Knowledge Hub Presents

The Knowledge Hub Presents series features information on trauma- and violence-informed research and practice developed by members of the Trauma-Informed Community of Practice in their work related to the Preventing and Addressing Family Violence: The Public Health Perspective (2022-2026) investment of the Public Health Agency of Canada.

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Art et contes en famille

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Date | Time:  Thursday January 16, 2025 | 1:00 to 1:30 pm Eastern Time (ET)

Art and Storytelling with Families Project

The Art & Contes en Famille project was created during the pandemic in response to the increased stress and anxiety affecting many immigrant and refugee families in the Parc-Extension neighborhood of Montreal.  Workshops combining interactive storytelling and free artistic creation to strengthen family ties and prevent domestic violence were offered. This interventional research project was carried out by a team of art therapy researchers from UQAT, in collaboration with the PEYO organization and its art therapists. Together, we explored the positive impact of storytelling and artistic expression on the parent-child relationship, highlighting parental strengths and integrating tools to reduce family stress.

In this presentation, we will share lessons learned from the implementation of this project and reflect on its potential to enrich family dynamics through creativity and storytelling.

Learning objectives:

  1. Understand the specifics of the  Art et contes en famille project.
  2. Understand the intervention approach used in the Art et Contes en famille project
  3. Understand the impact of art-based interventions on families.

Presenters

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Fernanda Camejo was born and raised in Uruguay. She completed her education in the field of teaching at the University of humanities and sciences of education in Uruguay which led her to invest a few years into teaching before turning towards art therapy. She has worked with children with a variety of ages while exploring creativity as a way of healing and personal development. She equally enriched her resume by accompanying people in rehabilitation centers specialized with addictions at the mental health department in the Italian  hospital  in Montevideo, also in places dedicated to the elderly. Her arrival in Montreal naturally drove her towards PEYO, where its mission aligns perfectly with her own values. As a coordinator of the Arts and Contes department, Fernanda along with her colleagues engage in activities which permits participants to express their artistry while enforcing community relations. Passionate for the arts, theater and therapeutic accompaniment, she creates spaces where each person lives their own histories, explores their creativity and celebrates cultural diversity. Fernanda finds it to be a precious way of supporting integration and discovering tools of resilience for everyone.

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Laurence Gauthier. Before joining the Art et contes department at PEYO in 2023 as an art-therapist and intervener by the arts, Laurence Gauthier was a volunteer and participant in activities related to the program. Since her arrival in Parc-Extension in 2016, she has shown great devotion towards her community by committing to projects with the objective to better the well-being of the residents of the neighborhood. She has accumulated many years of experience working with a variety of clients from various cultural communities, including more than two years abroad in the United Arab Emirates. During her time in the middle east, she also traveled to places such as western Africa, in Nepal and in India for four months. Those experiences within a variety of cultures has let her develop a more profound comprehension of the challenges encountered with immigration. Her journey in art-therapy also motivated an engagement in using art and creativity to focus on empowerment and healing. By adopting an approach of humanistic therapy focused solely on the person, Laurence is interested in questions surrounding cultural identity, attachment relationships and intergenerational memories.

Learn more about the Art et contes en famille project.

This KH Presents will run in French with simultaneous English interpretation

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