Seniors

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For 15 years, FYV has worked with seniors at a variety of facilities in New York City, including the Caring Community, the 14th Street Y, and Dorot. The FYV method, developed by award-winning playwright and Licensed Social Worker, Gail Noppe-Brandon, builds on the basic tenets of Narrative Therapy and offers seniors the invaluable opportunity to improve working memory and social skills, and to engage in the life review process, which has documented healing benefits for those in the latter stages of their lives.  Click here for related article.

Level 1 – Writing

• Writing sessions in which participants develop their own short plays, which inevitably tell the story of what is on their minds, and in their hearts. This narrative process allows them to unleash their inner creative voices, and to revisit and revise the story of their lives.
• Final Presentation for invited guests, who share the incredible pride and thrill of seeing the finished plays performed… by professional actors.

Level 2 – Writing and Acting

• Acting sessions which use monologue study is used to enhance working memory, and to hone the fine art of listening and becoming more sensitive communicators.
• Writing sessions in which participants develop their own short plays, which inevitably tell the story of what is on their minds, and in their hearts. This narrative process allows them to unleash their inner creative voices, and revisit and revise the story of their lives.
• Final Presentation for invited guests, who share the incredible pride and thrill of seeing the finished plays performed… by workshop participants!

“The FYV method gives Seniors back their dignity, and their worth.”
-Evelyne Chemouny, Director of Clinical Services, Caring Community

To find out more about how you can bring Find Your Voice Senior Workshops to your organization, please contact info@findyourvoice.us, or call 212-741-9868.