Objectives and Responsability

The objective of the Fundación Theodora is not to train people to become clowns but instead to train sensitive artists who are interested in the practice of a new role, that of Clown Doctor (the Doctores Sonrisa), within the special environment of a hospital. There, the artist’s dynamic is of a different nature to that experienced on the stage, in the circus or in the street.
The training of the Clown Doctors also has as its aim their acquisition of basic skills and knowledge which must translate into behaviour that is suitable both for the hospital environment and for the specific demands stemming from the child being in hospital.

Clown Doctors work within the framework of a very strict contract. They are specifically trained to develop their activities in hospitals and they regularly participate in seminars designed to update and improve the conduct they should follow when facing delicate situations, as well as to sensitise them and train them in the knowledge of Psychological Paediatrics.

The management of the Fundación Theodora assumes responsibility for the whole of the training program, in association with its medical and artistic advisors. The centres that actively collaborate in the training are responsible for ensuring the relevance of the areas taught and the reputation of the teachers. They, however, rely on the management of the Fundación Theodora for the strategic guidelines and the philosophy of the teaching.