Jimmy Fund Interview - Erika Lowenthal and Emily Kleschinsky

Erika Lowenthal, a Neurologic Music Therapist, and Emily Kleschinsky, a Certified Child Life Specialist, join Gresh and Fauria to discuss their work with the Jimmy Fund Clinic and Dana-Farber. Erika works alongside the Jimmy Fund Clinic’s incredible Child Life Specialists to create support plans to help patients during medical procedures, provide one-on-one sessions throughout the clinic and host a bi-weekly music therapy group online called Jimmy Jams for younger children.   Emily works with patients to developmentally-appropriately prepare them for things like port accesses and blood draws, helping them create coping plans, and accompanying them to procedures. Emily plans crafts for the kids to do while they are at the clinic, spends a lot of time doing one-on-one play, and does her best to make sure that the kids have the opportunity to express themselves and be kids while in care.