Recovery Australia Program
Recovery Australia is kindly funded and supported by The Kirk Foundation. Recovery Australia is auspiced by Suncare Community Services Inc.
A Kirk Foundation Initiative Teaching people to reclaim their lives beyond mental illness.
THE REALITY OF RECOVERY
Realise your potential
Reclaim your life
Recoveryour self
What is Recovery Australia?
Recovery Australia provides a diverse series of educational events that encourage participants to learn and discover the reality of recovery from mental illness. Recovery Australia is not a treatment program but may supplement the treatment being received by other mental health providers.
What does ‘recovery’ mean?
“Recovery is a process, a way of life, an attitude, and a way of approaching the day’s challenges. It is not a perfectly linear process. At times our course is erratic and we falter, slide back, regroup and start again. The need is to meet the challenge of the dis-ability and to re-establish a new and valued sense of integrity and purpose within and beyond the limits of the disability; the aspiration is to live, work, and love in a community in which one makes a significant contribution” P E Deegan (1988)
Who is it for?
Recovery Australia welcomes all people that experience mental illness/distress and their family and friends who live in the Sunshine Coast. Recovery Australia views that all of us need opportunities to explore the concepts of recovery within our lives and not those simply diagnosed with a mental illness. Recovery Australia seeks to support people who experience a mental illness and those that care for them through the provision of recovery education events . These events comprise of one day workshops, three day recovery retreats, Recovery trails and level 2 / advanced program.
For further information on Recovery Australia and the education events it offers please contact the Recovery Program Coordinator on 1800 059 059 ( Sunshine Coast only
Recovery Australia Learning Events
The following learning events are designed to educate, stimulate, challenge and most of all be fun.
One Day Workshops
These workshops provide an introduction to the concept of recovery from a mental illness and are suited to new and existing participants. These workshops involve presentations and group discussion and activities.
Recovery Trails
A walking event to reflect the journey we are on interspersed with discussion, challenges and a bit of fun in a bushland setting. No prior walking experience required. Covered shoes and water bottle are essential. Food and sustenance provided.
Recovery Retreats
Retreats are three day residential courses that provide opportunities for participants to learn and discover more about the aspects of recovery. A combination of workshops including, active learning, adventure base and expressive arts are utilised within these events. It is required of participants that they have previously participated in a one day event of Recovery Australia.
Leadership Program
The leadership Program is open to all people who identify as leaders and wish to be supported further in developing their own leadership abilities within both their own recovery journey and promoting the concepts of recovery within the broader community.
For further information on Recovery Australia workshops, retreats and costs and the education events it offers please contact the Recovery Program Coordinator on 1800 059 059 (Sunshine Coast only)
Support Groups
Group and individual support and education for families, carers and friends of people with a mental illness on the Sunshine Coast include;
The Maroochydore Group meeting is held on the…
First Tuesday of each Month
6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Carers Queensland Office
10 Wrigley Street Maroochydore
Sunshine Coast Q
The Caloundra Group
Third Tuesday of each month
6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Caloundra Community Centre
78 Buderim AvenueCurrimundi
Sunshine Coast Q
For further information on Carer Support Groups please contact Cathi our Mental Health Coordinator on 1800 059 059
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