Recovery is the guiding principle of care provided at Te Whetu Tawera (TWT).  Recovery means living well in the presence – or absence – of mental illness and the many losses that can come in the wake of mental illness.  Recovery is supported at TWT by: working with our service users to stay in touch with their community, minimising coercion, promoting choices, and most importantly by expecting recovery to happen.

 

We offer a range of programmes and activities that promote recovery through exercise, spiritual wellbeing, art, music, therapeutic relaxation, accurate information about medications and developing specific skills to help one live well in the presence of a mental illness. These skills include Distress Tolerance, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, managing auditory hallucinations (hearing voices).  Below is a sample calendar of activities to give you an idea about how a day at TWT is structured:

 

 

Sample Recovery Programme

 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Karakia	Community Meeting	Te Roopu Puawai	Domain Walk	Art Therapy
Domain Walk	Swimming	Hearing Voices	Meet the Pharmacist	CBT Group
CBT Group	Foot Spas	Yoga	Afternoon Prayers	Swimming
Drumming (monthly)	Physio Gym	Distress Tolerance Skills	Relaxation Training	Movie