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CANADIAN ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION / ENVISAGE online MAGAZINE

Rooted Storytellers: Re-Envisioning Art Therapy in Canada – Part II

Contributors: Jacquie Compton, Magdalin Livingston, Virginia Jahyu

Published: October 25, 2024


Rooted Storytellers is a column by Envisage contributor Kate Moo King-Curtis, dedicated to unearthing and amplifying diverse voices and knowledge keepers in creative arts therapies, primarily in Canada. It seeks the inclusivity of histories that have shaped art therapy to reflect and represent diversity in the field.

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The international journal for direct support professionals

"An Exploration of Clinical Philosophy: Bridging Theory and Practice"

The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals: vol 13 issue 7


Authors: Virginia Jahyu and Erica D'Arpino-Sgrignuoli 

Published: July, 2024


Think of clinical philosophy as a moral compass that helps healthcare professionals steer their way through the commitment and challenges of being a direct support professional (DSP). It serves as a guiding framework that informs decision-making, shapes professional values, and influences the quality of the care we provide. This article is all about understanding why we do what we do, and what values drive our actions.

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Webinar: Let’s Talk: Clinical Philosophy: Bridging Theory and Direct Support Practice*

Featuring: Virginia Jahyu and Erica D'Arpino-Sgrignuoli 


Jul 25, 2024 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Registration:
https://nadsp.org/webinar-lets-talkan-exploration-of-clinical-philosophy-bridging-theory-and-practice/

ASL interpretation available along with closed captions. 


*Get Credit For Watching This Webinar Through the NADSP E-Badge Academy, you can get credit for watching webinars like this one by earning electronic badges (E-Badges) to demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and values.

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The international journal for direct support professionals

"The Transformative Potential of Expressive Arts Therapy"

The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals: vol 12 issue 12


Authors: Virginia Jahyu 

Published: December, 2023


This article introduces and explores the transformative potential of expressive arts therapy.

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Webinar: Let’s Talk: The Transformational Potential of Expressive Arts Therapy*

Featuring: Virginia Jahyu


Dec 21, 2023 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Registration:
https://nadsp.org/webinar-lets-talk-the-transformative-potential-of-expressive-arts-therapy/


ASL interpretation available along with closed captions. 


*Get Credit For Watching This Webinar Through the NADSP E-Badge Academy, you can get credit for watching webinars like this one by earning electronic badges (E-Badges) to demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and values.

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Book Launch @ Stackt Market on September 16, 2023

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...a preview of our (Jahyu x Blackburn) children's book: Alphabet Dreams and Other Poet Tree Scenes 

Pocket full of questions: A Series of zines

Pocket Full of Questions

Expressive Arts Therapist Virginia Jahyu and Art Therapist Patricia Ki are sharing a zine series, Pocket Full of Questions. The series of 3 zines are created as a resource from the authors' positions as racialized practitioners in the creative arts therapies. It comes from a process of putting together words and images that are meaningful to them, in conversations, poetry and collages. 


They ask the questions:  What if in addition to a toolbox full of therapeutic modalities, we also carry a pocket full of questions when we meet people who are looking for support? What if we step into each relational space not with things that make us believe we know what to do, but with questions to figure out what to do together with the person/people we are in relationship? What if the questions themselves are tools, or can help us form tools, to name our assumptions, biases, judgements – to name the patterns of harm and violence we are potentially replicating?  


We invite you to question with us.


> Limited full-colour print copies available – $15 for the series incl. shipping. 100% of proceeds go to Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction. Click here to request a copy.


This collaboration took place in Tkaronto, traditional territory of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, and Huron-Wendat, subject to Treaty 13 between the Mississaugas of the Credit and the Crown. We are settlers on this land, grateful for the unearned privileges and gifts from this land that support our livelihood and wellbeing, and committed to living into our responsibility in dismantling colonial and racist violence. 

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The international journal for direct support professionals

"The Power of Gratitude as Attitude"

The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals: vol 11 issue 4


Authors: Virginia Jahyu and Amanda Gee 

Published: April, 2022


This article explores and reflects on the benefits of gratitude within our personal and professional lives. 


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Webinar: Let’s Talk: The Power of Gratitude as Attitude*

Featuring: Virginia Jahyu and Amanda Gee


Apr 28, 2022 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Registration: https://nadsp.org/lets-talk-the-power-of-gratitude-as-attitude/


*Get Credit For Watching This Webinar Through the NADSP E-Badge Academy, you can get credit for watching webinars like this one by earning electronic badges (E-Badges) to demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and values.

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"To Show Up and Step Up"

The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals: vol 9 issue 8


Authors: Virginia Jahyu and Roger Ramsukh

Published: August, 2020


This article explores and reflects on what stepping up and addressing anti-oppression, anti-racism, and equitable practices could look like in clinical spaces. 


To learn more, join the authors for a webinar on this topic: 


Please register for Let's talk w Dave Hingsburger; To Show Up and Step Up. on Aug 25, 2020 2:00 PM EDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8720042410653248783


After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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CANADIAN ART THERAPY ASSOCIATION - ENVISAGE: VOL 3 ISSUE 2

"Finding Community and Connecting through the Arts Online"

Canadian Art Therapy Association, Online Magazine 

Envisage Spring/Summer: Vol 3 Issue 2


Authors: Virginia Jahyu  and Amanda Gee

Published: August, 2020


https://www.canadianarttherapy.org/envisage/envisage-springsummer2020-agee-vjahyu

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The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals

"Responding Creatively: A Time Called for Physical Distancing"

The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals: vol 9 issue 6


During this time of unprecedented change, it is important to find creative ways to strengthen our mental health. This article explores creative ways to respond to the global lived experience of physical distancing and the dynamic experiences that come with it. Creativity can help with shifting our internal dialogue from defeat to empowerment. This article offers an interactive approach, filled with reflective prompts and practical tools that can serve you and the people you support in hopes of developing an inner stance of creativity, acceptance, and possibility.


Enjoy the article and then if you can join us for our webinar on Responding Creatively, with Virginia, this month’s author:


Please register for Let's Talk w Dave Hingsburger; Responding Creatively: A Time Called for Physical Distancing  on Jun 26, 2020 2:00 PM EDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6874590207344106254

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Frontline Initiative: Supporting Healthy Relationships

"Supporting healthy relationships for all: ALL means ALL" Vol 16, No 1

Authors:  Virginia Jahyu and Luke Lynn 

Published: April, 2020


https://publications.ici.umn.edu/frontline-initiative/16-1/lgbtq-community-disabilties


Please share freely with all your networks and anyone who might benefit from reading or listening to this work.  


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THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS

"When Death Happens at Work: Working With and Through the Grieving Process"

The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals: vol 8 issue 10


Authors:  Virginia Jahyu and Amanda Gee

Published: October, 2019


Grief and grieving are a part of life, as are death and dying. This month’s journal gives practical advice for dealing with loss. 


To learn more, join the authors for a webinar on this topic:


Please register for When Death Happens at Work: Working With and Through the Grieving Process

on Thursday, October 24, 2019 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT at:

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2420270685732715787

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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NADSP rebroadcasting: 'alphabet community' webinar this month to commemorate and celebrate pride

Join Vita team members Virginia Jahyu, Dave Hingsburger, and Ayodele Moffett along with Luke Lynn from Kerry’s Place as we discuss the diversity within the LGBTQQ2S+ community.

Join Vita team members Virginia Jahyu, Dave Hingsburger, and Ayodele Moffett along with Luke Lynn from Kerry’s Place as we discuss the diversity within the LGBTQQ2S+ community.

Join Vita team members Virginia Jahyu, Dave Hingsburger, and Ayodele Moffett along with Luke Lynn from Kerry’s Place as we discuss the diversity within the LGBTQQ2S+ community.

Please register for The Alphabet Community: Who We Are and What We Need From You on Jun 20, 2019 2:00 PM EDT at:

Join Vita team members Virginia Jahyu, Dave Hingsburger, and Ayodele Moffett along with Luke Lynn from Kerry’s Place as we discuss the diversity within the LGBTQQ2S+ community.

Join Vita team members Virginia Jahyu, Dave Hingsburger, and Ayodele Moffett along with Luke Lynn from Kerry’s Place as we discuss the diversity within the LGBTQQ2S+ community.


https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6614575490534831117

The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals

"The Alphabet Community: Who We Are and What We Need From You"

The International Journal for Direct Support Professionals: vol 8 issue 2


Authors:  Virginia Jahyu, Dave Hingsburger, Ayodele Moffett, and  Luke Lynn 

Published: February, 2019


This month’s journal discusses what the letters in the LGBTQ2S+ community mean and what it means to provide support for people with intellectual disabilities when it comes to sexual and gender diversity.


To learn more, join the authors for a webinar on this topic:


Please register for The Alphabet Community: Who We Are and What We Need From You 

on February 22, 2019 2:00 PM EST at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9089305682100256013

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Big Art Book, issue 3

Big Art Book, Issue 3, Scarborough Arts 2014

This anthology, published in 2014 by Scarborough Arts, includes my poem titled "Above the Clouds" and a stencil art piece depicting Nina Simone on a wooden panel entitled "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter." These works are featured on pages 210 and 211 respectively.

Big Art Book

Retrospectively Relevant: Media & Publications 2009-2015


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