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CARING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
Caring Community is at the heart of the vision and mission of Heart Place. Through this program we share research, resources and practices to support us in strengthening our capacity to care. What are the capacities and competencies needed to be caring, compassionate and responsive? What does effective self-care look like and why does self care fall 'flat' for so many of us. How can we best develop the capacity for care to create healthy loving and resilient communities?
Compassionate care is essential for social cohesion and diminishes when we feel overwhelmed, hopeless and isolated. Ability to care is integral to our health and wellbeing and indeed for the survival of this planet.
As babies we are born into this world with an expectation and need to be cared for. We have an inherent capacity to be co-operative and caring if nurtured by the right environment. We are social beings with a need to belong and wired to connect.
This core program encompasses the following workshops & resources
- Caring Communities Training: A 12 hour training of 3 modules that covers the 3 Circles of Care, 4 steps of Self Care and comes with its own Action Plan C.A.R.E. This Training has three versions adapted to the needs of Family, Workplace & Community.
- Mental Health Station which focuses on Mental Health Education, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA Australia) and the home of our Mental Health Station Directory with resources for Crisis and mental Health support. The focus of MHFA is early intervention .
- Trauma Integrative Community Regular meets where we share resources and trainings for healing and trauma stabilisation.
- The Grief Sanctuary
COMING UP TWO SELF CARE WORKSHOPS WITH CITY OF FREMANTLE
Self-Care series #1: What is it and how to practice?
Fremantle Library | 10am-12pm |Stay Tune for more dates
Whether you're curious about self-care practices or a seasoned pro, join in this collaborative workshop to explore simple and effective strategies to improve long-term wellbeing through self-care practices. Discover four essential steps of caring for personal wellbeing, exploring tools and practices that support them, and developing a personalised self-care / mental wellbeing plan unique to you.
"Self-care is something we all recognise and talk about as central in our lives yet integrating a regular practice that also adapts to our changing needs and individual uniqueness often evades us."
This is one of two Workshops and while doing both is highly recommended, they can be attended individually and in any order. Each workshop is an opportunity to share and also learn from each other. Explore each step with practice & discussion and take-home resources to support continued practice.
Sydel Weinstein Mental Health Educator & Trauma Informed Body Therapist will go over the 4 steps of caring and how to make Self Care an anchored practice in your life. Sydel is the Founder of Heart Place & Mental Health Station and has decades of experience as an educator, trauma informed body therapist, mindfulness trainer (MBSR Jon Kabatt-Zinn) & Yoga teacher (Home of Yoga).
Self-Care series #2: Facing challenges and how to overcome them
Fremantle Library | 10am-12pm | $10 registration fee
Stay Tune for More Dates
Challenge your understanding of self-care and delve deeper into interactive discussions around personal wellbeing, how to balance self-care with care of others, and overcoming obstacles which challenge your self-care practice.
Self-care is something we all recognise and talk about as central in our lives yet integrating a regular practice that also adapts to our changing needs and individual uniqueness often evades us.
This is one of two Workshops and while doing both is highly recommended, they can be attended individually and in any order. Each workshop is an opportunity to share and also learn from each other. Explore each step with practice & discussion and take-home resources to support continued practice.
Sydel Weinstein Mental Health Educator & Trauma Informed Body Therapist will go over the 4 steps of caring and how to make Self Care an anchored practice in your life. Sydel is the Founder of Heart Place & Mental Health Station and has decades of experience as an educator, trauma informed body therapist, mindfulness trainer (MBSR Jon Kabatt-Zinn) & Yoga teacher (Home of Yoga).
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