Up-skill and be rewarded.
Skillwise is a program designed to help our participants learn essential life skills as they progress towards independent living. Skillwise can help the participant to develop a deeper personal awareness of the following 7 key focus areas.
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Health & Wellness
Positive Relationships
Effective Communication
Cooking & Nutrition
Money 101
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Skillwise
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Seamlessly integrated into everyday life.
Our Support workers are trained to deliver the program into the daily care that they provide the participant. Each week they get the chance to earn 50 Skillwise points. These points are redeemable for vouchers for places like BCF, Events Cinema, Rebel Sports and more. Participants are always in the driver's seat and decide how they would like to engage with the program, which skills they would like to develop each week and in what way they would like to be recognised for their efforts.
It's not just learning, it's hands on.
Through reflection, discussion and activities, participants will develop a stronger understanding of the 7 focus areas.
With the help of their support workers, participants will schedule the Skillwise program in to the weekly planner. Each week they'll participate in 5 simple learning modules with corresponding activities. Each module is worth 10 points.
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For example to complete the Cooking Basics module, support workers assist the participant to select a new recipe, shop for the ingredients, prep and cook the meal and clean up afterwards.
Skillwise + Workwise
Skillwise has been designed to work side by side with our Workwise program, which is a hands on work experience programme that aims to improve our participants employability and gives them guaranteed work experience and award wages. It is a fully insured and supervised program. It is yet one more way Carewise helps offer an all encompassing SIL experience.
As part of our up-skilling program we also deliver the Prem Rawat Peace Education Program
We are very excited to have been granted a license to offer the Prem Rawat Peace Education Program to our participants. Carewise case managers have been trained to deliver the program in a one-on-one setting to our participants. Through reflection, discussion and activities participants develop greater personal awareness of each theme.