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The Hopewell Centre A Community of Hope and Wellbeing

The Hopewell Centre A Community of Hope and Wellbeing. The Visionaries and Founders. Mrs Deirdre Hanna and Rev Dr Ian Mavor OAM. Hopewell Hospice Services Inc. structure. President : Deirdre Hanna Vice-President : Dr Peter Lewis Executive Director : Rev Dr Ian Mavor OAM

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The Hopewell Centre A Community of Hope and Wellbeing

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  1. The Hopewell CentreA Community of Hope and Wellbeing • The Visionaries and Founders Mrs Deirdre Hanna and Rev Dr Ian Mavor OAM

  2. Hopewell Hospice Services Inc. structure • President: Deirdre Hanna • Vice-President: Dr Peter Lewis • Executive Director: Rev Dr Ian Mavor OAM • Treasurer: Jan Bradnam and • Members of the Incorporated Association to a total of thirty. • Hopewell Board of Management: Ms Deirdre Hanna (Chair) Ms Betty Beverley Ms Jan Bradnam Dr Peter Lewis Rev Dr Ian Mavor OAM (Secretary)‏ Ms Lata Milner Ms Ann Robilotta Mr Peter Watkins

  3. Hopewell HospiceResidential Palliative Care • Home-style hospitality for people with life-limiting illnesses who require permanent accommodation or respite care • Nursing care, ancillary services, complementary therapies and volunteer support • Counselling, pastoral care and spiritual guidancefor residents and their families In 2005 on its 10th anniversary, Hopewell celebrated the opening of the new premises at Arundel

  4. Our New Paradise Kids Counselling and Education Centre

  5. Wellbeing Programs : Heartstormers Stress Reduction and Healthy Lifestyle Courses WOW Tours (Wellness on Wheels)‏ Complementary Therapies Meditation Classes Courses and Workshops Specialising in Counselling, Health and Spirituality • Volunteer Training Courses • Grief Counselling Courses – Children & Grief • Palliative Care Courses and other programs • Suicide Intervention Courses • Explorations in Spirituality and Worship • Grief and Transformations of Consciousness

  6. Simply Divine Cafe • Feed your body, feed your mind at our café and bookshop

  7. Deirdre Hanna – Founding President

  8. The first Paradise Kids Programs were held in a private house in Tallebudgera in 1997

  9. Grief, Loss and Illness Support Programs for children, youth and their families • Children’s Bereavement Support Groups at Paradise Kids House for children and their parents or carers including Boy’s Groups and Teen Groups • Education and counselling services for young people experiencing grief, bereavement or illness, or at risk of self-harm Mireille Allan Program Coordinator for Support Groups Deirdre Hanna and Dr Pamela Chalip, Children’s Counsellor

  10. PARADISE KIDS IN 2008 • 32grief and loss programs helping 273 children and teens • 28 support groups helping 191 families • 800 one-on-one counselling appointments • 57 volunteers (not incl. interns) worked with children on average each term and provided 6,221 volunteer hrs throughout the year • 305 families approached us for help and attended the initial interviews (11/2 hrs each) where we provide support and information.

  11. Counselling Services Manager:Patrick Lynch • Supervision, • Bereavement Care • Co-ordination of Student Placements and other Volunteer Counsellors

  12. Grief and Loss Programs Help the children to acknowledge and express the normal mixed emotions of grief including anger, hurt and sadness, guilt and fear.

  13. Storytelling with Paradise Kids The programs are a mixture of art, stories, discussion, music, movement and meditation to help children express thoughts and feelings from the heart.

  14. Patrick, Boys Group Buddies and Parents’ Group Facilitator, Kerrie • The Boys Group involves men and boys in trust activities

  15. Teenager’s Program • Teenager’s programs are held over a full day

  16. The Illness Support Program • Was written by Lizzi Swatland in 2004 in conjunction with the existing Grief and Loss Program. • The program was ‘tested’ on a little girl who had leukemia at that time in the Royal Children’s Hospital. She loved it and the program revealed a lot about what she was dealing with in her illness. • Lizzi realised she had a program that worked and so she went out into the community with it and the Illness Support Program was born.

  17. The Illness Support Program • Children who are experiencing a serious illness; • Parents who need support in coping with the stress of their seriously ill child; • Siblings of sick children who need support in coping with pressures on the family due to long term chronic illness; • The program is available in Paradise Kids House as well as in their homes and hospitals.

  18. Our First Client Alec McEwan • Mum Theresa with Alec, Casper and Lizzi

  19. Illness Support Sessions Session 1 Gain Understanding of the Illness Experience as a Loss Accept change as a part of life Identify family changes Discover personal life changes Recognise grief from loss and change Session 4 Drawing Out Difficult Feelings Recognise affect of feelings on behavior See family pattern of expressing feelings Identify personal difficult feelings Learn healthy ways to express feelings Session 5 Living well with Illness Assess family coping skills Identify support resources Learn healthy coping skills Session 2 Understanding Serious Illness Define serious and other illness Learn basic cause of illness Identify body parts affected by illness Assess understanding and misconceptions Session 6 The Cycle of Life Talking about death can help Any unfinished business Session 3 Feel the Feelings Recognise and name feelings Learn that feelings are all ok Discover defense masks Identify feelings about family changes Session 7 Creating a New Future Claim a new sense of self

  20. A safe supportive setting allows freedom to express a full range of feelings - some comfortable, some uncomfortable – to allow the sick child and their family to have more understanding about loss of health and wellbeing.

  21. Reiki • Lucy and Jonny (age 2)‏

  22. Kylie and Shane’s wedding The Wiseman Family • Geoff and Charlotte

  23. Outings with Paradise Kids Bailey, his mum Tiffany, Theresa and Leo Sayer at the Magical Scarecrow at Dreamworld. Also Amanda with daughters Piper and Lily. Alix (third from left) with her sister enjoying a night out with her family at Dreamtime, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

  24. All accommodation, Travel and transfers, Attractions and visits to theme parks will be at no cost to the family. The first Family Holiday Programthanks to Vodafone’s $25,000 grant Viv and Michael, Sharyn and Abbey with PK team

  25. The Family Holiday House The larger dream has been to provide accommodation for affected families from rural and remote areas and other parts of Australia to have a Gold Coast holiday.

  26. Paradise Kids Holiday House provides unique accommodation for families who have seriously sick children. We have created a Beach House theme throughout….

  27. …to give the family a real holiday feel when they take a much needed break for a week on the Gold Coast

  28. The First Family in Our Holiday House • The Owens family – Tina with Jessika and Isabella and the Illness Support Team

  29. BRISBANE Opened August 2008 Grief and Loss Programs for 6 - 11 years Play Therapy group for little people (ages 3-5 years) by Term 3 Chameleon Club 8 week support group for children aged 7 - 11 years specifically around divorce/separation/loss in Term 4 Individual Counselling

  30. Paradise Kids 4Africa

  31. “Children can learn to live well, despite their illness experience. Paradise Kids supports them on their journey.” Deirdre Hanna, Founding President

  32. Harry age 5 and now age 8

  33. Mekai age 4

  34. Bree Nossiter age 9

  35. Ethan age 6 months died 7 March 2007

  36. Bailey age 9 and with his mum, Tiffany

  37. Alyssa age 5 with her buddy Deniece

  38. Jayda age 5

  39. Abbey age 10 with buddy Deniece

  40. Gemma age 7 died 12 May 2007

  41. Brent age 5 and on his 8th birthday

  42. Michael age 9 after eating chocolate yoghurt!

  43. Jonathon age 3 died 22 September 2007

  44. Jasmyn age 10

  45. Ian age 5 and his mum, Sheila

  46. Isabella age 3 and sister Jessika age 7 and with mum Tina

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