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February 21, 2024

Wellbeing in
Post-Production and Freelance Work

As we have seen in recent years, entertainment industry workers are not immune to challenging times and struggles. Whether it’s trying to recover from last year’s strikes, dealing with the uncertainty of finding the next gig, feeling isolated while working from home, having concerns over being replaced by technology, or just struggling to make ends meet, many are having a difficult time.

February’s LAPPG meeting will be dedicated to offering space to allow an honest discussion as we work to normalize these experiences. Leading us on this journey will be our friends from WECA (Wellbeing Entertainment and Creative Arts), Shaina Fawn (Mental Health Clinician, WECA Co-Founder) and Ari Simon (Founder, Grief at Work, WECA Board Member).

In this online presentation, you will learn about the current research on the wellbeing of workers in the entertainment industry, hear specifically about threats to wellbeing that exist for post-production and freelance workers, learn about current practices being used to support wellbeing and engage in an experiential practice designed to give you tools you can use immediately to enhance your own psychological safety.

Presenters

Shaina Fawn, LCSW – Mental Health Clinician, WECA Co-Founder

Shaina Fawn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and co-founder of Wellbeing in Entertainment and Creative Arts, a non-profit organization founded in 2021 with the goal of bringing trauma-informed principles and practices to the entertainment industry. Shaina earned her Masters of Social Work degree with an emphasis on Interpersonal Trauma from the University of Denver in 2011. Shaina has over 18+ years of experience in the mental health field and has worked in various roles such as a crisis interventionist, case manager, assessment specialist, medical social worker, therapist, and director. She has experience providing leadership, training, and consultation regarding Trauma-Informed Care and Integrated Behavioral Health and is passionate about bridging the gap in services that currently exist in the entertainment industry.

Ari Simon – Founder, Grief at Work, WECA Board Member

Ari Simon (they/them) leads workshops, training, coaching, and consulting around loss, grief, resilience, and wellbeing. Ari’s practice equips people to best thrive in the face of grief & loss, increasing wellbeing, psychological safety, and successful outcomes. Their landmark program Grief at Work trains and supports staff in grief & loss competency and care, spurring greater resiliency in the workplace. In recent years, Ari has made entertainment and film a key focus of their work, bringing strategies and services that transform outcomes for talent, crew, and productions at large.

Registration is required. This meeting will be live-streamed on YouTube.

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