An Innovative & Practical Course

This course will be of interest to a wide range of Volunteers and Paid workers involved in a various roles in Community and Voluntary groups, social service agencies, public or local authority - (e.g. education, youth and community work, social work, childcare, health-care, housing, inter-agency work etc.).The aim of this course is to

• Provide for 10-12 participants a space to reflect together on their prior and current practice experiences
• Explore the assumptions, values, beliefs and feelings that underpin participants’ ways of being active in their settings
• Enhance capacity to co-create space for personal and group learning from practice reflection.

Highly Subsidised

€45 personal contribution (covers booking deposit and course book) - the participation of all successful applicants will be fully subsidised

Open Access

This is an open-access course - applicants must be adults (18 and over) who:

• Have a strong commitment to promoting social change, inclusion, equality and justice and are active in their community or organisation in either a voluntary or paid capacity
• Be volunteering or working in a Community or Voluntary sector organisation, social service agencies, public or local authority (e.g. education, youth and community work, social work, childcare, health care, housing community representative, inter-agency roles etc.)
• Have a willingness to be open in a group setting, sufficient for a process of reflection on the assumptions, values and feelings underpinning their volunteering or work

Using Critical Reflection Method

Open to all volunteer or paid practitioners

• Option 1: Cork (Thursday night, SHEP Centre, Ballintemple)
• Option 2: Kerry (Thursday night, Tralee) -

Using Variety of Reflective Methods

• Option 3: Cork (Wednesday night, Cork Volunteer Centre, Cork City Centre) – Follow on course for those who have completed a prior reflective practice course