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.
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Disability Hate Crime – raise awareness – make it stop!
This week we attended VOICE UKs launch, @Derby Quad, for the ’bully for you’ disability hate crime short film. The film was very powerful and really illustrated the seriousness of disability hate crime. It seems the crimes are likely to be treated as anti-social behaviour and so the police have had very little help to offer.
Terminology within Disabilities – what is the correct term?
When I was studying Creative Expressive Therapies at the University of Derby one of the modules covered terminology. We were taught to say someone is ‘hearing impaired’ and ‘visually impaired’ instead of saying ‘deaf’ or ‘blind’. Since then terminology has progressed in a whole circle, and people today are saying ‘deaf’ ‘blind’ etc, so what is the correct term?
Top Ten – How to Motivate Others
Throughout our work, we hear the common problem when caring for people and that is how to motivate them. Many families/carers/support workers experience frustrationHow Inspirative Arts Create Innovative Workshops
We can appreciate the creative process of the arts and the effect and impact it has on people. We are strongly influenced by Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Dance Therapy, Drama Therapy, and Play Therapy.
