Do It Club
Do It Club is the mechanism by which our clients actively engage and participate within Open Minds and in their wider community.
Do It Club is lead by a full time Peer Facilitator with a lived experience of mental illness and is made up of a Peer Advisory Group, with Peer Representatives who are current clients from each program area. Do It Club is a means for client input into Open Minds service delivery systems. Peer Representatives meet on a monthly basis to provide feedback, suggestions and recommendations for continual service improvement.
Do It Club also facilitates social activity and community access initiatives committed to supporting and encouraging Open Minds clients to participate and be included in a range of events in their local community. Open Minds recognises that many people with disability or mental illness identify that issues such as isolation, stigma, loneliness, loss of meaningful relationships and social roles, and a feeling of disconnection from their community are all factors which act as barriers to recovery. Do It Club aims to reduce this sense of isolation for clients by encouraging them to participate and be included in a range of events in their local community.
The Peer Facilitator and Peer Representatives encourage clients to not only have a voice within the organisation but also to actively participate in their broader community. Do It Club operates under the key concepts of Try-Achieve-Inspire – recognising the importance of giving new things a try, acknowledging and celebrating individual achievement, and being inspired and inspiring each other.
Do It Club keep clients informed and involved through the client area on our website and through a monthly peer newsletter “The PeerSpective”, a publication by clients and for clients (read the first edition here).
Do It Club is an unfunded program. We have an abundance of ideas and plans for exciting events and initiatives. If you would like to make these ideas a reality for our clients please donate HERE or become a Do It Club Sponsor. Any financial or in-kind support means a lot to us.
For more information please phone Open Minds on (07) 3896 4222.
Do It Club Sponsors
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Donors
| AMF Bowling | Apollo’s Day Spa | Archerfield Speedway |
| Coles | Diplomat Hair | Imago Photography |
| Jimmy Rod’s | Palace Cinemas | Pillow Talk |
| Rotary Club of Stones Corner | Rotary Club of Woolloongabba | Rotary Club of Balmoral |
| Rotary Club of South Brisbane | Sizzler | Skin Management Centre |