Canadian Research and Articles

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2022

• Canadian Clown: A Generation's Journey to Legitimacy, Innovation and Excellence by Paul Hooson

2021

• Child Life clown, Dr. Bloomsie, helping kids through the science of fun time

• Effectiveness of hospital clowns for symptom management in paediatrics

2020

• Canadian Theatre Review: Clowning in Canada

• The New Clown In Town - IWK

2019

• Seriously Foolish and Foolishly Serious: The Art and Practice of Clowning in Children’s Rehabilitation

2018

• A Brief Canadian History: The Evolution of Therapeutic Clowning (see page 14)

2016

• Therapeutic Clowning: The Canadian Experience

2015-2011

• Presence Redefined; The Reciprocal Nature of Engagement Between Elderclowns and Persons with Dementia​​

• History of The Therapeutic Clown Program at Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

• Symposium on Clowning

• About The Therapeutic Clown Program in Vancouver

• A Brief History Of Fools For Health

• The Archetypal Role of the Clown as a Catalyst for Individual and Societal Transformation

• Building Bridges of Delight

• The Power of the Pause

• Celebrating 25 Years

2010-2000

• Determining The Effects of Therapeutic Clowning on Nurses in a Children's Rehabilitation Hospital

• Physiological and Emotional Responses of Disabled Children to Therapeutic Clowns: A Pilot Study​

• What’s working?... How about therapeutic clowning!!

• Therapeutic Clown Program at Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

• Playing at the Threshold

• The Life Threatened Child and the Life Enhancing Clown

• Challenging Stereotypes: A Celebration of Arts in Community

1999-1987

• I'm In Heaven When You Smile (1992)

• There Ought To Be Clowns (1987, 2009)

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​Canadians Featured in the Hospital Clown Newsletter

• Doc Willikers . . . . . . . . . . . . The Funny Bone Doctor (1997)

• Robo's Legacy (1998)

• Celebrating the Child (1998)

• Play Conversation (1999)

• The Magic Circle (2000)

• Creating the Play Space (2001)

• Therapeutic Clown Program at SickKids (2002)

• The Clown Doctor Chronicles (2004)

• Making Connections (2005)

• Banana Nirvana (2005)

• From Pochinko to Pediatrics (2005)

• Junior Clowns On Rounds - Molly Penny (2008)