Theme
Inclusive Practice
Care-based practice: creating the conditions for real inclusion
With regular national reports of professionals leaving the workforce due to mental health challenges, it is evident that more inclusive practice in the workplace is needed. We have developed expertise in a care-based approach, enabling those with a range of vulnerabilities and needs to participate in the workforce.
Support
In our extensive experience of using art as the stimulus for learning around challenging societal themes, we have observed the toll this can take on practitioner wellbeing, in particular where the themes resonate with their own, or participants’ lived experience. We are committed to developing and sharing practice, training and resources that enable practitioners and managers to navigate such vulnerabilities.
Prevention
Our work encourages educators, managers and community workers to notice and support those in their teams who are experiencing challenges that negatively affect their mental health. A crucial partner piece to this work lies in helping organisations ensure that those on the frontline of supporting others have the right support themselves to avoid burnout.
Sub themes
Disability Policy
We developed a Disability Policy shaped by the testimony of those with varied experiences of hidden disabilities, around which Associate Artist Hope Caitlin created artwork to visually represent the key themes.
Support Systems
We have developed support systems for those involved at every level of our organisation, including one-to-one and group clinical supervision, enabling our team to talk through the topics we work with and gain wellbeing support.
Staff Vulnerability
We are developing practitioner- and manager-specific training to explore how to safely navigate vulnerability when practitioners have lived experience of the themes they are working with or are holding the emotional load of colleagues or participants who have disclosed difficulties.
Ways you can
work with us
Resources and workshops
Order our resources on this theme or book us to deliver a workshop directly with your students, participants, colleagues or staff. We can target our approach to young people or to adults.
Collaboration
Partner with us on live projects as we develop and test new content. We have worked with schools, youth groups, universities, community organisations and businesses in our projects, both in early development and roll out stages. We love working in collaboration!
Training delivery
Book us to deliver training on this theme in relation to front-line practitioners, people-managers or those leading on organisational strategy. The beauty of art and creative methods is that they can be used flexibly to engage a given audience. We are experienced in designing for different audiences and can offer bespoke or off-the-shelf variants.
Commissioning
Commission us to develop awareness-raising content on this theme for your organisation or community. We can draw from our existing portfolio or co-create something new with you to explore a different aspect of the issue.
Book our CPD designed to help people managers create a more inclusive workplace environment.
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Related Projects
Invisible Visible
A visual arts series which aims to encourage more inclusive workplace cultures for those with hidden disabilities. Our linked CPD helps organisations move beyond the current tick box culture to genuine inclusion.
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Navigating Vulnerability
We are developing new artwork exploring vulnerability which will form the basis of CPD to support practitioners keeping themselves safe and managers care-fully navigating the wellbeing of participants and practitioners.
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Invisible Visible workbook
We worked together with artist Hope Caitlin to create this beautiful art-filled workbook that can be used both from the perspective of empowering people with disabilities to thrive in the workplace and for managers to facilitate this.
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Inclusive Practice
Purchase one or more images from the Invisible Visible collection in poster or postcard form to send to a friend or display in your workplace or community centre.
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