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Medical Clowning: The Healing Performance
Amnon Raviv
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Description for Medical Clowning: The Healing Performance
Paperback. Series: SB - Enactments. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Clowns are not just the stuff of backyard children's parties anymore. These days, clown doctors see patients especially children to introduce humor and imagination into an anxiety-filled and painful experience. The origins of medical clowning can be traced to the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit at the Infants and Children's Hospital of New York, established about thirty years ago. Since that time, the practice has developed extensively and medical clowns now work in hospitals around the world. Over the past ten years, the number of scientific studies on medical clowning has increased, with findings showing the important contribution of ... Read more
Clowns are not just the stuff of backyard children's parties anymore. These days, clown doctors see patients especially children to introduce humor and imagination into an anxiety-filled and painful experience. The origins of medical clowning can be traced to the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit at the Infants and Children's Hospital of New York, established about thirty years ago. Since that time, the practice has developed extensively and medical clowns now work in hospitals around the world. Over the past ten years, the number of scientific studies on medical clowning has increased, with findings showing the important contribution of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Series
SB - Enactments
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857423870
SKU
V9780857423870
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99-50
About Amnon Raviv
Amnon Raviv teaches at the Ben-Gurion University medical school and at Tel Hai College, Israel. He is a medical clown with the Dream Doctors Project and a member of the Healthcare Clowning International 2016 committee.
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