Eileen Cheong Email & Phone Number

Offering individual and group art therapy, with emphasis on providing burnout relief among professionals in social activism and caregiving fields.http://www.eileencheong.com

St Louis, Missouri, US

. Provides mental health services to Care & Access for New Americans and Office of Refugee Resettlement. Conducts individual counseling in-home. Develops collaborative treatment plans.. Utilizes interpreters for person-centered and culturally-appropriate treatment. Conducts quarterly review of treatment progress

- Empower youth to face everyday stress and significant life challenges with resilience and calm through yoga and mindfulness techniques. - Offer strengths-based and trauma-informed programming supports physical and mental health, positive behavior, and healthy relationships.- Provides age appropriate, trauma-sensitive, and engaging sessions for public.

Provides a thorough Family Assessment and safety planning in the home, school environmentor other natural environment Develops a Treatment Plan with measurable goals, specific to the needs of the family andupdates the Plan monthly Provides education related to family functioning, i.e. child development, parenting skills andcoaching, communication skills.

painter, set design, photojournalism- portraits, street, international, film documentarian

- Dispatches with Mobile Outreach Team members to face-to-face evaluation. Proficiently handles ambiguous situations presented by crisis callers.- Performs high quality clinical assessment with excellent customer service skills. Displays courtesy and sensitivity when conducting triage interviews at hospitals, schools, jails, homes or safe place sites with.

- Conduct intakes, provide provisional diagnosis, assess for at-risk behaviors- Provide individual, group and family counseling and art therapy treatment- Develop appropriate treatment plans and maintain progress notes - Communicate with team members regarding best coordination of services

Missouri, US

- Provides art therapy and psychosocial counseling to 1st grade thru 6th grade students referred to therapeutic mentoring program- Develops treatment plan for group therapy- Documents group progress- Consults with treatment team on appropriate interventions

- Macklind International Senior Center hosts recurring Albanian, Afghan, Bosnian, Iraqi, Nepali, Somali, and Vietnamese-speaking senior groups- A RAC grant funded four art workshops for Nepali women and Somali men to engage in individual and group art explorations using textiles, ceramics and other materials.- Our mission is to ensure equal access to.

Developed and facilitated paper-making workshop series for 4 to 17 yearolds at community-based arts center:- Pink House, an innovative collaboration with St. Louis social agency, Beyond Housing, that activates a residential space with community-driven arts and cultural programming. Pink House uses the arts as a vehicle to create connectedness, making.

Art activities for empowerment of women with history of substance use and homelessness in transitional living program.

- Lead multidisciplinary arts programs to empower community residents developed with the Program Manager- Assist St. Louis: Hyde Park Program Manager with daily administrative tasks- Provide oversight during programming hours including support of teaching artists- Represent Rebuld Foundation as a community liaison

exhibit information, gallery maintainance

- To advocate for residents and provide them with the most individualized care program for coping with dementia in the state of Missouri- Assist residents with recalling memory through images, having an enjoyable sensory experience while drawing on their highest cognitive and fine motor abilities.

Teaching Assistant for supporting students and faculty with library resourcesDuties include:- Conduct classes that teach the use of general research information, electronic databases, stack locations, reference organizational programs & more- Lead guided tours for both scheduled groups and drop-in visitors- Update and create presentation tools for teaching.

St. Louis, Missouri, US

- Intern for Arts in Healthcare program at Barnes-Jewish, one of the top ten hospitals in the U.S.- Assisted Arts & Healthcare Coordinator in daily program activities- Lead time-limited art activities such as button making, card design or snow globe construction in various units such as oncology, radiation and the surgical waiting room- Provided individual.

- Art group facilitator for elderly residents- Design and lead art activities tailored for three levels of functioning: independent living, assisted living & hospice care- Individual treatment to residents recommended for one on one art therapy- Assistant to activities directors in daily programs and special events

conducting educational arts and crafts workshops, homework tutoring, and library patron navigation

Art therapy intern for school-age kids with behavior-disorders (B.D.)- Maintained treatment plans for B.D. caseload at the Motivational Treatment Center (a more restricted educational setting to accommodate their emotional needs) and the Alton Middle School- Attended weekly staff meetings and I.E.P meetings through out the year to discuss client progress.

Art Enrichment Specialist at preschool for low-income families- observed classroom behavior and screened over 15 students for potential to benefit from art therapy services using art therapy assessments- developed and maintained art therapy treatment for twelve clients ages three through five years old- developed and lead end of the year school-wide art.

DAT is the New York Asian Women Center's digital art therapy program- Supporting adolescents who had experienced domestic abuse through art projects in digital and fine art media- Assisted in coordinating and leading teens on various field trips and workshops

- assist in conducting printmaking and book arts workshops in an open studio setting- help members with history of homelessness and currently living with mental illness to explore art making skills as professional development

Brooklyn, NY, US

Intern for Health & Wellness program at psychosocial/ advocacy club for members who identify as Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer or Questioning and who are living with mental illness- Provided administrative and program assistance to Food & Nutrition Specialist- Coordinated donation of local produce from Community Supported Agricultural site to.

- Community outreach for community organizing non-profit for Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Trans Queer Two-Spirit Gender Non-Conforming People of Color- combating homophobia and police violence in urban minority areas of Brooklyn thru programs like Safe Outside the System and the Safe Neighborhoods Campaign

- designed and implemented curriculum for 10 week photo workshop at afterschool program for K-3rd grade students- taught techniques in pinhole camera construction and use to illustrate math concepts- lead students in creation, display and discussion of sun prints

-Developed syllabus and inspired increased fluency among First year students ages 15-16 in courses on "Spoken English" and "Tourism"- Conducted weekly conversation skills group- Set Designer - "Annual Christmas Party Performance." Planned overall stage set, designed background, assembled supplies and coordinated volunteers for final production;

- Created and taught courses in: "Photo/Mixed Media," "Occupational Arts", also facilitated health seminars & oversaw HTFS newspaper production- Photography Tutor - at the Elm St. Community Darkroom- Served as guide to black and white photographic processes to both children and adults; responsible for overall maintenance

• Received specialized media training program for LGBTQ Youth of Color
• Orchestrated development of public service announcement
• Administered interview for short film documentary and lead editing production

- Served as Assistant to Site Coordinator of P.S. 11 Virtual-Y Afteschool program K-5- Provided administrative support & staff development- Performed lead counselor duties such as training and assisting counselors in developing and implementing activity plans

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Master Of Arts (M.A.), Art Therapy Counseling

Foundational Yoga Certification, Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

Community Arts Institute Fellow, Community Arts Training

Nine Digital Storytelling Academy 2013- Community Producer Diploma, Digital Storytelling

Bachelor Of Science, Visuals Arts Minors: Jouralism And Asian Studies

Highschool Diploma, Visual Art