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Around the World
We are pleased to offer a residential group program* which provides recovery based respite services to carers and care recipients.
The program is available for up to 7 participants who are living with a mental illness and receive regular support from a family member or friend. Carers are also welcome to attend or take a break from their usual caring role.
The group will enjoy activities, excursions and shared meals while staying at the MIFSA Respite House.
*eligibility criteria apply
Around the World
Tuesday 25th June to Friday 28th June 2013
- International Story Telling
- Easy Pizza Making
- Chinese Banquet
- Italian Coffee and Cake
For more information on this or other programs please contact
MIFSA RESPITE PROGRAMS
5 Cooke Tce,
Wayville SA 5034
PO Box 310
T. 8378 4100 F. 8378 4199
E. respite@mifsa.org
www.mifsa.org
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
We are pleased to offer a residential group program* which provides recovery based respite services to carers and care recipients. The program is available for up to 7 participants who are living with a mental illness and receive regular support from a family member or friend. Carers are also welcome to attend or take a break from their usual caring role. The group will enjoy activities, excursions and shared meals while staying at the MIFSA Respite House.
*eligibility criteria apply
Tuesday 18th June to Friday 21st June 2013
- Gardening in Small Places
- Healthy Cooking
- Introduction to Nutrition and Exercise
- Trip to the Central Markets
For more information on this or other programs please contact
MIFSA RESPITE PROGRAMS
5 Cooke Tce,
Wayville SA 5034
PO Box 310
T. 8378 4100 F. 8378 4199
E. respite@mifsa.org
www.mifsa.org
Winter Wellness
We are pleased to offer a residential group program* which provides recovery based respite services to carers and care recipients.
The program is available for up to 7 participants who are living with a mental illness and receive regular support from a family member or friend. Carers are also welcome to attend or take a break from their usual caring role.
The group will enjoy activities, excursions and shared meals while staying at the MIFSA Respite House. *eligibility criteria apply
Wednesday 12th June to Friday 14th June 2013
- Massage
- Kite Making
- Mount Lofty Botanic Park Walk
- Morning Tea at Mount Lofty lookout
For more information on this or other programs please contact
MIFSA RESPITE PROGRAMS
5 Cooke Tce,
Wayville SA 5034
PO Box 310
T. 8378 4100 F. 8378 4199
E. respite@mifsa.org
www.mifsa.org
Respite Art Mural Project Day
The MIFSA Respite Program would like to invite people who are living with mental illness and who receive regular support of a family member or friend to be a part of an exciting new art mural project. Carers are also welcome to participate. Participants will have the opportunity to express their recovery journey by joining in the painting of an outdoor mural at the MIFSA Respite House.
Friday 17 May 2013
Transportation is provided from MIFSA Wayville, departing at 9.30 am and returning at 4.00 pm. Lunch will be provided.
For more information or to express interest in being a part of this exciting project please contact Suzi or Stephanie by Friday 10 May 2013.
Ph: 8378 4100 Fax: 8378 4199 Email: respite@mifsa.org
Couple and Mental Illness
Mental health difficulties in one partner inevitably impacts both the relationship and life of the other. There is also significant evidence that problems in a couple relationship can lead to mental health problems. Whilst the recovery approach talks about the inclusion of relationships and networks, the restraints of workloads, confidentiality, the centrality of the client and availability and/or interest of the partner often result in the individual becoming the focus of treatment. In this participatory workshop, we will consider the benefits of working with the partners of people with mental health diagnoses; discuss and contrast different approaches, and the processes engaged in to select and apply them. We will explore the potential and hazards in enlisting the partner as your assistant in intervention, couple therapy where one of the couple is in significant distress, and working exclusively with those aspects of the relationship that appear connected to the person’s symptoms. We will consider the role of parenting, as a key aspect of the couple relationship, although the impact of parental illness on parenting and child development will not be a major focus of this workshop.
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Workshop Information |
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Half Day 2pm – 5pm |
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Date |
June 14, 2013 |
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Presenter |
Catherine Sanders & Michele Banks |
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Cost |
$80.00 |
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Location |
Level 2, 55 Gawler Place Adelaide |
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RSVP Date |
June 14, 2013 |
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WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BECOME A MEMBER AT DIAMOND HOUSE?
Membership at Diamond House is open to anyone over the age of 16 with a history of mental illness, who is not a threat to the Clubhouse community and who sees a benefit to themselves in belonging. No referral is required. Support workers, key workers, mental health practitioners, family & friends of people with a mental illness are welcome to come.
Upcoming orientation dates:
Tuesday 26th of February at 9:30am
Stay for a free lunch on this day!
Contact Toni for further details and to register on 8244 5525.
Upcoming programs at MIFSA Respite House
Please find attached the VROOM flyer and the Festivale flyer promoting the upcoming Programs at the MIFSA Respite House.
These programs will be available for up to 7 participants who are living with Mental Illness and who receive regular support from a family member or friend. Carers are also welcome to attend or can take a break from their regular caring responsibilities.
Please contact the Respite Team on (08) 8378 4100 to register your interest to any of these Programs or for any other enquiries you may have.
An Introduction To Working With Individuals Who Have Self-Destructive Behaviour
SAFE in Oz in partnership with Uniting Care Wesley Country SA will be presenting ‘An Introduction To Working With Individuals Who Have Self-Destructive Behaviour’ a 2 day workshop.
Port Augusta – 18th & 19th March 2013
Hove – 21st & 22nd March 2013
SAFE in Oz aim to give workshop participants an insight into the headspace of a person who participates in self-destructive behaviour/s in order to better understand their ‘real’ world and life experiences.
Day 1 – What is it all about?
What is self-destructive behaviour? How do we know it is a self-destructive behaviour? Why do individuals do it? How does it deliberate? What are the triggers for self-abuse and why does it continue to happen?
Day 2 – Our response to Self-Destructive behaviour/s.
Meeting the needs of someone who with self-destructive behaviour/s. Hospitalisation and associated problems. Treatment environments and points of intervention. Boundaries, support plans and essentials for behavioural change. Meeting the needs and supporting the worker. Introduction to ’Facilitating the SAFE in Oz Consumer Program’ a three day facilitator training workshop.
Throughout the workshop, SAFE in Oz will encourage participants to employ strength based practice, in collaboration with their clients, as a means to discovering a myriad of healthier alternative behaviours to use in response to their inner trauma.
As this behaviour does not impact solely on the physical aspect of an individual’s life, the workshop also links self-destructive behaviour to its impact on the, emotional, spiritual and social aspects of life and explore the related long term effects.
The workshop will discuss the connection of this behaviour and suicide, BPD [Borderline Personality Disorder], mental illness, sexual assault and domestic violence, offering an insight of the link with adolescence.
The presentation mode for the workshop is both interactive and activity based and includes ‘real’ case studies, PowerPoint presentation, DVD and an interactive game.
Each workshop participant is provided with a SAFE in Oz presentation folder. The folder includes a workbook for each day which contains a copy of the PowerPoint presentation, activity pages and additional subject related reference material.
The activity sheets include strategies and tools for use with clients, while the reference material acts to enhance understanding, give insight into related topics and support you in your work practice.
Click here to download the registration form.
Click here to download the workshop brochure.
Click here to download the Port Augusta Flyer.
Click here to download the Hove Flyer.
Fun in the Sun – Mental Health Fellowship
Mental Illness Fellowship SA (MIFSA) – “Fun in the Sun”: This program from 19 to 22 February 2013 will be available for up to seven people who are living with mental illness or who are caring for someone with mental illness. The group will enjoy activities, shared meals and excursions while staying at MIFSA Respite House. For enquiries or bookings, call the MIFSA Respite Team on 8378 4100 or email respite@mifsa.org.
See: http://www.mifa.org.au/sites/www.mifa.org.au/files/MIFSA/documents/Fun%20in%20the%20Sun%20flyer.pdf
