Flourish Professional Development
Alongside our classes we offer bespoke short and longer courses all delivered at the Flourish Centre so everyone can experience the special atmosphere
People working in care settings
HULL DANCE is about delivering positive practical ‘can-do’ impacts to the workplace. It helps you to manage behaviours and improve the daily experiences of your residents, and clients as well as increase your own job satisfaction.
Stage 1
Foundation Course
Creativity, Movement and Connection
A simple 2-day commitment that introduces candidates to a stand-alone module that delivers creativity and communication skills.
Aim
To develop and add to staff’s existing skill and professional mindset, starting them on their individual path of creative working.
Testimonial
“Out of my comfort zone! Best training I have ever attended”
Stage 2
Creative Wellbeing Practitioner
endorsed by YMCA
A challenging course, 8 days over nine months with submission of a portfolio
Aim
To enable staff to work creatively and flexibly within their role to enhance the wellbeing of the people they are supporting, and work with, in Residential Care Settings
Testimonial
“I can now calm and quieten myself, pick up on the energy of the residents, going with their pace and where they want to go”
Open Access Creativity and Wellbeing Workshops
3-hour uplifting workshops (with breaks) which improve participants wellbeing using creative conversations and structured interactions. Suitable for those working with children and young people, in caring professions and roles where interaction with others is important. The workshop includes movement tasks which are inclusive using the attendee’s own embodied movement and can be undertaken by people at their own level, eg sitting
Workshop 1
Empathetic Engagement
Focus will be on:
- Empathy and why it is important
- The role of Empathy in Active Listening
- Skills of empathetic engagement
- The role of empathetic engagement within and outside of the workplace
Workshop 2
Exploring Creativity and How to Use it in our work
Focus will be on:
- The components of creativity
- Explore their own creativity
- Develop their spontaneity
- Consider how creativity would enhance their work
