Community Service & Volunteering
MissionHealing Strokes hopes to facilitate relaxation-based art therapy for stroke patients and their carers with the goal of helping alleviate post-stroke depression often experienced during recovery. Post-stroke depression and related anxiety affects about a third of all stroke survivors, yet many hospitals often lack the proper mental wellness resources needed to address this issue. Under the guidance of neurologist Dr. Nirali Vora and occupational therapist Julie Muccini, we have crafted a relaxation-based art therapy curriculum using an integrated patient-carer team approach. By facilitating creative-art based therapy workshops, we hope undergraduates would be able to gain experience cultivating empathy-based communities, helping to alleviate depressive symptoms among stroke survivors and increasing relief amongst caregivers. We hope to create an undergraduate community that is challenged to engage in discussions of ethical practices both with therapy and with patients as a whole.By establishing a welcoming space for creative outlet, Healing Strokes hopes to alleviate depressive symptoms among stroke survivors and provide relief for caregivers.
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