Showcasing and celebrating the use of the arts in social and health care

Assembly Rooms, Derby 11 October 2007CONFERENCE AND FESTIVAL 2007

Arts‘n’Care

PROGRAMME

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WORKSHOPS

9.30-11.00am

DARWIN SUITE

Coping Strategies - comedy lm – (9.30-10.15)

Shahid hates the tag ‘learning-disabled’ that he leaves his doting mother for theallure of love, life and freedom in an independent home. But the fast of Ramadan, his

anti-social/obsessive at-mates conspire with the mysterious Paris Stilton to driveShahid to distraction and an ultimate showdown worthy of his Bollywood hero.

Moment By Moment Productions and Yarrow

DARWIN SUITE

Loud Minority: Investigating Freedom – lm (10.15-11.00)

“Investigating Freedom” was made at the British Museum by a group of looked afterchildren from the London Borough of Islington. Working with video tutors from LoudMinority, the young people explored the museum’s collections, looking especially atissues to do with slavery, imperialism and their legacy in present day Africa. Theyrecorded their own reactions and views, and the resulting lm is by turns amusing,

informative and moving.

Loud Minority is a video production and training company that specialises in work addressing social issues. It has an excellent track record of working with statutory,voluntary, community and arts organisations.

RECEPTION SUITE

Dance and mental health: Absolute Salsa

A fun, complete beginner’s introduction to salsa session, which is expected to spice upeverybody’s day. Absolute Salsa guarantees you the best salsa x!

Absolute Salsa was started 7 years ago by Lee Hunter, based in Derby. AbsoluteSalsa teaches over 500 people a week throughout their network of classes in the east midlands and Derbyshire.

’45 SUITE

To Drum For

This workshop will offer the opportunity to experience the therapeutic benets of drumming rst hand. Participants will be encouraged to use their voices along withpercussion instruments and drums. No previous experience is necessary. Researchhas indicated that drumming has signicant benets in numerous conditions including,anxiety, stress, depression, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and migraine! It helps stabiliseblood pressure and strengthens the immune system.

The TDF is working at the leading edge of research, education and training in the eld

of therapeutic drumming.

BAR AREA

Graphic Facilitation

This workshop will introduce you to Graphic Facilitation and show you how using bigpictures can enhance communication and consultation with children and young people.Participants will get to see examples of what works, understand why it works and have

a go for themselves.

Cara Holland (BSc, DIPSW) is a graphic facilitator and project manager with more than10 years experience in the voluntary and statutory sectors.

WORKSHOPS

11.15-12.45pm

DARWIN SUITE

Can You Hear Us? – Film (11.15-12.00)

A group of people with learning disabilities, supported by United Response, decidedthey would like to make a video of their individual experiences of living with a learningdisability. With support, they were involved in pre-production, script writing, lmingand acting to produce Can You Hear Us?

United Response is a national charity organisation that works with adults with learningdisabilities or mental health needs – including some of the most vulnerable people inour society.

DARWIN SUITE

Comedy: how comedy can raise awareness and improve condence(12.00-12.45)

Gareth Berliner is a comedian and a member of Abnormally Funny People Too. He alsohas Chrohn’s disease and says laughter saved his life. Gareth will also be performing atthe Arts’n’Care comedy evening.

RECEPTION SUITE

Dance: Can

Delegates will spend time with dancers from CandoCo Dance Company exploring theirexperiences as the leading contemporary dance company working with disabled and

non-disabled dancers.

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vision as a company is to seek to inspire audiences and support participantsto achieve their highest aspirations in line with the Company’s ethos that “dance isaccessible to everyone”.

’45 SUITE

The Power of BonkersPoetics! - Making sense of different realitiesthrough art.

You are cordially invited to join the BonkersFest! Laureate and BonkersArtists fortea, cake and sandwiches. At which we will celebrate madness, creativity andindividuality-

together

. Please note that BonkersEtiquette requires you to wear a hat.

Creative Routes is an award winning arts charity, run by the mad for the mad.Creative Routes celebrates the unique creativity of mad people, and creatively campaigns against discrimination and for the acceptance of individuality in society.

BAR AREA

A new tomorrow - the emotional aspects of resettlement (11.15-12.00)

A new tomorrow is a resettlement resource pack aimed at residential workers andthose working with young people who are preparing to move into independentaccommodation. It contains a CD and a variety of activities for young people that help

them to consider the emotional side of moving on.

Penny Byrne is manager of Shelter’s Young Persons Team, based in the Good PracticeUnit. We work to identify and promote good practice that will reduce or prevent youthhomelessness and housing issues.

BAR AREA

Drama Project for looked after young people (12.00-12.45)

How drama has made such a signicant positive impact on the lives of some of theLooked After children & young people of Rotherham.

Brian Sampson is the Activity Co-ordinator for looked after children & young peoplein Rotherham.