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Our Program
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Our
Program – Our Values
NEWPIN is a
Centre based befriending and therapeutic network for mothers and young children
with the primary focus of strengthening the mother and child relationship and
parenting skills. The program is aimed
at assisting those parents who are experiencing significant difficulty in
caring for their child or children.
NEWPIN was
developed in the
The
program is based on strengths based
practice. This means that trained staff work collaboratively with members to identify their
individual strengths and help them to use these strengths to bring about
positive changes in their lives.
NEWPIN is
underpinned by four key values that
guide every interaction between participants:
Support
Equality
Empathy
Respect
Our
Centre
The NEWPIN
Centre at the Zions Hill Complex in
Inside
you’ll find:
Welcoming members and staff
A friendly lounge-room and kitchen where tea
and coffee are available free of charge
A playroom run by a trained Family Play
Facilitator that is available to parents and children at all times during the
day
A therapy room where members participate in
the NEWPIN Personal Development Program that includes:
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Parent/Child relationships workshops
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Creative Play activities
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Workshops on a range of themes identified by
NEWPIN members themselves.
Short term one-to-one counselling on request
The opportunity to be involved in issues
affecting the Centre through monthly Member’s Meetings
Outside of
these hours you’ll have access to:
Transport to and from the NEWPIN Centre
Our Coordinator during business hours on
Thursday and Friday.
A 24hr a day telephone support network
available to all members
Our Members
Many of
our Members have been helped by coming to NEWPIN. They are our strongest advocates.
Some of
the common problems they shared were:
Feelings of depression
Being socially isolated, cut off from family
and friends with no-one to turn to
Feeling emotionally insecure and unable to
trust others
Experiencing difficulties in raising their
children
Unintentionally hurting their children,
either physically or emotionally.
Feeling like they’d lost their sense of
identity since becoming a parent.
Believing they had no worth or value as
people.
Some typical
comments include:
“Bringing
up children is one of the hardest and most important jobs a person has to face
in life, but society offers little help or training until something goes
‘wrong’”
“I felt
numb, unable to enjoy my life or my child.
Since being at NEWPIN I have somehow come alive again and started to
blossom and flourish almost from day one”
“I found
it really hard to cope with a new baby and felt I’d failed terribly. Others being honest about their experiences
made me realise that being a good parent doesn’t come naturally”
Is
NEWPIN for you?
Are you:
The parent of a child under five years of
age?
Living in the Northern Suburbs of Launceston?
Feeling lonely and in need of support?
Ready to make positive changes in your life and
relationships?
Able to commit to coming to the NEWPIN Centre
at least twice a week?
What
to do if you’re ready to become a Member?
Contact Tracey Wicks, NEWPIN Coordinator, on 6339 2972 or 0439 550 139. Tracey will visit you in your home to chat
further about NEWPIN to help you decide if you want to become a NEWPIN member.
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NEWPIN gratefully acknowledges the support of Hinman, Wright & Manser and
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