This practical 2.5 hour CPD workshop will provide an exploratory space in which practitioners can learn and practice a variety of creative exercises to be integrated into their own restorative practice.

Practitioners will be invited to participate in and learn creative exercises with the intention that these can later be introduced into restorative processes with clients. The creative exercises will be interspersed with brief visual presentations which will contain the theory and research behind using art and design based approaches within restorative practice. In particular, participants will learn how creative approaches have the potential to enhance dialogues as well as healing.

You don’t need to have any prior experience or knowledge of art and design or of using art materials in order to take part – just enthusiasm and curiosity!

Learning outcomes:

• A ‘toolkit’ of creative exercises to takeaway and use with clients

• A basic knowledge of the research and theory behind using art and design approaches within restorative practice

• An introduction into how to use creative tools as part of a trauma-informed approach

• An understanding of how art and design approaches can provide more inclusive and accessible spaces for restorative ways of working

You will need the following basic materials to hand (found in most offices and many homes) in order to fully participate in the workshop as we are meeting online:

• Several sheets of paper or card

• 1 pencil

• 1 pen

• 3 or more coloured pencils (in different colours)

• 3 or more felt tip pens or marker pens or highlighting pens (in different colours)

• 1 ruler

• 1 pair of scissors

• Tape of some kind and/or glue (eg. pritt stick)

• Optional extras: 3 or more crayons, pastels or chalks (in different colours) and/ or 1 paintbrush and pot of paint (any kind, including wall paint)

Ticket prices are variable:

• £30 (e.g. employed professional/government/academic/large organisation)

• £15 (e.g. students or employed by a small charity)