Schools

I am actively seeking school partnerships, to enable CareOVan to provide accessible mental health services and support, for children and their families on-site, at school, during the school day.

• As a School Partner, what does partnering with CareOVan look like?

  • The School Partner:

    • Provides a location on the school’s campus for CareOVan to park its renovated, mobile therapy school bus.

    • Informs attending students’ families of available mental health services provided by CareOVan.

    • Collaborates with CareOVan to schedule the students’ sessions during the students’ school day, at a time that is the most supportive for the student.

    • Can assist in supporting families within the referral process.

  • CareOVan:

    • Provides a safe and confidential, mobile therapeutic space in which to facilitate services for students individually and families during the school day.

    • Provides clinical mental health services.

    • Can collaborate with school teachers within the educational setting (per release of information provided by the individual/family).

    • Can provide training for educators and school staff.

    • Can provide workshops for parents/care-givers.

• If you are interested in becoming a School Partner, please drop me a note through my contact page with your interest, and we can start a conversation!

Community

I am actively seeking multidisciplinary community partnerships with individuals and organizations within our community, to enable CareOVan to provide accessible, integrated, multifaceted, specialized, diverse and intergenerational programming and support, to children, individuals and families within our communities. 

• As a Community Partner, what does partnering with CareOVan look like?

  • The Community Partner can:

    • Partner as a service provider, in facilitating your specialty programming and/or services.

    • Host CareOVan on-site, by providing a location for CareOVan to park its renovated, mobile therapy school bus to provide mental health services.

    • Assist in supporting families within the referral process.

  • CareOVan can:

    • Collaborate within service delivery and facilitation.

    • Be a referral source.

    • Provide a safe and confidential, mobile therapeutic space in which to facilitate services for individuals and families.

    • Provide clinical mental health services.

    • Provide training for community partners and practitioners.

    • Provide workshops for community members.

• If you are interested in becoming a Community Partner, please drop me a note through my contact page with your interest, and we can start a conversation! 

Farms

I am actively seeking partnerships with local farms and CSA’s, to enable CareOVan to facilitate nature-based therapeutic services for individuals on-site, at the farm. Such therapeutic services facilitated by CareOVan, may include the following therapeutic methods: therapeutic horticulture, animal-assisted services, healing gardens, aroma therapy, and care farming.

• As a Farm Partner, what does partnering with CareOVan look like?

  • The Farm Partner:

    • Provides a location on the farm for CareOVan to park its renovated, mobile therapy school bus.

    • Collaborates with CareOVan to schedule therapeutic sessions in alignment with the farm’s operational schedule.

    • Offers CareOVan access to work in partnership with the farm grounds, plants and/or animals when facilitating services with clients.

  • CareOVan:

    • Provides a safe and confidential, mobile therapeutic space in which to facilitate services for individuals.

    • Facilitates therapeutic programming that incorporates working with the farm grounds, plants and/or animals.

    • Provides clinical mental health services.

    • Can support the completion of designated farm responsibilities and chores when integrated within CareOVan’s facilitated therapeutic services.

• If you are interested in becoming a Farm Partner, please drop me a note through my contact page with your interest, and we can start a conversation!

Animals

Culinary Therapy uses cooking as a means of relating, communicating, exploring, expressing and processing one’s traditions, experiences, history, relationships, needs, and curiosities. Creating immersive, full sensory experiences, Culinary Therapy nurtures relationships, builds skills and experiences of mastery ,and increases awareness of health, nutrition and self-care. As eating is a biological necessity, Culinary Therapy is a primal, creative, fun, inspiring and nurturing way in which a person can connect through all 5 senses to learn, heal and grow.

“The thing I absolutely love about food is it’s a common thread that connects us no matter what culture we come from.” - Poh Ling Yeow