I have convictions on my dbs

Guest101

ekinadese wrote: »

I am a 31 year old Fine Art Graduate of Middlesex University. My interests is to go on to become an Art Therapist. Whilst I was studying, I got myself into a lot of trouble that has appeared on my DBS. This is now an obstacle that will prevent me from working in schools and it is very upsetting. is anyone in this same position or able to talk me through steps to overcome this all. I have spoken with the agency that turned down my application and they advised me go through volunteering as to gain good and personal references that will help and support me in the future.

Be self employed?


Find work elsewhere?


Look you committed criminal offences and now schools wont touch you. Depending on the severity, you may never work in a school.

jonmoneybags

naughty, naughty

motorguy

ekinadese wrote: »

I am a 31 year old Fine Art Graduate of Middlesex University. My interests is to go on to become an Art Therapist. Whilst I was studying, I got myself into a lot of trouble that has appeared on my DBS. This is now an obstacle that will prevent me from working in schools and it is very upsetting. is anyone in this same position or able to talk me through steps to overcome this all. I have spoken with the agency that turned down my application and they advised me go through volunteering as to gain good and personal references that will help and support me in the future.

You've broken the law and now you cant work in schools with kids.

I suggest a different career path. You're not going to get around that.

sysadmin

I got a criminal conviction (common assult) whilst working in a Primary school in 2005. The school knew all about it at the time, and a few years later I went on to work at a High school (again with full disclosure at the interview stage)

I now work in the finance sector which are also strict with criminal records and i still got employed..

It does depend on what you were convicted for, but the best bet is to be honest from the start

paddyrg

maninthestreet wrote: »

What is an 'art therapist' ???

In case this is a real question that wasn't googled, it's a way to help people who are troubled to start talking about things that are difficult to find words for. Sometime experience trauma early in life, for instance, at an age where they simply don't have a vocabulary to describe events. It seems to happen that it means later in life, those memories are still hard to verbalise which makes it harder for people to resolve those feelings. Art therapy can be helpful in that it means non-verbal respones, marks, drawings, scribbles and the therapist can use them as a lead into the therapy.

xapprenticex

^ If thats what it is then its really is a shame that OP did what he did because he could have really helped the people who need it most.

Masomnia

I wouldn't worry too much about one agency. Having a conviction will make you a more difficult sell to a client so that'll put some of them off.

Again without knowing what the conviction is it's too difficult to say, but as above there are certain convictions that will prevent you from this kind of work forever, and some that won't... But always be honest.

dcouponzzzz

If art therapy isn't already taking place in prisons then you could have a business idea there that would render your criminal history redundant

Bogalot

dcouponzzzz wrote: »

If art therapy isn't already taking place in prisons then you could have a business idea there that would render your criminal history redundant

A prison is very unlikely to employ/ contract someone with a recent criminal history.

dcouponzzzz

Bogalot wrote: »

A prison is very unlikely to employ/ contract someone with a recent criminal history.

If our prisons don't believe in rehabilitation and reintroducing offenders into a working community, then something's wrong.

Edit: If it wasn't clear, I'm not suggesting they employ the OP, but rather contract their services to hold regular art therapy sessions within the confines of the prison(s).