Open Arts Creative Therapies in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Medical and health

Open Arts Creative Therapies

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 434 606 944

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Medical and health

25.01.2022 Please consider whether you can spare money, time, space or supplies to support fire-impacted communities and the magnificent firies.

24.01.2022 This looks great!

22.01.2022 An interesting article about the importance of connection during this strange time, and how online connection can support mental wellness.

22.01.2022 Check out a new project Im involved with - an innovation of the award winning Cyclabilities program - ArtAbilities https://www.facebook.com/CyclabilitiesArtAbilitiesProgram

22.01.2022 The NSW Gay and Transgender Hate Crime Inquiry has reopened. ACONs Teddy Cook shares why its important for everyone to make a submission. For more information: acon.org.au/truthandjustice

20.01.2022 Why people with anxiety ACTUALLY cancel plans last minute... The Depression Project

18.01.2022 CYDA and the NDIS are pleased to offer three webinars for young people with disability and families with children with disability. The NDIA CEO, Martin Hoffman ...and NDIS staff will provide an overview of the NDIS response to COVID-19 and answer key questions raised by young people with disability and families. Click on a link to register for a webinar. Webinar 1: The NDIS and COVID-19: Information for families (NDIS participants under 7 years) 10 am 5th May 2020 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-ndis-and-covid-19-infor Webinar 2: The NDIS and COVID-19: Information for families and young people (NDIS participants between 7 and 18 years) 11:30 am 7th May https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-ndis-and-covid-19-infor Webinar 3: The NDIS and COVID-19: Information for families and young people (NDIS participants aged between 18 and 25 and beyond) 3 pm 12th May https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-ndis-and-covid-19-infor NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme Family Advocacy Imagine More CRU - Community Resource Unit Ltd. Queensland Collective for Inclusive Education JFA Purple Orange

18.01.2022 Submissions encouraged...

16.01.2022 Early-bird registrations are now open for Meeting Place 2019! Register now to receive 20% off the full price! https://www.meetingplaceforum.org/product/registrations/

15.01.2022 Tuggers Pride Trans Voices Cabaret is looking for the next star Expression of Interest is opened, so dont miss out

14.01.2022 An article about creativity and wellness - and my job as a registered arts therapist.

14.01.2022 From the wonderful Cathy Malchiodi...

14.01.2022 As part of our Self Care Canberra initiative, our staff and volunteers are sharing what makes up their wellbeing plans. Our wonderful EA Blanca Reyes has star...ted learning to paint. Research shows that creating art reduces stress hormones such as cortisol, and through art people can induce positive states of wellbeing. Engaging in visual and creative arts create conditions for mindfulness by accessing and engaging different parts of the brain. Blanca shares, Trying new things and challenging myself to develop new skills brought me to discover watercolour painting. I always thought that painting was not my thing and what a surprise! Now it is my to go activity when Im feeling overwhelmed or a bit down. Some colour mixing, music and a cup of tea bring me back to my calm self. What do you do as part of your daily or weekly self-care?

14.01.2022 April is Autism Acceptance Month. Many people have an understanding of Autism that is based on little more than stringing together a few popular stereotypes. Th...is video aims to help fill the gaps by cutting through the medical jargon and sharing instead the human side of Autism. In the past few decades the world has come a long way in its understanding of Autism. This is not least due to the contributions of autistic adults shedding insight into their own condition. Autism Explained empowers parents to understand their autistic children and create healthy supportive environments. By combining the experience of an adult on the Spectrum with a single mum who lives this stuff every day, we set you on the path to regain family harmony and actually enjoy time with your kids! FREE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE: Making School Drop-Off Easier www.autismexplained.com.au EDIT: YOUTUBE VERSION AVAILABLE: If you would like to share this video with your school or workplace, there is a version on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/CaRdPYvWt48

13.01.2022 Cant wait to see this!

12.01.2022 Recognise this beard? Its been all over your TV this bushfire season. Meet Auslan interpreter Sean Sweeney.

12.01.2022 Something to look out for...

09.01.2022 A powerful art therapy project...

09.01.2022 Acting Out - Act Out! Act Up! Play Hard! Free inclusive drama program for LGBTQIA+ Youth aged 12-17 yrs Acting Out is an inclusive drama program brought to you... by Rebus Theatre in partnership with the AIDS Action Council and the Canberra Inclusive Partnership. The program is funded by the Chief Ministers Charitable Fund 2019 and led by Sammy Moynihan and Anas Maro, with a youth peer worker from the AIDS Action Council onsite for each class. Join us for an inclusive drama program with this dynamic duo of international proportions! Sammy and Anas are passionate explorers of humanity and theatre. Come play and learn with them in an inclusive space whilst creating a new work informed by theatre styles from all over the world! Classes will be held Tuesdays 4:30-6:30pm during school terms 1 & 2, Ainslie Arts Centre. Read more: https://www.rebustheatre.com//acting-out-act-out-act-up-pl

08.01.2022 Congratulations to the Cyclabilities team who are national finalists in this important award. I am really delighted to be working with them in the new ArtAbilities program - kicking off this weekend!

08.01.2022 Dancing is great for mental health.

08.01.2022 For many people with disability, bushfires pose a greater threat - they can make mental health more fragile, can be difficult to understand and process whats h...appening and can physically make evacuation and care harder to access. Here are some resources that might be useful, particularly for adults and children with intellectual disability and/or autism. I wish all those affected the best, and give our deep gratitude to all the helpers - the firefighters, the evacuation centre volunteers, all emergency services, those businesses delivering food, those helping in any way they can, and the support workers who are helping those with disability too. Bushfire Information Guide in Easy English https://cid.org.au/resource/bushfire-info-guide-nsw/ Social story around bushfires https://www.earlyconnections.org.au/social-story-bush-fire/ Red Cross RediPlan emergency planning in Easy English https://www.redcross.org.au//Easy-English-Rediplan-accessi Childrens book around bushfire recovery https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au//natur/storybooks/ Please feel free to share this post and these resources, and add any extra resources in the comments. Thanks to NDIS Grassroots Discussion group members for some of these resources. Pic desc: an icon of flames to the left with the words Bushfire Social Story written in orange to the right.

06.01.2022 Dayne Beams: Ive had a bit of time away from footy to obviously get my mental health in a better place and thats obviously taken some time....I feel like Im on the right sort of path now. Its been an ongoing thing, trying to find the right therapist and the right things that work for you....I never thought Id get into art, but I have and I love it. Its great and awesome for my mental health....Its given me a purpose outside football. I feel better for it."

06.01.2022 Thousands of people have been impacted by the Australian Bushfires including many with disabilities. Below are some useful resources for disabled Australians wh...o are impacted by the bushfires that we have collected along with a list of organisations you can support. Please share or contact us if you have other disability-related information which can be added to this page. Airbnb Accessible Travel Club Accessible Travel Club Accessible Australia Accessible Accommodation The Snow Foundation Canberra Notice Board Group The RiotACT Women with Disabilities ACT The Canberra Times NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme

05.01.2022 Check out a new project I'm involved with - an innovation of the award winning Cyclabilities program - ArtAbilities https://www.facebook.com/CyclabilitiesArtAbilitiesProgram

04.01.2022 Some tips on keeping cool.

03.01.2022 ENROLMENTS CLOSE TODAY! Be sure not to miss this final opportunity to enrol in our 2020 Accessible Film Studies Programs, which is set to be our BIGGEST year ye...t! Special thanks to our partners Australian Film Television and Radio School, Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE), UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia & Screen Canberra! For all the information head to https://www.busstopfilms.com.au/about/programs/ #busstopfilms #inclusivefilmmaking

03.01.2022 Today I went to Woden Mall in South Canberra to visit the sensory room - The Calm Room. Its in a corridor opposite the toilets, on street level. The staff at the nearby Concierge desk will issue visitors with a code, that lasts six months, to unlock the room. Hopefully this is something that will catch on in other buildings and services.

02.01.2022 A celebration of diverse voices...

02.01.2022 Nice summary of how storytelling builds attachment-- and it is one of the expressive arts four-part model of healing practices when it comes to trauma repair an...d recovery; I must have told thousands of stories over the decades to children from violent homes who were subjected to interpersonal assault and verbal abuse. And of course, they told me thousands of stories through images when words were way too painful or impossible. Here is an excerpt that outlines one of the key principles: "Remaining positive is essential to any childrens story. We might include some conflicts and drama, especially as a child ages, but a good story should have a positive outcome and leave a child with a good feeling. This helps build a childs sense of safety and resolve, and connects that good feeling with you. Its one of the principle features of storytelling. By allowing a child to encounter a difficult situation in a story, then providing resolution, s/he/they have a chance to practice for real life."

01.01.2022 Some great information from The Growing Space about NDIS plan reviews.

01.01.2022 Expression Deaf Grants gives people the opportunity to make an impact on the lives of people who are Deaf and hard of hearing. The first round of grants for 202...0 is closing soon! So, if you have a great idea, project or initiative, dont forget to get your application in by January 31! Take a look at our grant recipients for the last round of 2019 and the work theyre doing in our Deaf Community! Well done to Deaf Sports Australia I Sign. I Wander. Australia Deaf Ladies Weekend (Public page) and Sarah Vickery. To apply for an Expression Deaf Grant, click here: https://bit.ly/2QYIoq3