Brain & Mind Hub Sunshine Coast is now hosting a weekly Peer Support Group for adults who have received a mental health diagnosis and are seeking the support of peers with a lived experience of mental health recovery.
This group is peer-led by Rachel Schofield, one of our Lived Experience Peer Workers.
Program details
When: | Wednesdays 1:00pm - 2:15pm (1.25hr) |
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Start date: | 2nd October Runs weekly from then onward. During registration you can select which dates you would like to attend. |
Location: | Brain & Mind Hub Sunshine Coast Lvl 2, 60-62 Dalton Dr, Maroochydore |
Cost: | This program is offered free of charge |
What happens at Container of Hope?
Our Peer Support group is facilitated by our caring and compassionate peer support workers with lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery.
Meeting weekly, we gather over healthy refreshments, hold a group check-in, share experiences, resources, and learning relevant to your mental health recovery, and explore our weekly session intention using multiple therapeutic modalities.
The Container of Hope instills a collaborative approach providing opportunities for group choice of meeting locations; in nature, at cafes, or local community spaces. As the group develops, we will collectively choose topics and interventions to explore together.
We hope this Group will benefit adults with a lived experience and recent diagnosis of a mental illness and welcome anyone who wants to navigate their road to recovery together with their peers.
What you'll discover:
- Self-confidence and resilience building skills
- Developing a foundation of mental health supports
- Relationship building for better recovery outcomes
- Independence through self-care strategies
- Increased mental health awareness
- Community resource-building knowledge
- Improved self-advocacy with health-care providers
Some of the practices we’ll be offering in the Container of Hope Group Program include:
- Mindfulness
- Arts Therapy
- Meditation
- Nature Therapy
- Breath Exercises
- Walking Therapy
- Sharing Circles
How to register to attend Container of Hope Peer Support Group
Even though Container of Hope is a drop-in group (meaning you can join us when it suits you and we don't ask you to attend a certain number of group dates), we do ask that you register your intention to join the group and confirm your attendance weekly.
Spaces are limited, so this helps ensure we can provide support to as many people as possible and helps us understand whether we need to make the group more widely available.
Here are some tips to make registering through our online portal quick and easy:
- Click the button below when you are ready to sign up. You will be redirected to our online booking portal (Zander).
- Select the option to "BOOK CLASS". If you are not a current client, you will be prompted to create a user profile.
- You'll be sent a verification code that allows you to finish setting up your profile. It may arrive in your spam folder.
- Once your profile is ready to go, you will again have the option to select "BOOK CLASS" from the main menu.
- Select "See availability for all Providers"
- Select your chosen date to see available Group(s)
- Click your chosen Group, then Click "Book Now"