Mentor Meeting

Met with Katey Goodwin again and discussed progress. I'm awaiting a call re the Community Engagement Post I applied for and we discussed how this role might look and what support Katey could give me.

We also discussed a qualification that Katey is studying for which uses a framework that I used for ICS. Katey suggested a personal development log using this approach to record what I need for the future MA in Art Therapy at Derby (that I'm considering) might be beneficial as there are only 16 places and there is specific criteria in addition to the Art qualifications that I have /am doing now.

ICS approach - 4 areas of evidence looking at customer/team/personal development/ organisation - alongside learning logs and key events (to record and reflect) all set against criteria that you had to hit a particular number of times to be able to say that you'd achieved it. Its a really holistic learning style and worked well for me. 

I could change it to give myself a framework to work with.

I explained that I did not keep resources from my previous role - when I decided to come to university I drew a complete line underneath my old career and moved on. On reflection, some of this may have been of use now. Katey offered to share useful links and resources for me to rebuild my information in some areas and shared some insight in accessing some training (which I have experience of being able to access as being part of an institution but not from having to resource it myself) In the role I'm looking at, there is an element of evaluation which I have experience in but Katey also offered to share some tips which is great.

Suggested that the photographers in the course could be good to tap into for Art UK - Katey has some workshops planned next year (how to photograph public art/ what is the criteria / setting up a record) so is keen to involve the university photography students. 

Theres no movement on the MA-CAP exhibition / uniqube space - It feels a little like there's some motivation from the group but its set against other responsibilities and its impossible to achieve in the timescales we've set so we may have to go back to the drawing board.

The dates we set are happening now but we're just too busy to progress ....