Moving Forward

This twelve week project was originally commissioned by Warwickshire Probation Service as part of an EQUAL funded 'Arts for Employability' scheme.

Moving Forward is a project designed to address employability and resettlement issues with groups of offenders residing in Probation Approved Premises. In more detail, the twelve sessions were created to explore relevant themes such as:

• high-risk situations
• emotional well-being and (mis)management of feelings
• dealing with rejection
• goal setting
• perspective taking
• problem solving
• communications
• rehearsal, practice and evaluation of specific skills

"I gained a lot of personal insight into myself and my situation and realised that I have in fact got the skills to deal with my problems more effectively. I fee more confident, more relaxed and I relfect more before actually making decisions."

John, Participant in Moving Forward, Approved Premises