Courses
Valley and Vale Community Arts offers a wide range of tailor-made training courses and programmes. We train groups, organisations and individuals.
Our latest training programme includes courses in Person Centred Creativity for Community Artists and professionals working in Health, Education and Social Inclusion Sectors, and INSET Training Days for teachers.
Reflective Journeys
Person-Centred
Creativity Training
For Community Artists and Professionals Working in Social
Inclusion and Health
In 2004 The Arts Council of Wales funded a pilot course
in Person-Centred Creativity for Community Artists, following
the production of our research report 'Making Risk Work'.
The ethos and values of Person-Centred Creativity are based upon a belief in creativity as a powerful tool for individual and social change. Person-Centred Creativity focuses on the importance of building relationships with individuals and prioritises the creative process. The theoretical aspect of the work uses the Carl Rogers' Person-Centred counselling techniques of empathy, genuineness and unconditional positive regard as the foundation.
We have developed this training for Community Artists and other professionals who often work in difficult situations and with challenging participants.
These courses focus on the development of interpersonal skills, listening skills, and the ability to work with people in different situations. We will develop self-awareness, and explore boundaries, triggers, prejudices and how to deal with them. We will focus on creating safe environments, making space for reflection and following good practice guidelines.
Watch a film about our PCC Training Courses now.
Training Courses
Training for Community Artists
Designed for practising Community Artists
Delivered in 3 units: Interpersonal Skills, Person-Centred
Creativity and Participatory Learning
6 x 1 day sessions and 2 day residential
Course journal, project work and supervision
OCN Level 3
Available in Cardiff and West Wales
Training for Trainers
Designed for practising Community Artists who have completed
a Person-Centred Creativity training course and wish to join
our training team
4 x 1 day sessions
Journal, project work and supervision
OCN Level 3
Training for Professionals working Social Inclusion and Health
Designed for individuals, teams and organisations to develop
creativity in their practice
Covers the areas of ethical frameworks, creativity and networking
OCN Level 2
4 x 1 day sessions
Reflective journal