Helen Spaw Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

• Promoted to this position to meaningfully expand the Adult Faith Formation program, including, but not limited to learning styles, topics, and resources, with a visible focus on diversity and inclusion.• Created and implemented 2 successful new outreach programs within the first year of this position: The Art Tent in collaboration with the Emergency Aid Coalition, and The Labyrinth Society in collaboration with a Veriditas event and Houston Labyrinth Walkers.• Coordinated all 24 Sunday School classes and weekly groups.• Led events, classes, workshops, groups, orientations and meetings.• Women’s spiritual practices art group leader.• Led Healing of Racism Circle, with art exercises, through the Center for the Healing of Racism with over 140 new participants since 2020 from across United States, tribal lands and multiple countries.• Created and led Labyrinth Society to guide and care for labyrinth program and labyrinth. Hosted labyrinth walks, events, and meetings. Led national labyrinth renovation search and supervised successful renovation completion.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Expanded the Fine Arts Academy program to offer classes and individual lessons in art, ballet, Musikgarten, piano, voice and voice for approximately 200 students annually in collaboration with St. Paul’s School.• Responsible for all aspects of Fine Arts Academy management, including marketing, payroll, communications with families/students, instructors, pre-school, and church, hiring instructors, organizing art shows, budget, scheduling, and daily operations.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Created curriculum and instructed process oriented mental health supportive classes for children and adults, and individual lessons for all ages, including special needs students.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Developed and implemented growing Sunday school program for all ages who have autism spectrum disorder or other neurological and developmental differences.

Multiple

• Started company in 2020 to reach more participants -Facilitates individual art sessions -Leads wellness through art workshops, groups, classes, retreats• Leads quarterly wellness through art classes at The Clarewood House beginning July 2023•Leads Healing Art Circles monthly online for The Center for the Healing of Racism since 2020 (moved to HAC in 2023)•Leads Wellness through Art Workshops for pediatric nursing students at St. Thomas Fall & Spring semesters 2024•Leads Chapelwood Parent's Art Circle beginning fall 2024• Facilitated the first Art Workshop for clients at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD January 2024•Led Healing Art Circles for 60+ women as part of Ecclesia's Women's Retreat February 2024•Led Staff Wellness through Art Circle Workshops at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD February 2024• Led Wellness through Art Circle workshops for 60 University of St. Thomas Carol and Odis Peavy School of Nursing students March 2024•Led Staff Wellness through Art Circle for Bread of Life Wellness Program• Led wellness through art classes at The Delaney Retirement Center January 2023- February 2024• Led a Wellness through Art Circle Workshop for Metastatic Breast Cancer Retreat for Susan G Komen, Nov 2019.• Co-Led a Healing Circle workshop for the Jung Center, Mar 2021.• Led Staff Retreat Workshop for Change Happens Texas 2021•Contributed in the National Healing Circles Conference in 2018 and 2019.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Lead associate for Vacation Bible School, Christmas Crafts Event, Children’s Christmas Service, Holy Week, Easter, Children’s Sabbath, Fall Fiesta, etc.• Led and created a team to build, plant, and maintain a community garden. Organized a supportive team of volunteers from the community, church members, and staff. Researched soil, climate, plants, seasonal needs.• Designed and implemented a Green Team program. Organized staff, volunteers, and connections with other Green organizations and programs. Implemented projects and culture changes such as re-usable tableware, waste management/recycling, and money saving awareness practices.• Designed, implemented, and led Healing Circles program for over 3 years beginning in 2016 with 120 circles per year in the community and at St. Paul’s UMC.

Albuquerque, Nm

• Managed a caseload of 20 children and adolescents ages 3-18 who have severe emotional and behavioral challenges, and are living in foster care.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

• Lead teacher for twenty 4-year-olds, 5 with special needs• Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum• Supervised assistant teacher

Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Provided individual and family therapy sessions for children, teens, and adults facing a variety of emotional and behavioral challenges such as eating disorders, adjustment disorders, anxiety disorders, grief and bereavement, attachment and relationship issues, anger management, depression, ADHD, and PTSD.

Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States

• Provided individual therapy, family therapy, and spontaneous therapeutic interventions as needed in milieu environment of residential treatment center for children and adolescents ages 5- 15 diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder, attachment issues, and multiple diagnosis.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Provided experiential art classes for high school students with neurological differences.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Provided experiential, didactic, and behavioral creative art therapy groups and individual sessions for preschool and school aged autistic, developmentally delayed and emotionally disturbed students.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Responsible for operations during evening and weekend program.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Developed an art therapy program to address the needs of adults experiencing homelessness, mental illness, chemical dependency and developmental delays.

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

• Provided (with other interdisciplinary leaders) three weekly creative arts therapy groups of 11- 18 men who were recently released from the penitentiary and dealing with substance abuse issues.

Masters, Art Therapy And Creativity Development

Bachelors, Psychology, Art Minor, Focus In Art Therapy

Practical Ministry Program