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Martine
Dallaire
(514) 362-1000, ext. 2891
martine.dallaire.sov@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
At Dr Clown, the relevance
of a program for a particular facility depends
largely on the following four criteria:
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The quality of the relationship
between patients and clowns. |
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The broader effect of the program
on family, friends, and staff.
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| 3. |
The degree to which the therapeutic
clown approach complements pre-existing
resources. |
| 4. |
The staff’s acceptance of the
artists’ involvement in educational
and treatment programs. |
Our programs
We presently offer a program for children,
with sessions twice a week, and another
for adults, with one half-day session a
week. Both programs run for 48 weeks
a year.
Adult program
For our adult clientele, we have been offering
three-hour clown duo visits since 2000,
usually on Wednesdays. The programs last
48 weeks, for a total cost of $12,000.00
per year. Taxes and travelling
expenses may be added. Each
visit generally benefits 15 to 40 patients,
from one or several departments, as well
as their family and friends and the hospital
staff.
A six-month pilot program (including a
program assessment at the end of the fourth
month) is undoubtedly a key element of our
services, since it determines the appropriateness
of implementing them for a longer period
of time.
Our adult programs are presently meeting
with success at the CHSLD
Résidence Paul-Lizotte (residential
and long-term care centre), L'institue universitaire
de gériatrie de Montréal (rehabilitation
centre), and the Jewish
General Hospital. Contact information
for our liaisons in these facilities, and
program assessments are available on request.
We will be happy to meet with care or administrative
personnel from your facility. A DVD
or PowerPoint® presentation of our services
will help you see for yourselves the benefits
that our program can bring to your establishment.
Procedure
| 1. |
Preliminary meeting.
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| 2. |
Designation of a sponsor. |
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Adjustment of needs and structures
for both parties. |
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Signing of a letter of intent. |
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Development of a pre- and post-program
assessment process. |
| 6. |
Training by the establishment for
artists on the particular aspects of
the targeted department. |
| 7. |
Distribution of the first
anonymous questionnaire to the staff
by Dr Clown, in order to assess staff
fears and expectations. |
| 8. |
Information sessions for facility
staff to explain Dr Clown’s approach
and relieve any apprehensions they may
have. |
| 9. |
Signing of the proposal and start
of a six-month pilot program. |
| 10. |
Second Dr Clown questionnaire –
after four months of service –
in order to improve our performance
and collaboration with staff. |
| 11. |
End-of-project assessment in which
all parties participate: patients, family,
staff, artists, and sponsors. |
| 12. |
Extension of the program for a further
six months, if everyone is satisfied.
The contract can then be renewed annually.
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For further information, please contact
Melissa Holland at: programs@drclown.ca
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