The mission of Jest for Joy is to improve and inspire the wellness of patients in health care settings through improvisation, wit, physical theatre and song, as well as to create a greater sense of wellbeing for support staff, families and friends.
Improving and inspiring the wellness of patients in various health care settings
- Clown-doctor Responsibility – Jest for Joy clown-doctors promote joy and inspiration through their performance work focusing on the physical, mental and emotional needs of individual patients.
- Inspiring Rehabilitation – Jest for Joy clown-doctors connect rehabilitation to creative self-expression by inspiring passionate responses in addition to physical movement.
- Inspiring Peace – Jest for Joy clown-doctors focus on accepting and celebrating the moment by engaging patients to be as fully self-expressed as possible within the boundaries of their medical state.
- Societal Responsibility – Jest for Joy will earn the respect and trust of our communities by bringing joy and inspiration to the British Columbian health care system.
Our goals are to:
• Bring joy and inspiration to the British Columbian health care system through the integration of clown-doctoring.
• Work in health care environments that greatly benefit from clown-doctoring
• Earn the respect and trust of medical doctors, nurses and support staff where we work by improving and
inspiring the wellness of patients.• Develop a team of professional clown doctors who live for and celebrate the moment
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