Lucy Freeman Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Solely responsible for the care of an 11 year old child with profound learning disabilities.• Effectively communicate using basic Makaton signing as well as electronic communication devices, model communication to encourage learning.• Creatively source new and engaging experiences suitable for the child always promoting choice and independance.• Maintain positive relationships the family to follow behavior plans and strategies to allow the child to reach his/her full potential.• React calmly in stressful situations; managing seizures and challenging behaviour.

London, United Kingdom

• Delivered student centered support to students with additional learning needs in a mainstream college setting; provided positive encouragement, offered solutions to frustrations, managed challenging behaviour and student anxieties through assertive, compassionate and patient approach.• Communicated effectively with teaching staff to ensure consistency. • Built positive relationships with other class members and acted as a positive role model to promote understanding of disability and diversity.• Completed daily intervention records.• Maintained up to date training in Safeguarding, Child Protection, Prevent and Data Protection.

London, United Kingdom

• Delivered 1:1 art therapy to inpatients and day patients facing life threatening illness; compassionately supported patients to use art materials to express and reflect upon difficult feelings, worked flexibly to meet the complex physical and emotional needs of patients.• Established and facilitated an open studio group accessible to inpatients, day patients, carers and family members; this required a pro-active approach to acquiring referrals, effectively communicating with patients and their families, assessing patient needs and making art therapy referrals where appropriate.• Extended the holistic provision of the service to offer 1:1 art therapy to a bereaved family member.• Actively contributed to MDT meetings; improving the knowledge and awareness of the art therapy service, demonstrated reflective and holistic practice around challenging clinical cases.• Completed professional and promt clinical notes.• Described by placement supervisor as: “thoughtful and professional” with “excellent skills in managing the boundaries of the work..... a wonderful ambassador for art therapy and a lovely colleague”.

London, United Kingdom

• Delivered weekly 1:1 art therapy to inpatients on wards; worked flexibly and responsively providing bedside art therapy.• Extended the provision of 1:1 art therapy, where appropriate, to patients in their homes or nursing homes following discharge.• Facilitated a weekly art therapy group for day patients, collaborating with the Royal Academy, supported attendees to create a body of work that was later exhibited in the R.A.

London, United Kingdom

• Delivered weekly 1:1 art therapy to children aged 6-10 within a primary school setting.• Effectively communicated with teachers, parents and learning support to promote understanding of therapeutic process and ensure consistency around the care and education of the child.• Completed detailed assessments and evaluative end of term therapy reports.• Facilitated a successful weekly lunchtime singing club for reception children.• Trained in Kids Company safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Stratford

• Selected to be one of twelve artists to take part in the organisation of the Stratford Rising Festival, a two day family arts festival with ‘play’ as the central theme.• Collaborated with artists from various disciplines to develop the concepts and aesthetics for a series of games for children and families, created all hand made components.• Facilitated community engagement with the festival; encouraged and assisted children and families to take part in games and arts activities, assisted to the needs of visitors.• Further selected to design, deliver and evaluate an interactive community arts Christmas Stall.

Surrey

• Managed the emotional and health needs of children and young adults with complex learning disabilities, associated epilepsy and often, additional mental health problems, in a residential care setting. • Effectively liaised with parents, doctors, therapists, tutors to ensure all staff work consistently and followed behavior plans provided. • Promoted to grade 3 shift leader; planned shifts, prioritised responsibilities and coordinated staff. • • Responsible for group outings; researched and booked engaging and diverse activities, ensured all risk assessments are completed, led shift. • Completed assessments to determine the suitability of potential students. • Volunteered to facilitate a successful weekly Art Club.

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Introduced art workshops and other engaging creative activities to the daily programme at a day centre for adults with learning disabilities.• Completed administrative work for the centre - introduced a computer filing system and taught service users to access this.

Pila, Italy

• Solely responsible for the safety of up to 10 school children aged 11-16 in an alpine environment, required excellent communication skills in a challenging setting.• Planned and delivered lessons that were accessible and enjoyable for all the students.

Springburn Academy, Glasgow

• Assisted higher and advanced higher (equivalent to A-Level) students during their art classes.• Gave a series of presentations to standard grade (equivalent to GCSE) students about the teaching of Art and Design in higher education.• Planned and implemented a series of art workshops for standard grade students which recieved excellent feedback from students and teachers.

Ma Art Therapy, Palliative Care / Learning Disabilities / Education, Distinction

Fine Art Ba (Hons.), Sculpture And Environmental Art, 2.1

Completed Exchange Programme (Sept-Dec), Sculpture, A

Ula Foundation Diploma In Art And Design, Fine Art, Merit