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Harnessing the power of music in Mark’s mental health therapy and recovery 09 August 2022 ‘Mark Dark’ has brooding deep tones reminiscent of Johnny Cash and a way with words that conjures the lyrics of Nick Cave. It’s hard to believe this is not the description of new talent in the Triple J Unearthed line up. Mark is a client at the Creative Expression Centre for Art Therapy (CECAT) who has been working with Andrew Miller, Senior Occupational Therapist, to harness music as part of his mental health therapy and recovery. With a love of music having played in bands since he was a teenager, Andrew’s talent for instruments, production and sound-engineering has found a synergy with his professional life. Over the past few years, he has been setting up a small recording studio at CECAT and now works with clients to help them express themselves through music. Mark is a prolific poet and has been learning to play instruments, now a quite a dab hand on the ke... -
Djilba brings relief and hope 01 August 2022 Though it's traditionally the coldest month of the year, August is the month of hope and relief as it leads us into the warmer days of Djilba. Represented by the colour pink for the blossoming newness it brings in September as Kings Park lights up with its burst of floral joy. In Noongar culture, it is marked as the season of conception; probably because there is nowhere better to be during these chilly days than under the covers in a cozy embrace. Nature's finest exhibition begins with buttery creams and the vitalising perfume and hue of sunny wattle before morphing into richer golds and tangerines and culminating in a biennale of magenta, azure and violet. By the time this eruption of colour is in our sight, we will have the warmth of the sun on our face and the promise that the coldest days are behind us. Woodland birds will be nesting so tidings of magpies/koolbardi will be protect... -
New facility offers beauty and function 28 July 2022 Patients on Ward C16 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital are surrounded by images of Boab Trees, the ocean and a real-life fish tank, as part of the newly refurbished facility for the elderly. The refurbishment of the unit won the “Best Building Fit-Out in the $5m-$10m category”, last Saturday night at the Master Builders Association WA awards. Delivered by our Infrastructure Development team with Construction manager, Built Pty Limited (Built), the new look has been achieved under the minor works stimulus package. Construction manager, Built Pty Limited (Built), entered the C16 project for the MBA awards and its not hard to see why they were successful. As a care unit for the elderly and those with delirium the C16 works enabled a return to inboard ensuite bathrooms to all patient bedrooms, compliant Utility rooms, medication management and underpinning building infrastructu... -
Waiting for a donation – a perspective from the other side 28 July 2022 As DonateLife Week 2022 comes to an end we want to introduce you to Nicole, an inspiring patient waiting for not one, but two organ donations. Nicole has spent almost her whole life living with Type 1 Diabetes, a rollercoaster ride that she knew would one day probably end in her needing a kidney transplant. In a whirlwind of events in 2021 that day came much earlier than she and her family had hoped. “We knew that the trajectory indicated that eventually I would need an organ transplant,” she said. “But an infection in my blood and the need for me to have a long period of strong antibiotics certainly sped that process up. “I try to look at it as a little lotto win for myself, because right now I’m young enough that they will do both a kidney and a pancreas transplant at the same time. “Imagine a life without diabetes.” After receiving the news ... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 22 July 2022 Eldhose Baby, Nurse Manager at the SCGH Mental Health Unit (MHU) has been recognised as the MHPHDS Employee of the Season of Makuru, the wettest Season when the Noongar people move inland for more sheltered locations and gather around campfires for music and dreamtime storytelling. Eldhose was nominated by his colleagues for being a dynamic and supportive leader during the Covid-19 pandemic. He was instrumental in setting up the MHU’s Covid red zone, working with staff to ensure the successful management of Covid positive patients in an acute mental health setting, including patients from forensic and older adult settings. Dr Gosia Wojnarowska presented Eldhose with his award and said he deserved to be congratulated for being an innovative and inspirational team member. “Eldhose embraces the team culture, while looking for ways to bring efficiencies to the role without impa...
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18/10/2023