Canberra Interactive Care Incorporated

CRIM(s)' morning tea for our Kambah men's group is at On the Grind Jenke Ccrt Kambah Thursday morning 22 August from 10.30am. All men welcome!

Today Tuesday 10 October is World Mental Health Day.

Once again Key2 Learning in Watson is conducting another Mental Health First Aid Course. The Course will be conducted on Friday and Saturday 25 and 26 August. It's at a greatly reduced price of $100.00pp as compared to other RTO's charging between $250 and $275pp. I thoroughly endorse this Course and suggest that everyone should do it. For further information and/or to enrol, contact Key2Learning on telephone number 6130 0100.

Key 2 Learning - Home Key 2 Learning is a well established proffesional qualification provider in the NSW state. Call for more info 02 6130 0100

Some of us have recently successfully completed the Mental Health First Aid Course. This will greatly assist us in the work that we do. If anyone else would like to undertake the Course it is next being offered at Key2Learning in Watson on Friday 25 August and Saturday 26 August from 9.00am-4.00pm. The cost is only $100pp (against other similar Courses by different providers at $250-$275pp).

CIC urgently requires sponsorship. We are seeking funding to train our volunteer members in Mental Health First Aid. Our volunteers lead support and friendship groups for those people suffering from a variety of mental health issues.

We are currently looking at our Members undertaking the Mental Health First Aid Course. Watch for our updates.

Our Support and Friendship groups have commenced. We have a list of folks living predominantly in aged care homes whom we are planning to visit over the next few weeks. If you would like to join our team please contact us through this site or telephone us on 0408 626918. We are a Canberra not for profit organisation registered as such in the ACT.

Interactive Care is a Model of Health Care that first came to the forefront in 2015. It is a clinical model that can be applied to a variety of health and social issues that has at the forefront “person engagement”.

Simply put, it means people (and in this instance, vulnerable community members ie specifically those with mental health illnesses) learning to take responsibility for their own lives and needs (with a little bit of help from us). That is, where individuals are engaged in their own attempts to improve their lives, develop resilience and confidence and to end the cycle of dependency – the better the outcomes are for achieving this.

Our services at Canberra Interactive Care Incorporated include pro bono services for vulnerable community members, training our organisation’s members in co-ordinating and/or delivering such services, and providing education and material resources.

We work closely with other community organisations (ie other charities and street pantries) and volunteer groups to help us achieve our Aims and Objectives.

The Interactive Care Model has a conceptual framework encompassing five components:

1.assessing the person’s capacity for engagement
2.the exchange of information and the communication of choices
3.planning between the community member and the organisation’s members
4.determining what interventions are required (services, education and/or resources) and
5.evaluating regularly (through mentoring, support and friendship groups).

Our organisation and its members provide these services pro bono.

The Aims of Canberra Interactive Care Incorporated are to:

•provide effective strategies to improve mental health care and the general well being of vulnerable community members through supporting them with a variety of planned and co-ordinated measures

•encourage and foster vulnerable community members to accept and acknowledge ownership of their inadequacies as well as their strengths and to participate in their agreed treatment/education modalities and

•develop resilience and independence amongst vulnerable community members so that they make take responsibility for their own lives enabling them to effectively contribute to society.

The Objectives of Canberra Interactive Care Incorporated are to:

•supply resources for the training of volunteer mentors in learning how to interact and work with vulnerable community members who may be suffering from mental health issues (ie training in Mental Health First Aid MHFA, obtaining WWVP registration etc)

•fund the establishment and conduct of support and friendship groups for vulnerable community members

•encourage pro bono professional services (such as counselling, financial and legal assistance) for vulnerable community members

•promote education in order that these vulnerable community members may contribute to society in a meaningful way

•provide material resources for vulnerable community members (food, clothing, furniture, household appliances etc) through co-operation and partnership with community pantries, local businesses and fundraising programs and

•support vulnerable community members who have household pets and companion animals through the provision of food and veterinary assistance (recognising the important role that pets play in vulnerable people’s lives).

Our Vision Statement

Our Vision at Canberra Interactive Care is to improve the quality of life for those living with mental illnesses through the provision of appropriate services that will enhance their lives.

Our Mission Statement

The Mission Statement of Canberra Interactive Care is: to encourage hope, foster independence and to instil resilience amongst vulnerable community members through the provision of mentoring, support and friendship networks and associated resources enabling them to rightfully contribute to society in a meaningful way.

Definition of vulnerable community members: people in need of special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, or risk of abuse or neglect as a result of mental illness.

Welcome to our new association Canberra Interactive Care Incorporated. We are a Canberra based community not for profit organisation established to work with vulnerable people in the community. Our purpose is to provide training, counselling, education, support and resources for vulnerable members of the community who are suffering from mental illnesses.