Partnerships
The Proulx Global Education And Community Foundation

Art Therapy Education and Clinical Services

CiiAT – The Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy

CiiAT – The Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy is a proud proprietorship of the Proulx Global Education and Community Foundation.

CiiAT’s mission is to focus on training qualified culturally-sensitive and responsive art therapists and therapeutic arts practitioners. The cornerstone of the institution is the accredited post-graduate diploma program; the Art Psychotherapy Diploma has been built on current and inclusive education, theories, and clinical placement practice, leading graduates to the professional designation of Professional Art Therapist with the Canadian Art Therapy Association, and the designation of Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. CiiAT graduates go on to have fulfilling careers in hospitals, clinics, schools, community centres, private practice, and more.

With a commitment to client care and capacity building, CiiAT also offers a range of professional development courses and provides uniquely creative organizational development events to teams within and outside the field of mental health.

VATC – The Virtual Art Therapy Clinic

The Virtual Art Therapy Clinic, which is supported by the Proulx Global Education and Community Foundation, provides accessible, low-cost donation-based virtual art therapy services to individuals and families across the globe, with a particular focus in rural, remote, and underserved areas.

Through an online platform, clients can engage in creative therapeutic practices from the comfort of their own spaces, fostering healing and emotional well-being with support from post-graduate student art therapists under the supervision of Registered Canadian Art Therapists.

This clinic aligns with our mission to bring innovative mental health strategies to our global community and in underserved communities. By leveraging art as a therapeutic tool, we offer transformative support to adults, youth, children, and families, empowering them toward resilience and mental health recovery.

Partnerships

Vancouver Island Health Authority

Art Wellness Studios and Clinic
The Art Wellness Studios and Clinic (AWSC) program, located at the Eric Martin Pavilion in the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, British Columbia is a program facilitated by the Proulx Foundation in collaboration with Island Health.

Art Wellness Studios and Clinic provides a day program focused on therapeutic art practice for individuals with persistent and chronic mental illness. All clients referred to this program are referred by an Island Health case manager or clinician, with some transitioning from in-patient care, while others come directly from community-based services. This program offers a supportive, structured space where clients engage in weekly, three-hour group sessions led by registered Canadian art therapists.

The six-month AWSC program is ideal for clients who are stable but continue to experience significant mental health challenges. Through art therapy, participants work to develop self-awareness, express emotions, and enhance coping skills, all within a safe, creative environment.

Upon completion, clients are discharged and encouraged to seek community-based programs or may be referred to the Virtual Art Therapy Clinic (VATC) for ongoing support.

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Victoria Native Friendship Centre

The Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) is an Indigenous-led non-profit on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. The Centre delivers more than 75 programs working to increase socio-economic conditions for urban Indigenous peoples.

The Proulx Global Education and Community Foundation is proud to have a continued relationship and partnership with VNFC, providing therapeutic arts education and training to a selection of their passionate staff members, and hosting both in-person and online art hives for their community, and continually seeking new opportunities to support their important mission.

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KTCEA - Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Education Authority

Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Education Authority (KTCEA) is an Alberta based education authority for the five Cree First Nations that form the Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council (KTC) in north-central Alberta. Their organization oversees schools providing quality education that ensures nîhiyâwîwin ways thrive through Cree language and land-based learning.

The Proulx Global Education and Community Foundation provides low-cost, donation based virtual art therapy to their students through individual, group, and family sessions in the Virtual Art Therapy Clinic.

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Shekinah Homes Society

Shekinah Homes Society, a non-profit based in Victoria, BC, is dedicated to fostering a supportive community for adults with diverse disabilities, their families, and other community members. They provide inclusive housing for Core Members in welcoming neighborhoods.

In partnership with the Proulx Global Education and Community Foundation, Shekinah Homes hosts post-graduate art therapy students from CiiAT’s diploma program, who offer accessible therapeutic arts activities to enhance the well-being of Core Members.

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Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health

In Victoria, British Columbia, the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health has 4 main buildings coinciding with 4 distinct offerings. Ledger House is the first dedicated mental health centre for children and youth. Ledger House offers short-term crisis intervention, multidisciplinary assessment and treatment, and outpatient programs.

In past years, the Proulx Global Education and Community Foundation worked with Ledger House to provide both staff capacity building and art therapy group sessions for both children and youth in their care.

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Victoria Cool Aid Society

Sandy Merriman House
The Cool Aid Society’s Sandy Merriman House provides emergency shelter for 25 women (including those who identify as transgender or non-binary) who are homeless. Guests staying at Sandy Merriman House receive safe shelter, meals, laundry & showers, support, referrals and advocacy, plus essentials including menstrual supplies, harm reduction and clothing.

In past years, the Proulx Global Education and Community Foundation trained staff working at Sandy Merriman House in the therapeutic arts to be able to provide their guests with activities aimed towards building self-regulation and fostering resiliency.

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