Day Activity and Living Skills Service

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Community based support - mental health

Regions

Waikato, Taranaki

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

We deliver services in Taranaki and Waikato District Health Board regions. 

If you would like more information on Progress to Health's services, we accept referrals from individuals, family/whānau and community providers.

Description

Our Community Support Facilitators assist people to live a full life by developing living skills and enjoying relationships and activities with others. 

With your goals in mind, we aim to contribute to the following outcomes:

• Active participation in activities in the community; 
• Increased confidence, self-esteem, self-reliance and autonomy; 
• Development and maintenance of work skills and routines; 
• Greater stability of lifestyle; 
• Increased social ‘connectedness’ and sense of belonging; and 
• Fulfilment of self-expression in arts and creative/recreational pursuits. 

The services: 

• are provided in a community-based setting 
• may be long term 
• promote recovery and community involvement by including socially inclusive activities in community mainstream settings 
• offer individuals key roles in determining the content of the programmes and the ways in which activity services are managed 
• provide a flexible and varied programme of activities determined largely by the individuals needs and aligned with their individual goals  
• provide a safe environment for mutual support, information exchange and socialisation.  

The style of service provided is such that: 

• there is an emphasis on supporting and developing the strengths of the individual and their whānau and significant others.  Community Support Facilitators will work together with the individual to reach desirable outcomes for all.
• the particular needs of Māori and Pacific peoples is met by the provision of culturally derived skills programmes.  Wherever possible, the ethnicity of staff will reflect the ethnicity of the local population / client group.