{"id":1060,"date":"2014-03-31T14:35:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T14:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2014-04-03T13:11:01","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T13:11:01","slug":"medisys-health-network-celebrates-creative-arts-therapies-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/medisys-health-network-celebrates-creative-arts-therapies-week\/","title":{"rendered":"MediSys Health Network Celebrates Creative Arts Therapies Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/medisys-health-network-celebrates-creative-arts-therapies-week\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1107\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?attachment_id=1107\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1107\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1107\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1107\" title=\"healthylivingmural\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/healthylivingmural1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/healthylivingmural1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/healthylivingmural1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/healthylivingmural1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/healthylivingmural1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Healthy Living Mural at JHMC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Department of Psychiatry at Jamaica and Flushing Hospitals recently celebrated Creative Arts Therapies week by displaying the artwork made\u00a0by their patients. From March 17 to March 21, Jamaica Hospital showcased an exhibit titled \u201cMe\u201d in the hospital lobby, while Flushing Hospital\u2019s \u201cWishing Tree of Life and Hope\u201d and \u201cHealthy Living\u201d murals were displayed on easels in the lobby.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMe\u201d exhibit featured over 20 pieces, all depicting the personal expressions of how patients viewed themselves. The artwork includes self-portraits and landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>Each of Flushing Hospital\u2019s murals spanned 30\u201dx40\u201d and were created by patients from the Chemical Dependency Unit and inpatient psychiatry unit. The \u201cWishing Tree of Life and Hope\u201d mural consisted of a tree full of leaves. Every leaf highlighted a personal value that patients found helpful in their recovery from drug use. The \u201cHealthy Living\u201d mural\u00a0was a collage of images that patients felt defined healthy living. Some of the images included healthy food, exercising, and sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Over 300 individuals, including Councilman Ruben Willis, visited the<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1105\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?attachment_id=1105\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1105\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1105\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1105\" title=\"wishingtreemural\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/wishingtreemural-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/wishingtreemural-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/wishingtreemural-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/wishingtreemural.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wishing Tree Mural at FHMC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>exhibits and in some cases, wrote words of encouragement and support for creative arts therapy and acknowledged the benefits it provides patients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCreative Arts Therapies Week supports creative expression as a cornerstone of mental health and a happy, fulfilled life,\u201d said Elim Mak, Creative Arts Therapist at Flushing Hospital. \u201cArt therapy allows our patients to tap in or reconnect with their creative inner selves. It is a life-affirming intervention because we humans are, by nature, an imaginative and creative species.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to American Art Therapy Association, art therapy uses art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, and foster self-awareness. It also manages behavior and addictions, develops social skills, improves reality orientation, reduces anxiety and depression and increases self-esteem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArts therapy is an essential part of treatment for mental health patients because the process of making art is therapeutic,\u201d said Michelle Hololob, Creative Arts Therapist at Jamaica Hospital. \u201cWhen a person doesn\u2019t have words or when words are too painful, art becomes inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, every population can benefit from art therapy,\u201d said Heather Grey, Creative Arts Therapist at Jamaica Hospital. \u201cWe provide all of our patients with a safe space. Our rooms are warm, friendly, inviting, and display remnants of home.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1108\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?attachment_id=1108\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1108\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1108\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1108\" title=\"CreativeArts\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CreativeArts1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CreativeArts1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CreativeArts1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;Me&quot; Exhibit at JHMC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mental health patients admitted to Jamaica or Flushing Hospital participate in creative arts therapy through group sessions. They also receive medication therapy, psychotherapy, and emotional support. The hospitals\u2019 collaborative and comprehensive approach to treatment provides patients with the best chance at functioning in society.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Me&#8221; exhibit was featured in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qchron.com\/editions\/eastern\/art-is-therapy-at-jamaica-hospital\/article_6d132395-a9fa-5b1b-ab39-7bf92725d979.html\">Queens Chronicle<\/a>and the New York Daily News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareThe Department of Psychiatry at Jamaica and Flushing Hospitals recently celebrated Creative Arts Therapies week by displaying the artwork made\u00a0by their patients. From March 17 to March 21, Jamaica Hospital showcased an exhibit titled \u201cMe\u201d in the hospital lobby, while &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/medisys-health-network-celebrates-creative-arts-therapies-week\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1060"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1130,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060\/revisions\/1130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}