I am encouraged to put my own ideas into the workshop which helps me get involved with the other members in the group. It is so important to me because every time I go there is always something different happening. It offers me activities that I wouldn't normally get the chance to do
I think the workshop we have done will have a lot of benefits to communication in the workplace and also we will look at doing some more workshops in the future to deal with conflict resolution, communication, collaboration and trust as this one was received so well.
The workshop we did was beneficial and really improved communication between team members, people who rarely spoke to one another got a chance to develop communication channels in ways which they would not in general working life.
The arts based activities took the emphasis off work and put it firmly on the team. People were able to open up more and many of the staff commented how it felt like the were able to take a step back from work issues and this meant they could engage with people differently which they could then take back with them when they were dealing with people in a work situation.
Read More...It Makes Me Happy Witnessing Their Happiness – the rewards of working with adults with learning difficulties
My holiday last week couldn’t have come quicker after a stressful week and bad news about a house we were buying. I had a much needed break in a lovely place called ‘Mawgan porth’ Cornwall,
we had no phone signal all week – it was a great escape from the real world. Anyhow I came back to work with some lovely news from one of my clients.
A client (an adult with learning difficulties) currently on our Health & Well-being Programme expressed they have lost 2 stone in weight since they started working with us! I was so happy to hear the news and I’m so proud of the client, they have come a long way so far… they’ve managed to lose weight by following a healthy eating plan (with social service care support), and when attending our workshops we have explored the relationship they have with food, especially in relation to emotions and feelings towards food. It’s not just their health they have improved, since we started working with this client they have improved in their behaviour towards other people and how they deal with their emotions – especially their anger!
It is so rewarding seeing our clients progress and succeed- one thing that has stood out for me is when I asked this client how different their life is since they have developed and progressed in their own personal development – the answer was that they were happier! Hearing this fills me up with joy, it makes me happier witnessing their happiness!
Tracey
Inspirative Arts
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