Rogers’ recruiting team from Cielo pays it forward
10/25/18 11:35:am
Spread it out. Measure. Cut. Tie. Making a fleece tie blanket is such an easy—and fun—activity to do with friends, family, and yes, even co-workers. And it’s safe to say that Rogers Behavioral Health’s recruitment team from Cielo would agree. Recently, the eight-member team got together and made 40 fleece tie blankets for patients at Rogers.
“We believe in the mission, and we wanted to do our part to help patients,” said Laurie Schmidt, member of the recruiting team. “When I proposed the idea about the blankets to Cielo, they graciously donated the fleece for this purpose. We hope the individuals who receive them feel the care and compassion from which they were made.”
While the concept of making a fleece tie blanket is simple, the benefits for a child going through treatment for a mental health disorder are a little more complex. After all, they don’t call them “security blankets” for no reason. They are not only a source of comfort for Rogers’ patients, but they also provide many therapeutic benefits. For a child suffering from trauma, a small, soft blanket can provide them with a grounding experience and sensory input they need to help them with emotions.
Often times, kids will hold the blankets throughout their entire group therapy session, and then take them wherever they go. They are especially nice to have when the children need to leave the room to take a break when things get too overwhelming for them. At the end of treatment, it becomes a transitional object. At home, it reminds them of their experience and all the things they learned while in treatment.
Thank you, Cielo, for “paying it forward” for patients at Rogers!
