Mission Statement:

  • Engage curiously and positively with therapy participants to encourage their daily routines to include their strengths, interests, daily living skills, creative pursuits and community participation

  • Provide resources and mentoring for performing arts practitioners and occupational therapists to facilitate engagement in creative pursuits and daily life

  • Provide parents and caregivers with resources and coaching to facilitate their child’s engagement in their daily life and their community

Values:

  • Create - Creative problem-solving to suit each person and family. Encouragement of diverse creative pursuits.

  • Connect - Communication by zoom, phone, email or meetings with all the key people involved. WhatsApp groups. Encouragement of connection within a network or community.

  • Learn - Systematic instruction so that participants learn how to learn. Use of evidence-based Occupational Performance Coaching and Motivational Interviewing so that participants have internal motivation to achieve their goals. Resources available on website.

  • Enjoy - Building confidence in participants and their families. Ensuring internal motivation for goals and use of interests to achieve goals. Encouragement of self-compassion in parents and caregivers.