Overview
The Arts in Group Facilitation Certificate (Level 8, 10 credits) focuses on the practical skills of planning and running creative workshops with groups in a range of non-formal contexts. Participants learn these skills through experiential learning processes, taking part in visual arts, drama, dance and music workshops and reflecting on the experience.
The focus is on acknowledging the individual within learning, recognising the importance of play and the need for learning to be engaging. There is a strong emphasis on engaging with diversity and learning to adapt a range of arts approaches to meet the varying needs within a group.
This course would suit:
- Graduates who want to work in a health or social context
- Educators in both formal and informal learning sector looking for fresh ways to inspire learners
- Social workers/community workers looking for arts based approaches to group work
Why do this course?
- Learn approaches to group work that take the emphasis off words and place it on finding your own unique voice within the group through a range of possible arts-based media.
- Develop your creative skills to work with groups
- Develop and promote confidence and sense of belonging in a group
- Learn fresh ways to inspire learners in formal and informal learning
- Develop practical resources and training to work with a wide variety of groups in community and more specialised settings
Course Delivery
Location: 46 Grand Parade, Cork
This course runs once a month from October to May in three- day blocks (Thursday - Saturday), from 10.00am - 5.00pm.
Award
Certificate in Arts in Group Facilitation, 10 ECTS credits (Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications).