Program

9:00am        Registration and Coffee

9:30am         The Healing Empowerment Center
                           Suzanne Hanser, Ed.D., MT-BC
                           Berklee College of Music

10:00am        Teaching Teens Compassion through the Expressive Arts:  The Giving Planet in Kenya
                            Karen Wacks, Ed.M.
                            Berklee College of Music

10:30am        Ars Moriendi: The "good" death in the 21st century
                            Sandra Bertman, Ph.D., FT
                            National Center for Death Education

11:00am        BREAK

11:15am         Arts in Healthcare at Whittier Street Health Center
                              Philip Speiser, Ph.D., RDT, LMHC
                              Daniela Aguilar Felix, MA
                              Whittier Street Health Center

11:45am        Arts and Social Action:  Creating Peace Arts Zones in the Community
                              Mitchell Kossack, Ph.D., LMHC
                              Lesley University

12:15pm         LUNCH & Integrative Medicine Alliance Mobile Clinic
Symposium participants can interact with complementary medical practitioners in an informal and informational setting while having a brief experience (10-15 minutes) of a variety of practices

2:15pm            Very Special Arts Massachusetts
                                  Nat Needle, Ed.D.
                                  Very Special Arts

 2:45pm            Art, Alzheimer's & Creativity
                                  Sean Caulfield
                                  Artists for Alzheimers

 3:15pm            BREAK 

3:30 pm            About Compassion and Arts
                                  Harvey Zarren, M.D., FACC
                                  Integrative Medicine Alliance

 4:00 pm            Longwood Symphony Orchestra's LSO on Call
                                  Lisa Wong, M.D.
                                  Harvard Medical School
                                  Longwood Symphony Orchestra

 4:30 pm            FAREWELL
                                  Suzanne Hanser


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