our work transforms us. In order to remain open and responsive
as professionals while doing emotionally and physically demanding
work, it is necessary that we remain in constant touch with our
own experience. As simple as this may sound, when we are overloaded
it becomes all too easy to fall into routine, depersonalized patterns of
care and to trivialize the need for self-reflection. Creative expression
as a form of reflective practice makes it possible to re-vision our lives
thus increasing our effectiveness in our jobs and in our personal lives.
When: Tuesdays, Oct. 11 to Nov. 15, 4:30 – 6:30 pm.
Where: 2131 Fairview Ave. N., Roseville - the Family Institute in the former
school attached to Corpus Christi.
Cost: $192
