Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Counselling and support

Regions

Waikato, Taranaki

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

We deliver services in Taranaki and Waikato District Health Board regions. 

If you would like more information on Progress to Health's services, we accept referrals from individuals, family/whānau and community providers.

Description

Our Community Support Facilitators assist people to live a full life by developing living skills and enjoying relationships and activities with others. 

With your goals in mind, we aim to contribute to the following outcomes:

• Active participation in activities in the community; 
• Increased confidence, self-esteem, self-reliance and autonomy; 
• Development and maintenance of work skills and routines; 
• Greater stability of lifestyle; 
• Increased social ‘connectedness’ and sense of belonging; and 
• Fulfilment of self-expression in arts and creative/recreational pursuits. 

The services: 

• are provided in a community-based setting 
• may be long term 
• promote recovery and community involvement by including socially inclusive activities in community mainstream settings 
• offer individuals key roles in determining the content of the programmes and the ways in which activity services are managed 
• provide a flexible and varied programme of activities determined largely by the individuals needs and aligned with their individual goals  
• provide a safe environment for mutual support, information exchange and socialisation.  

The style of service provided is such that: 

• there is an emphasis on supporting and developing the strengths of the individual and their whānau and significant others.  Community Support Facilitators will work together with the individual to reach desirable outcomes for all.
• the particular needs of Māori and Pacific peoples is met by the provision of culturally derived skills programmes.  Wherever possible, the ethnicity of staff will reflect the ethnicity of the local population / client group.

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Counselling and support, Supported employment

Regions

Waikato

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

We deliver services in the Waikato District Health Board region. 

If you would like more information on Progress to Health's services, we accept referrals from individuals, whānau and community providers. 

You can refer to Progress to Health here

Description

Our Community Support Facilitators specialise in supporting people living with mental health conditions to access training, employment and become more involved in their local communities. 

To provide recovery-oriented vocational support services that will assist individuals to attain their employment goals.  The service will be such that:  

• there is an emphasis on supporting the strengths of the individuals and their whānau and significant others  
• mental health workers will work together with the individual to reach desirable outcomes for all  
• the particular needs of Māori and Pacific peoples are met by the provision of culturally derived skills programmes  
• wherever possible, relevant staff will be of Māori or Pacific Island descent 

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Counselling and support

Regions

Waikato

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

We deliver services in the Waikato District Health Board region. 

If you would like more information on Progress to Health's services, we accept referrals from individuals, whānau and community providers. 

You can refer to Progress to Health here 

Description

Education and Training:
Recovery promoters provide recovery training and planning to service users, service providers and other organisations wishing to support people living mental illness. 

The service is provided by people with personal experience.  They understand the barriers and difficulties you may be trying to overcome.  The service provides: 

• up-to-date and accessible information, education and resources to individuals and/or for their whānau on recovery, harm reduction and how to get the best out of services 
• support to people accessing services and their whānau
• development or maintenance of strong links with peer support networks 
• information and support for access to health and social services, for example, primary health care, education, housing 
• strong links with mental health services, addiction services and peer networks, and other community-based services 
• active promotion of inclusion and integration into the community 
• education to groups and to community groups about mental health and addiction 
• linkages to mental health and addiction workforce development programmes

Working to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and to reduce discrimination experienced by people with mental illness, our recovery promoters provide training to consumer groups, community agencies and other organisations wishing to address mental health within their environments.