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Artscape
Manchester CIC
Presented By:
Avril Neagle
and
Susanna Shakespear
July 2008
1.1 Acknowledgements
1.2 Professional Advisers to the Group
1.3 Contact Details and Information
2. Introduction
4. Organisational Structure
1.1 Acknowledgments
E-mail: avril.neagle@ntlworld.com
Bank Details:
Nominated Accountants:
1. Social Mission
2. Economic Mission
This innovative service will work within the health and education sectors, initially
concentrating on Trafford, Salford and Bolton. By working within community
settings such as schools, youth centres and health centres, we are promoting
better access to psychological therapies for all client groups.
We want to develop this new and innovative service, encompassing more art
therapists, to provide a comprehensive accessible service within the Manchester
area.
At present we are working in close contact with education authorities and health
authorities within Trafford. We are looking to secure funding in order to continue
the above projects, expand, develop and evaluate them, and move on to new
projects in the future.
Artscape will offer emotional and psychological support to clients who might
otherwise not access this kind of service. Art therapy is not dependant on verbal
skills, making it accessible for hard to engage children, young people and adults,
and those who may find more conventional therapies difficult due to physical,
social and cultural factors.
Existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services provided within hospital
settings are not presently accessible to many people with mild to moderate
mental health needs. Artscape would be working to provide early intervention,
therefore being a preventative service.
New clients will be identified through existing services such as schools and youth
centres as well as self referral. We would be looking to expend the service across
the city in the future.
Partnership working would reduce running costs. The use of the room within
existing buildings would eliminate the need to pay rent and reduce running costs,
whilst the partner agency would benefit from the provision of a high quality,
innovative service. Using facilities within the community such as schools, health
centres and youth centres would make the service accessible to people at the
right time, reducing waiting lists and minimizing the potential for deteriorating
mental health.
Prior to art therapy training Avril worked as a social worker for 12 years
with children and families.
‘Promoting health and well-being’ is one of four key factors in the government’s
national plans for the Health Service. National priorities, as laid out in the
Trafford PCT business plan for 2008, are key factors in deciding where funds and
services are based at regional and local level. In Trafford, patient centred
services are central to future plans.
“There are lots of things we’ll be doing between now and 2013. Some of the most
exciting and ambitious of these include exploring new ways to bring services out
of hospitals and into communities. We are getting ready to offer people in Trafford
a very different experience of healthcare. That means challenging a lot of the
traditional thinking about where services belong.”
www.trafford.nhs.uk
The PCT is developing ways of working with a wide range of health care
providers and partner organizations such as Trafford Council, to ensure that
“provision is more innovative and services are more tailored to people’s needs.”
For example GP practices will be given a greater role in the community,
commissioning services individually according to the needs of their community
and client group.
Managers and Staff START employs service managers and free lance
artists.
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
There is a significant gap in the market, as We do not presently have evidence based
reflected in national and local health research tailored to individual needs of
policies, which are looking at expanding organizations and potential clientele.
mental health services within the We may not secure funding.
community. Our main competitor is more established,
Many local services such as schools and better known and has more money.
youth groups are interested in art therapy. Art therapy is in direct competition with
There are many potential clients within a more conventional psychological therapies
range of community settings. within the health sector.
As a social enterprise there are many Artscape would be dependant on individual
funding opportunities available. establishments to provide space and
There is not much competition for our opportunity in which to operate.
service as it is innovative and unique.
5.4 Risk Analysis
We are a small newly formed organization Initial funding would be spent on setting up a
with little funding and resources for website and providing marketing materials such as
advertising and marketing. leaflets, posters and adverts.
We are less well known than our more We are setting up a unique service and we would
established main competitor. not be limited to only working in schools, we are
securing work in other community settings.
We are in competition with other more Art therapy does not solely rely on verbal
established psychological therapies such communication so is more accessible to hard to
as CBT. reach children, adolescents and adults with a
range of mental and physical disabilities.
We do not presently have evidence based We are currently looking to expand our knowledge
research tailored to individual needs of and skills in monitoring and measuring art therapy
organizations and clientele. with a variety of clients. We would be looking to
use a variety of evaluation tools. This is an
opportunity to develop an evidence base of art
therapy in the community.
The nature of the service will ensure that all referrals to the service are
properly assessed and given equal consideration and opportunities.
Artscape will champion equality and human rights for all; working to
eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality and build good relations
ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society, as laid
out by The Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The organisation will adhere to all Health and Safety Policies of individual
host organisations, such as schools and health centres.
6.6 Insurance
Both art therapists currently working for Artscape are personally covered
by Public Liability Insurance. The company would guarantee that any
future employees would also be personally covered by Public Liability
Insurance and by Employer Liability Insurance.