Marianne Adams
Art Therapy
Resumption of Face to Face Sessions
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Safeguarding Policy
It is important that this
therapy space feels safe for you/your child.
Let’s work together to ensure the safest possible service, and to
minimise the risk of Coronavirus in our community.
Should you need to cancel
your/your child’s session for one of the following reasons, you can do so
without the usual prior notice and without charge:
if
you/your child have travelled overseas, in the last two weeks
if
you, your immediate family or child think you have been in contact with anyone
who has, or is suspected of having the virus
if
you/your child, or anyone in your immediate family, has one or more of the
following symptoms: fever, coughing, difficulty in breathing, fatigue
Within the art therapy room,
you can be assured that all used surfaces
and art materials will be disinfected after each session.
Art making will happen with a
2 metre distance between you/your child and I.
Absorbent or intricate art
materials are stored behind a transparent screen and will be accessed only by
me on you/your child’s direction. Once
used, these materials will be kept in your/your child’s box, kept out of
circulation for 72 hours, or disinfected and returned.
The sofa blanket will be
replaced after use.
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We will sanitise our hands at
the beginning and end of sessions.
I will open and close the
artroom door, as usual.
The room will be ventilated,
when possible, during the session and always in between sessions (you may have
a preference to maintain ventilation even on colder or wet days).
Gloves and masks are
available upon request for both yourselves and for me, according to your
preference.
I also recommend that we all
adhere to the following simple steps:
cover
our mouth and nose with a sleeve or tissue when we cough or sneeze
if
we use tissues, that they be placed in a bin thereafter and our hands washed
generally
wash our hands properly and often
resist
touching our face if we’re unsure if our hands are clean
avoid
close contact with people showing flu/upper respiratory infection-like symptoms
If you wish to access more
information regarding current precautionary steps, what to do in case of
suspected infection etc, please use the following link and phone number:
HSELive: 1850 24
1850
Let me know if
you would like access to further materials.
If you/your child have
concerns in relation to the virus, the therapy space is a good place to share
and ground this anxiety. We can review
these points with your child in an age appropriate way during our first face to
face meeting and as needed.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Safeguarding Policy
I have read,
understood and agree to the above precautions and recommendations.
I also understand
that while every reasonable measure will be taken to ensure that the artroom is
contaminant free, that this cannot be completely guaranteed.
Signed:
Date:
If you have any
particular preferences, please detail them below. If you would like to discuss this information
more thoroughly, please let me know. If
you would prefer to avail of an online service, this is also possible.