PrimacyCare Australia

Primacy Care - An NDIS Mental Health Service Provider Primacy Care provides you individual and group NDIS mental health services in Melbourne

What a great story to read and we are just so proud to be involved in your supports Ben. You and all of our NDIS participants are the sole purpose of Primacy Care and I’m sure we share this with all that are involved in your extended support network. Thank you for sharing your story ❤️ Thanks also to Mind Australia and Support Chain

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 - Monday 13 March 2023

Please call the appropriate service numbers listed - if you need assistance

🔸𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 - 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬
Dial Triple Zero (000) and request Police
If you or someone around you has expressed a deterioration of physical health, harm to self or others, request Ambulance as well.
🔸𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥- 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬
Police Assistance Line – 131 444 (Australia Wide)
Housing Crisis and Emergency:
Victoria – 1800 825 955 // NSW – 1800 152 152
South Australia – 1800 003 308 // Queensland – 1800 474 753
Lifeline Australia – 13 11 14
Beyond Blue – 1300 224 636
Askizzy – wwww.askizyy.org.au
Orange Door – www.orangedoor.vic.gov.au
🔸𝐋𝐨𝐰 - 𝐍𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬
Contact the relevant Support Worker Provider, Support Coordinator or Local Area Coordinator that regularly supports you with your NDIS Plan.

🌟We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Virginia Farnsworth as Practice Lead and Consultant Clinical Psychologist for 🌟

🫱‍🫲🏽Primacy Care Australia are looking forward to working closely with Dr Virginia Farnsworth on many future projects.

✴️ As we are pioneers of , we have been working on the redevelopment of (version 2 of Psychosocial Recovery Coaching). This includes the training, development and group supervision for all staff across Primacy Group Australia.

🎓Education and Background:
Dr Virginia is a registered Clinical Psychologist working in private practice. She is also the Clinical Advisor for Community Alcohol and Drug Services, Waitemata District Health Board. She graduated from the University of Auckland with a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and holds Bachelor's Degrees in Science, Arts and Music. Her work has involved developing and teaching health programs and wellbeing courses for organisations, including secondary schools, universities, multidisciplinary performing arts clinics, and Community Alcohol and Drugs Service.

📝 Dr Virginia is an active researcher; her investigations into positive psychology and mindfulness help highlight what actions lead to optimal self-regulation and wellbeing. In private work, she provides comprehensive psychological support for various mental health issues, including stress, performance anxiety, depression and self-esteem issues. She is known in the community for her development of motivational interviewing in group work and is a member of MINT, the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.

👏 We warmly welcome Dr Virginia Farnsworth to the Primacy Group Team! 👏

PrimacyCare Australia Providing Mental health support services to NDIS participants All over Australia

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 - 𝟐𝟔 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑
Please call the appropriate service numbers listed - if you need assistance

🔸𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 - 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬

Dial Triple Zero (000) and request Police
If you or someone around you has expressed a deterioration of physical health, harm to self or others, request Ambulance as well.

🔸𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥- 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬

Police Assistance Line – 131 444 (Australia Wide)

Housing Crisis and Emergency:
Victoria – 1800 825 955 // NSW – 1800 152 152
South Australia – 1800 003 308 // Queensland – 1800 474 753

Lifeline Australia – 13 11 14
Beyond Blue – 1300 224 636
Askizzy – wwww.askizyy.org.au
Orange Door – www.orangedoor.vic.gov.au

🔸𝐋𝐨𝐰 - 𝐍𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬

Contact the relevant Support Worker Provider, Support Coordinator or Local Area Coordinator that regularly supports you with your NDIS Plan.

A very warm and heartfelt Happy Holidays from the Primacy Care team! We wish all the best to all families during this festive period 🥳

We will be available via phone on 1800 774 622 during normal business hours on the 28th, 29th and 30th of December and the head office will resume regular service in the New year as of January 3rd 2023.

PrimacyCare Australia Providing Mental health support services to NDIS participants All over Australia

The Primacy Care family keeps growing!

An excellent lunch event from yesterday as we farewell Zeenia for leave as she welcomes her little one into the world in the coming months 🥰

Primacy Care wishes you all the best for a happy and healthy family and cannot wait for your return next year!

Primacy Care Australia is proud to celebrate and acknowledge International Day Of People With Disability 2022.

Meet Paul! One of our participants and an incredibly hard-working and bright soul. When Paul came to us the daily tasks we all take for granted seemed neigh impossible and now he's not only performing those tasks but achieving his life goals and getting back out into his community.

Watch his story here: https://youtu.be/oxJEcbWb5pg

Primacy Care Australia are currently recruiting for Mental Health Key Workers throughout the Greater Brisbane area. If you have a passion for working with and supporting individuals with a psychosocial disability this is the role for you! Primacy Care Australia support NDIS participants to engage and participate with social and community activities. We are currently seeking energetic, passionate, and highly committed individuals to be a part of our growing team of Mental Health Key Workers. If you would like to join a provider that is really making a difference for NDIS participants, and lives by its values of empathy, respect, integrity, quality, and reliability get in touch today.

Following on from our epic opening at our Beenleigh office on Tuesday last week, Wednesday night saw some of our PrimacyCare Australia team attend the Australian Disability Service Awards night on the Gold Coast.

Hosted by the team at One Community it was an incredible night celebrating the achievements of not only the nominees and winners but a whole sector of people who are dedicated to providing the best support and outcomes for all people living with a disability.

Equality is for everyone. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

This week is international Transgender Awareness Week. There are many ways to show your support for Trans people within your community and your life. From recognising and respecting one's pronouns to spreading the awareness message. 'Coming Out' as an ally allows those closest to you to feel safe and secure, hate and bigotry can be so subtle and hidden in their lives that being forward and outspoken for their rights provides them with the ability to live and love safely, happily and inclusively.

Show your allyship today! 🏳️‍⚧️

Oh what a night! We had a fantastic time celebrating the official opening of our new Queensland office with staff, providers, stakeholders, family and friends last week. Thank you to everyone who took the time to come and join us on the night.

The Beenleigh hub is a QLD base to not only PrimacyCare Australia but also Recovery Plus Support and Maple Plan Pty Ltd - NDIS Plan Management Provider with room for future allied health professionals to join us!

Lives were lost.
But not forgotten.

Sacrifices made.
Always cherished.

For our country was fought.
Let it not be for naught.

Last night we had the opportunity to celebrate the official opening of our new office in Beenleigh Queensland. The shared space also houses the Recovery Plus Support and Maple Plan Pty Ltd - NDIS Plan Management Provider QLD teams. It was a fantastic night and we enjoyed meeting everyone in person. Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a great event!

We’re here for the day, at The Australian Disability Service Awards Conference! Come on down and have a chat with our friendly team members! 🥳

PrimacyCare Australia Providing Mental health support services to NDIS participants All over Australia

Whatever it is you can grow will go towards supporting the men in your life and within the community. Movember funds research on men's mental health and cancer awareness, saving lives every day! Even the smallest donations could mean saving the life of someone close to you tomorrow.

Donate. Share. Grow.

Blue Knot Day is when we take the time to unite and support over 5 million Australian adults who have gone through complex trauma. This year's theme of their annual Festival of Healing is, Nurturing Mind, Body and Soul. They have two webinars you can attend today!

11am - Compassion and Empathy
2pm - Building Connection to Body

https://blueknot.org.au/get-involved/blue-knot-day/

PrimacyCare Australia are attending the Australian Disability Service Conference and Awards. We cannot wait to see the amazing work we have all done to better the lives of participants around the country. See you there! 🥳

Celebrate and Acknowledge National Carers Week with PrimacyCare Australia. Carers are an integral part of ours and many other organisations, the work they do is critical to participants. Whether you work in the Health Care sector know someone with a carer or who is a carer, show your appreciation of the incredible and vital work that they do, day in and day out!

Every day is World Mental Health Day, but take today to take account of your thoughts, sit down and speak to someone. Speak to others about your own mental health and theirs, breaking down barriers and opening up the conversation for us all to thrive and grow.

From the 1st-7th of October, it's Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week. The focus for 2022 is to look past the disability and see the individual for who they are.

Follow this link to read some lived experience stories from Australians living with BPD and how it affects them.
https://www.bpdawareness.com.au/lived-experience/

We are so grateful to be part of this wonderful event and looking forward to expanding in Queensland as part of the Primacy Group. Thanks for having us. Also, well done to our newest team member Sara.D
So good to see your smiling face 😊

Voting closes today! The Focus On Ability Film Festival voting closes at midnight tonight. Now is your time to show your support for Paul, Primacy Care and the journey our participants make on a daily basis. There are 2 steps to voting, be sure to verify your email address for your vote to count!

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Paul Clark's Story: Focus On Ability: Focus on Ability Film Festival FOCUS ON ABILITY is a short film festival that will encourage the community to become more aware of the ability of people with a disability.