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Skylight Mental Health

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25.01.2022 Skylight is currently on the lookout to hire across several program areas. We are looking for: - Customer Relations Officers - Team Leaders - A Coordinator... Please view skylight.org.au/positions-vacant to view the job descriptions and apply!

23.01.2022 With the recent infections in South Australia, we understand that mental health support is more crucial than ever. Skylight is committed to providing ongoing services where possible and in line with SA Government guidelines. Please click the link below to visit our website to view our response to the recent news. We will continue to provide you with any important Skylight updates as the situation changes. www.skylight.org.au/coronavirus-covid-19

23.01.2022 COVID-19 Update 23/11: And.. we’re back. Due to eased restrictions, Skylight Mental Health is back up and running with normal services in place. We will continue monitoring SA Govt. COVID rules and keep you updated if anything changes.... It is still important that you do not attend Skylight if you feel unwell, have flu-like symptoms, or visited any locations identified by SA Health. Instead, stay home and follow the SA Health guidelines. If you have any questions, please contact our friendly Customer Relations Team on 8378 4100. Skylight is available to provide support for you and discuss your needs during this time. If you would like to learn more about Skylight services, please call 8378 4100 if you want to explore your options.

21.01.2022 Skylight is wishing a very happy 2nd birthday to LETSS - the Lived Experience Telephone Support Service - Adelaide Metro, here's to many more! LETSS have provided invaluable support to Adelaidians over the past 2 years. A big thank you to the LETSS Peer Workers for all their efforts.

21.01.2022 Skylight Services Update: As an essential service provider, Skylight is open for business and committed to supporting the SA community through this recent COVID-19 challenge. Please note some key service updates in line with the current changes:... All Skylight sites are closed to the public at least for the next 6 days. All face to face appointments will be changed to phone or video. Participants are asked to be ready to receive a call from Skylight at your current booked appointment time. Where this is not appropriate and face to face services are essential, please call Skylight on 8378 4100 to consider alternatives. Selected group programs will be delivered via Zoom, others will be rescheduled. Further details about groups will be communicated over the coming day. Thanks, The team at Skylight Mental Health Need Support? LETSS For free Mental Health Support Call our LETSS (Lived Experience Telephone Support Service) team on 1800 013 755 or chat online at the LETSS website - www.letss.org.au - Available 5.00 pm to 11.30 pm, seven days a week. THIRILLI Thirrili’s COVID-19 service is available to provide guidance and support for South Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to access mental health and other services during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information about Thirrili services, see the Thirrili website. Call 1800 841 313. Available 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday. MENTAL HEALTH TRIAGE For assistance in a mental health emergency, contact the mental health triage service - telephone 13 14 65 available 24 hours, seven days a week.

20.01.2022 Another fantastic addition to celebrate Mental Health Week 2020! Skylight participants of the Parnangga Photography Group exhibited their work at Flinders University - congratulations to everyone involved who submitted these gorgeous pieces of art! #mentalhealthweek2020 #photography #flindersuni

20.01.2022 Are you living with schizophrenia? CaPPRe researchers are looking for patients to participate in a 25-30 minute online survey about the importance of long term recovery goals and value of treatment for schizophrenia. You will be compensated for your time. The results of this research will help to better inform patient outcomes and treatment options available in this area.... Get more info and check your eligibility here: http://bit.ly/cappreSCZJ

19.01.2022 Check out these tips from our friends over at Lived Experience Telephone Support Service - Adelaide Metro (LETSS) on lock-down activities!

16.01.2022 Have you been considering making changes in your relationship with alcohol? One of Skylight's Counsellors shares some valuable insight into how this relationship forms and what steps and help are available to make a change. Read our blog post below to find out more: https://skylight.org.au//making-changes-in-your-relationsh

15.01.2022 To celebrate International National Carer's Week, our friends at LETSS - Lived Experience Telephone Support Service - Adelaide Metro - have put together a pamper pack full of goodies from Adelaide companies. Check out the LETSS Facebook post below to enter!

11.01.2022 Skylight Mental Health is looking to hire a Counsellor to work as part of a multi-disciplinary mental health team, assisting in the development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality therapeutic services. This role is a SACS Level 5 position on a 0.6 FTE Maximum Term Contract until the 30th June 2021, with generous salary packaging. We're looking for someone with:... A tertiary qualification in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work A minimum of two years of supervised experience in counselling or therapeutic mental health services Excellent high-level communication skills including verbal, written and interpersonal Demonstrated ability for self-reflection and self-awareness. Demonstrated ability to use therapeutic interventions and use appropriate tools Knowledge of and alignment with Person-Centred, Trauma-Informed, and Recovery-based approaches Current SA Drivers Licence; DCSI Working With Children check and DCSI Disability Clearance Employment Screening A current and full registration to either ACA or PACFA If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! For more details please visit our website: www.skylight.org.au/positions-vacant Applications via Seek or to [email protected] by 9am 11th January 2021

11.01.2022 While some of our services have a small break over the New Year period, we will continue to work with the Skylight community to deliver individual support. Our friendly staff will also still be on the phones to take your bookings as usual (besides the public holidays and weekends). Our office doors will be closed from 5pm on the 24th December 2020 and re-open at 9am on the 4th January 2021. If you need support, don't forget about our Lived Experience Telephone Support Service... (LETSS), there to support you every day from 5:00pm - 11:30pm over the break. If you need someone to talk to, you can contact the team on 1800 013 755 or you can chat via the website letss.org.au. We wish you the best over this festive season. Skylight Mental Health.

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Skylight Mental Health Life Member Rhonda Samuel who won the Carers SA Carer Community Achievement Award on Friday 11th December. The Carer Achievement Award recognises a South Australian family carer who has not only provided substantial long term care but who has also worked to improve the recognition, services and supports for other carers. Carers SA presents this award to celebrate this individual achievement in championing the carer cause to improve th...e lives of family carers in South Australia. To continue reading, follow the link below: www.skylight.org.au//carers-sa-carer-community-achievement

07.01.2022 A massive thank you and congratulations to the Skylight community for participating in our annual Celebration of Life Art Exhibition! This has been a fantastic way to celebrate and raise awareness for Mental Health Week. The artwork is being displayed at Skylight Wayville and Bendigo Bank, Goodwood Road. For those who aren't able to view in person, enjoy this 'online exhibition' by viewing the photos below. Thank you again to all the talented artists who contributed their beautiful pieces and made this event possible. Well done everyone!

06.01.2022 *NEW at Skylight* Therapeutic Writing Group: A 6-week program starting Tuesday 12th January from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM. Get in touch with us to sign up or learn more - call 8378 4100. If you're interested in finding out more about the therapeutic benefits of creative expression through writing, check out the latest Skylight blog post by clicking the link below! ... https://skylight.org.au/about-us//writing-as-a-healing-tool

05.01.2022 Mental Health Week runs from the 10th - 17th October 2020. For all those in the Murray Bridge region, join us to create a Community Mandala this Tuesday the 13th of October from 10:00 am - 12 noon. Walk through and add your bit of nature to the Mandala. This event will be held at the Murray Bridge Community Centre, 18 Beatty Terrace. Bring your own natural items from your garden, or use what has been collected. For any enquiries, please call the community centre on 8531 1799. Accessible facilities are available. This event is in partnership with the Murray Bridge Community Centre and Mission Australia.

04.01.2022 On Tuesday, as part of Mental Health Week 2020, Skylight in the Murraylands partnered with the Murray Bridge Community Centre, Mission Australia and Foodbank Australia to hold an event for the community to come together and connect by constructing a huge nature Mandala! Thank you to Bunnings for donating the sand and black plastic for the event! We are really impressed with the finished piece and everyone had a great time deciding on replacement of beautiful nature and flowers gathered from gardens and the community centre surrounds. Conversations about mental health, wellbeing and health were coupled with fresh fruit salad served by Foodbank, and tea and coffee supplied by the community centre.

03.01.2022 This year the Festival of Now will be broadcasting online. Due to current covid-19 restrictions, the Festival of Now will be live streaming its program of music, live art and activities. This full day of entertainment starts from 10:30am on Friday 4th December.... To find out more head to festivalofnow.com.au or their Facebook page - Festival of Now From the comfort of your lounge room join in this celebration of wellbeing through creativity. #FestivalofNow #FoN2020 #FoNline #mentalhealth #livedexperience #wellbeing

02.01.2022 Self-care is a concept most of us have heard of think: bath bombs, walks on the beach, dessert and days off. We know what self-care is, but for many of us, it can feel like an unrealistic or unattainable goal. Who has money for regular bath bombs and dessert especially if they are taking days off!? However, self-care is about a lot more than experiences of luxury or material items. Click on the Skylight blog below to keep reading! www.skylight.org.au/about-us/blog/self-acceptance-self-care