Feedback from some of the people and organisations who use the Bag of Tricks.

 

• '...a tangible, tactile method of allowing service users to reflect and verbalise their feelings and emotions.' Young People’s Case-worker, Stoke on Trent Community Drugs and Alcohol Services.

 

• ​'Using props creates a different response, prompts different thoughts and discussions. [It] deflects attention away from the person speaking and allows freedom to express thoughts, feelings and ideas.’ Cultural Programme Coordinator, National Trust.

 

• '[It’s] more creative [and] less professionalised. It leads to more understanding, openness and empathy. Children’s Services Practitioner, NSPCC.

 

• ‘By being creative, thoughts appear and change [and] allow deeper feelings to surface’. Disability Employment Adviser Coach, Department of Work and Pensions.

 

• ‘Helps to address “burn out” in staff groups [and helps] to cement their skills’. School Nurse, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.