Wellbeing Team News
Smiling Minds & Resilient Families Program
The Resilient Families Program supports the mental health and wellbeing of young children. Smiling Mind have developed a program through extensive research and consultation with children and their parents/carers. Featuring a variety of modules/activities, Resilient Families is designed to bring families closer together. It focuses on helping young kids to build social and emotions skills, while equipping parents/carers with the tools to support and build their mental health. See the link below for more information.
https://www.smilingmind.com.au/resilient-families-program
Healthy Mind
Supporting the mental health of people with Intellectual Disability
(Sydney 1st July, 2020)
Healthy Mind is an innovative online Easy Read tool developed by the Black Dog Institute to help people with intellectual disability (ID) learn to have a happier and healthier life.
Following a successful feasibility trial, Healthy Mind helps people with ID recognise and regulate their thoughts and feelings. The initiative has been built on adapted psychological strategies used by doctors and psychologists, with input from people with lived experience and a wide range of health professionals.
Designed to be truly accessible and tested by people with ID, their families, carers and support workers, we are excited to be associated with the launch of the Healthy Mind website that is now LIVE.
Healthy Mind is unique in what it delivers, as it includes:
- an Easy English translation supported with images
- an audio function for all content
- simple step by step guides, short videos and fun activities
- a design that aligns with the unique learning needs of its users
Enabled on desktop and tablet, free to use and accessible 24/7 without the need to register, the Healthy Mind step by step approach:
- gives you practical strategies to help the ones you care for and about
- facilitates a conversation about mental health in a safe way
- provides support when face-to-face therapy is not available or accessible
- can be used in conjunction with face-to-face therapy providing a supplementary level of support
Empower the person you care about to cope with their thoughts and feelings.
IDAHOBIT Day
On May 16th HPSC celebrated IDAHOBIT day - international day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Phobia and Trans Phobia.
Students and staff started the day with a special breakfast with lots of merchandise and music , lunchtime was filled with local organisations and services coming out and running games and activities with us.
Students had the opportunity to do a range of activities to celebrate the day including ; cookie decorating , painting a montage , giant Jenga and connect 4 , PRIDE colouring and crafts and friendship band making.
The day was filled with lots of fun and games while learning about such an important topic.
