2019 Issue 1
The Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department
Holiday Cheer at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital Over the course of the fall and into the winter, the Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department helped patients and families celebrate the holidays in style. Featuring celebrations for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s, patients and families were invited to join our parties and other festivities. Our department also featured special programming on KidZone TV to help celebrate the many traditions that accompany holidays throughout the year. Special guests came to carol on the units, create their own songs about their traditions and bring cheer to patients and families spending holidays in the hospital. Patients and families were also able to host their own holiday-themed shows. Featured below is just some of the fun captured by photos:
Facility Dogs Provide Staff Support Our facility dogs, Amos and Professor, have been making children and families smile in the pediatric hospital since spring 2017. In addition to this important work, Amos and Professor provide staff support hours in the PICU and on P5 through “Professor’s Office Hours” and “Amos’ Work Paws”. These special programs are bi-weekly times dedicated for staff to spend time with our facility dogs and take time for self-care. Nurses, physicians, residents, respiratory therapists, social workers and pharmacists have attended these sessions to cuddle, play fetch and unwind during their busy and often stressful days. Sandi Glacobello, RN, reflected, “Professor makes my day every time I see him, even when I am having a bad day.” Melanie Eisman, social worker, continued on page 2
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