We are interested in curing mental illness, in serving children’s needs, and in undoing the crippling effects of the past. But we are equally—perhaps more—interested in challenging children with the adventure of life, in promoting improved capacity to deal with the struggles of human existence, and in anticipating the opportunities of the future.
Rob Vecchi Offers Walker Perspective at ‘Identity Development Through Play’
Joins ‘Seeds of Peace’ Panel Discussion Hosted at Northeastern
Rob Vecchi, Education Coordinator for Walker Partnerships recently participated in a panel discussion at the Northeastern University Humanities Center’s Artists and Practitioners in Residence Program. He was among several panelists at ‘Identity Development Through Play’, an examination of efforts to “promote positive identity and encourage social exchanges between cultures and communities.”
Vecchi joined other professionals who shared their research and practice experiences on the role of play, and offered a perspective from his long career at Walker creating academic and recreational programming for children with significant mental health diagnoses.
The event, hosted by Dr. Emily Mann, Associate Academic Specialist at Northeastern, also featured Barbara Gottschalk, Northeastern University Humanities Center Practitioner in Residence. In 1993, Gottschalk co-founded Seeds of Peace, an organization dedicated to “providing young people from conflict regions with the skills to become future leaders, with goals of advancing reconciliation and coexistence.”
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