Areas of Expertise

  • Designing, developing, and teaching innovative courses such as Acts of Recovery (performance as a recovery tool) and Brain Fitness (cognitive rehabilitation for recovery)
  • Providing supported education and health promotion and wellness advising
  • Teaching a variety of Internal Arts systems
  • Teaching writing, music and performance rehabilitation
  • Teaching computer education
  • Training for colleagues and other professionals in Internal Arts, relaxation, stress relief and trauma therapy
  • Editing the Center Newsletter
  • Producing The Center Talent Shows and Open Mic Sessions

Derek is an Internal Arts Instructor tutored by Master Bruce Kumar Frantzis (CA), Sifu Frank Allen (NY) and Paul Cavel (UK). He has a Masters Degree in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling and he is a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP). He has a wide range of teaching experience in music, art, computers and the Internal Arts. He is a painter, photographer and a multi-musician recording artist.

Departments
Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy
Positions
Administration

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