Pen and Tonic

The next Taster Day

• Wednesday 21st Jan
• Time: 10am - 4pm
• Cost: £50
• Buffet lunch included.
• MEA House, Ellison Place, Newcastle NE1 8X6

The Day aims to provide:

• An introduction to the health benefits of writing.
• Explore what it’s all about including creative, innovative ways of using writing and storytelling.

Of interest to:
Anyone interested in using writing for health for themselves and/or Community or health practitioners who facilitate groups and/or provide support services to individuals.

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About Taster & Writing for Fun Days

Taster Days provide an introduction to Writing for Health and its potential as a tool for enhancing well being. Writing for Fun Days offer the opportunity to learn some basic fun exercises you can use for yourself or in your group work.

Keep an eye out here for the next dates.

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

The general aim of these is to:

• Support individuals and groups to find their voice
• Reduce stress levels
• Build confidence
• Amaze people at what they can achieve through writing and story telling irrespective of their literacy skills.

Length of courses and workshops vary according to the needs and aims of the client. For example:

• There may be a particular theme you wish to explore such as ‘Dignity in Care’ (link to projects ) with definite time span.
• You may wish to use writing for health workshops to enhance well being generally
• You may wish to campaign i.e. get a point of view across about issues affecting your community.
• You may want to improve communication among your staff or host one off workshops that are both fun and insightful as part of your staff development strategy.

SUPERVISION AND MENTORING

Pen and Tonic provides supervisory support for community practitioners who use creative writing in their work.