A Girl Called Hope

Wellbeing Skills Short Courses

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Community based support - mental health

Regions

South Auckland, East Auckland, North Auckland, West Auckland, Central Auckland

Age Groups

Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

Self referral

Referral Process

These courses are run kanohi ki te kanohi on the North Shore of Auckland and are available to anyone throughout Aotearoa.  However, participants are responsible for their own accommodation and travel to and from the course.  Request a Wellbeing Skills Short Courses Application Form here.  Fees apply for those who are not part of the Pathways to Hope programme.  Payment plan available.

For those on the Pathways to Hope programme, these courses may form part of your Tailormade Pathway and no separate registration is required.

As it is a female-only cohort, a Wellbeing Skills Short Course is suited to:

• Women aged 16+ and are not currently enrolled in school.
• Those who are motivated to make changes in their life.
• Anyone who is currently receiving support from a community mental health team who support their engagement in the Wellbeing Skills Short Course.
• Those able to commit to an environment free of alcohol, drugs, smoking, vaping, self-harm or any harmful behaviour towards self or others. 
• Anyone with an addiction history who has been 3 months substance free.
• Those willing to participate and respect the kaupapa of A Girl Called Hope as a Christian-based organisation that approaches all interactions respectfully, non-judgementally and with personal responsibility for choices.

A Wellbeing Skills Short Course is not suited for:

• Anyone who is currently in an acute crisis or currently experiencing psychotic symptoms.
• Anyone unable to commit to work on eliminating harmful behaviour towards self or others.
• Those with alcohol/drug, self-harm, anxiety or eating disorders where their symptoms are not under control.

Description

Our services are for people who require additional support to remain actively involved with whānau, community living, education, employment and self-management of their own wellbeing. Each person is supported to determine their own needs and to retain or regain control of their own journey to strengthen their wellbeing.

A Wellbeing Skills Short Course is designed to build upon every participant’s existing hauora (wellbeing) resources.  The Course acknowledges that every woman is resourceful and is able to strengthen existing knowledge and add new learning to develop a personal wellbeing toolkit.  Our organisation’s values are communicated through our commitment to wellbeing and belief that every person is valued, purposed and, above all, has reason to live.

The course is a female-only cohort and intended for those who are aware of their personal challenges and are motivated to make changes in their life.  Through the use of safe exposure and experiential learning in a group setting, the course is designed to build resilience and grow confidence in each participant’s capability to tap into their own resourcefulness.

The course utilises Dr Mason Drurie's Te Whare Tapa Whā model of wellbeing as a framework for programme design and takes a solutions-focussed approach to the learning.  It is informed by evidence-based models and theories such as CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), mindfulness skills learnt in DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy) and the Strength Based Approach.

A Wellbeing Skills Short Course takes place on a Thursday and Friday for six weeks at our premises in Albany, North Shore, Auckland.   Applicants are welcome from throughout Aotearoa, with participants responsible for their own accommodation and transport.