The Paradise Kids Way

The Paradise Kids Way

{2019}

Paradise Kids is part of Wesley Mission Queensland

Help Heal the Heartache 1 Paradise Kids ... Since 1996

88 Allied Drive, Arundel 4214 2 about us
Phone: 07 - 5625 1900 2 what we do
2 our mission and values
https://paradisekids.org.au 4 our founding history
https://angelappeal.com.au
@ParadiseKids.Australia 6 Help for Children
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7 grief & loss support
9 child-centred play therapy
11 child-parent relationship training
13 boys' group & girls' group
17 illness support family holiday
19 storybook collection

21 The Angel Appeal

22 meet our young ambassador
23 luke harrison's angel squad
24 the angel choir

25 Buddy Corner

26 be a buddy
27 grief & loss buddy training
28 ccpt buddies
28 male role models

Paradise Kids ... Since 1996

About Us...

Paradise Kids is a children's charity founded by Deirdre Hanna and Rev. Dr Ian Mavor OAM, who both believed in the need to to help children
dealing with grief and loss through death, divorce, domestic violence, illness, separation or trauma through grievous losses. The first Paradise
Kids group was held in 1996, since then, various programs have been developed and implemented to successfully help countless children and
their families. Paradise Kids is located at 88 Allied Drive in Arundel on the Gold Coast and provides a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for both
children and their parents. Over the years Paradise Kids has formed many partnerships, working closely with schools, community groups, police
and other not for profits to ensure vulnerable children get the help they need and deserve.

 What We Do...

Paradise Kids aims to heal the heartache. This emphasis on 'heart work' means we take a holistic approach to address all aspects of the child:
body, mind and spirit. We believe that this offers solid life skills allowing the child to move forward in life with the ability to face the future through
the understanding of their feelings, the restoration of confidence and resilience to sustain them in times of change. Primary among these skills is
a growth in empathy towards others, and the ability to be aware of and express their own feelings in healthy and creative ways.

Each child participating in one of our group programs is assigned a "buddy" that works to form a connection with their child whilst applying these
interventions, empowering them to move on in life. PK Buddies support each child by reminding them they are strong and powerful with wise and
creative inner resources that can be applied when needed. Our specialised programs are run throughout the year over the four school terms.
While the children are attending their program, parents and caregivers have their own support groups available. Parents and caregivers gain
knowledge and understanding whilst being strengthened and refreshed which is vitally important. Our programs and services have been
developed to strengthen parent/child relationships and care for families during a hard part of their life journey.

Our Mission & Values...

Paradise Kids "helps heal the heartache" of children and families dealing with grief, loss or illness by providing support groups, counselling and

educational programs that focus on learning from the painful experience so that those involved gain life skills and new confidence to 2
meet future challenges. Our Values: Respect * Integrity * Authenticity * Growth



Our Founding History...

Deirdre Hanna is Co-founder of Hopewell Hospice Services Inc. in 1994, which included Hopewell Hospice, Paradise Kids, Hopewell Education
Services and The Living Well Respite Centre.

Deirdre had a vision of a Hospice on the Gold Coast after a ‘Voice’ called her in the night telling her to ‘find out about Cicely Saunders.’ Deirdre
then read Dame Cicely’s biography and realised that working with death and dying was also to be her own life vocation. Dame Cicely Saunders
started St Christopher’s Hospice in London in 1968 and Deirdre was profoundly inspired by this woman of vision. She read books about Cicely
Saunders and St Christopher’s Hospice, as well as On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kübler Ross and knowing that this was to be her ministry,
studied the Ecumenical Hospice Chaplain’s Program as part of her Theology Degree at St Francis’ College in Brisbane.

Deirdre worked as an Anglican Chaplain in The Royal Brisbane Hospital and then as an Ecumenical Chaplain in the Gold Coast Hospital’s
Palliative Care Ward. She noticed that many people had no choice of where to spend their final days of life, other than in a hospital setting. Thus
the concept of starting a hospice on the Gold Coast as an alternative place in which to die was born. With her husband and partner Rev. Dr Ian
Mavor, they set about bringing the dream of a place of hospitality and compassionate loving care at the end stage of life’s journey into a reality.
Deirdre’s first step in actualizing the dream was to call together a small group of committed people in October 1993 to discuss the hospice
philosophy and the need for a building in which to house it. In March 1994, Hopewell Hospice Services Inc became an Incorporated Association
with 30 members. Deirdre was Founding President, Ian was Secretary of the Charity and some friends became Committee Members.

The name ‘Hopewell’ was given to Deirdre in a dream and comes from her strong Christian faith and ‘Hope’ in the resurrection that, even after
death, life continues in some form. The name also incorporates the ‘Well’ of Living Water from which to drink so that we need never be thirsty for
Love again, and about which Jesus spoke. In 1994, they purchased a property called Glory Farm, in Sickle Avenue on Hope Island. This
contained a house with two attached flats. and became the Gold Coast’s first free-standing community hospice, called Hopewell
Hospice. The synchronicities of the names delighted Hopewell’s members.

As a result of this initiative, Deirdre received a Churchill Fellowship in 1995 to study Spiritual Care of Cancer Patients. This took her to 17 different

hospices in Great Britain and North America to study best practices in palliative care, where she finally met Cicely Saunders at St Christopher’s

Hospice. Deirdre studied there for a 5-day multi-disciplinary course in Palliative Care. While travelling she then heard her ‘Voice’ again and was

called to begin caring for children affected by the death of a parent or sibling or other major grief life event. 4

The Paradise Kids Grief, Loss and Illness Programs were developed by Deirdre in 1996 as her Churchill Fellowship travels included attending an
International Conference on Children and Death held in Canada. She brought back into Australia the best of children’s grief courses and adapted
them to suit the local culture, drawing also on William Worden’s Tasks of Mourning and her interests in children’s physical, emotional and spiritual
health and well-being.

The first Paradise Kids groups were held in various places for the first few years until it became possible to rent a building in the Allied Drive
Community Precinct in Arundel. This venue was then purchased from another charity to become the first Paradise Kids House. For several years,
the Support Services and Counselling Services were provided in that building, with some 270 children receiving the services of the Support
Groups each year.

In 2005, the new Hopewell Hospice was opened adjacent to Paradise Kids on the same site. Then, with generous support from our ambassador,
Betty Vaggelas and others in our community, planning commenced to build a new venue for Paradise Kids on an adjoining vacant block, and this
was completed late in 2008. The new building contains seven counselling rooms, including family counselling and parent support; two children’s
group support rooms; a large seminar room for training programs and workshops; four administration offices and the Simply Divine Café for tea,
coffee and lunches and snacks. It was then possible to renovate the older building to create the beautiful Paradise Kids Holiday House in order to
provide accommodation to assist families with sick children from further afield, such as rural and remote areas, to receive the help they need in
difficult times.

Rev. Dr Ian Mavor shared with Deirdre Hanna in the founding of Hopewell Hospice Services Inc. and has served as Secretary of the Association
since 1994. He was Executive Director of Hopewell Hospice Services Inc. from 2004 until his death in 2015, Ian had been Principal Education
Officer for Education Queensland when Hopewell started, and then Executive Director of Lifeline Gold Coast. He has also served as a member of
the Health Community Council of the Gold Coast Health District and of the State Council of Palliative Care Queensland.

In 2002, Ian was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) “For service to the community through a range of church, social welfare,
education and health groups”. Sadly in 2015, Ian passed away but his wonderful compassionate legacy continues to this day. In 2016, Deirdre
formed the Ian Mavor Foundation in honour of her late husband and his life's work.

In September of 2018, Hopewell Hospice Services Inc. merged with Wesley Mission Queensland. This new merger will open up the potential for

future growth and expansion. Deirdre will remain and is thrilled with the organisation’s new direction. Of the merger, Deirdre stated: "If someone

had asked us 25 years ago when we started, where we would want to be in 25 years, I would have said right here with Wesley

Mission Queensland ... Hopewell and Wesley Mission share similar faith-based values and service delivery and are a 5
wonderful fit."

Help for Children

Grief & Loss Support

Tuesday | 3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
Thursday | 3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
Saturday | 9:45 am to 11:15 am

Ages: 6 to 11
Offered: Once a term
(4 times a year)
Duration: 7 Weeks
(1 day per week - 3 options)
Cost: $75.00
Concession: $50.00

Facilitators | Deirdre Hanna * Robyn More
* Tomoko Sakai

Grief & Loss Support Program...

The Grief & Loss Support Program was our first program and remains our core program. This is for children aged 6 to 11, experiencing grief and
loss from traumatic situations at a young age be it through a death, illness, family separations and other big changes. At this stage of
development children often feel the loss is their ‘fault'.

Our Program provides a supportive space for children to express their feelings, including their anger. With peer sharing and support, their grief is
‘normalised’ and they no longer feel alone. Children are helped to grow through their grief by using a mixture of story-telling, art activities,
movement & music, breath work, stress reduction exercises, anger-management and mindfulness. They learn inner life skills to help with the
healing process of grief and also to deal with future loss and change. Teamed with their very own PK Buddy, each child is given individualised
support through their seven-week journey. A separate Parents Group provides support for parents and caregivers to address their own grief
along with how to provide support for their child through the process.

The sessions are designed to help children tell their stories and express their feelings about the loss in a safe way.
Over seven weekly sessions, the children learn to:

Gain an understanding of the event as a loss.
Tell the story to facilitate discussion about the loss.
Grieve the loss and feel the feelings.
Physically and creatively express strong feelings including anger.
Deal with any "unfinished business" around the loss.
Affirm and commemorate the loss, and look forward to the future.
Claim a new sense of self and feel empowered to move on.

Both the children and their parents learn to accept the reality of the loss, feel the feelings in a safe way,
commemorate the loss and move to a higher sense of esteem and resilience. This approach normalises the grief process, gives insights into
the tasks of mourning, and teaches life skills and resilience that help prevent ongoing physical and emotional health problems from
unresolved grief.

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Child-Centred Play Therapy

GROUP PLAY THERAPY
Thursday | 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Ages: 2 to 6 years
Offered: Once a term (4 times a year)
Duration: 7 Weeks
Cost: $75.00
Concession: $50.00

INDIVIDUAL PLAY THERAPY
By Appointment | One Hour Session
Ages: 2 to 11 years
Offered: Throughout the Year
Duration: Ongoing (as needed)
Cost: $25.00
Concession: $15.00

Child-Centred Play Therapy (CCPT)...

Two to six-year-old little ones can enjoy Child-Centred Play Therapy. It is a non-intrusive and effective approach when working with young
troubled or pre-verbal children. Play is important for children because it is the most natural way for children to communicate. Toys are like their
words and play is their language. Children use toys to explore their inner world and express their experiences and feelings. This gentle, non-
directive and non-judgemental therapy method is used to help children communicate their inner experiences. It is based on the belief that children
have the internal drive to achieve wellness. These one and a half hour group play sessions provide a supportive and nurturing environment
allowing each child the freedom to explore, express and process their inner world. Parents attend their own support group while their child is in
our play therapy group.

Individual play therapy sessions for children are available by appointment. During play therapy, we aim to help the child feel they are understood,
accepted, important, valuable and capable. Then, the child may start playing out many of their problems and in the process, they release
tensions, feelings, and burdens. As a result, the child will feel better about themselves and will be able to discover their own strengths and learn
greater self-responsibility. As they take charge of play for themselves, they will behave in more self-enhancing ways rather than self-defeating
ways.

In these special playtimes, there is no evaluations, requirements or specific directions, judgements or criticisms. It is effective with children
experiencing ... Grief and Loss; Separation or Divorce; Trauma; Chronic Illness; Abuse and/or Neglect; Anger and /or Fear; Shyness; Bonding
and Attachment Issues.

Meet Tomo ...

Tomoko has made Australia her home for past 19 years. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Psychology and

a Master of Journalism as well as Master of Social Science in Health Practice and a Master of Counselling UQ. With

a Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law & Practice Tomoko has worked as a paralegal in law firms on the

Gold Coast managing cases referred by Legal Aid and Domestic Violence duties. Tomoko passion is making a

difference in the areas of domestic violence, studying the impacts of Domestic & Family Violence (DFV) on children's

development & mental health. Tomoko coordinates our services and is the group leader of 2 to 6 years Child-Centred

Play Therapy Group and offers Individual Child-Centred Play Therapy for children aged 2 to 11. To all the children

who come under her care, Tomoko is affectionately known as Tommo. 10

Child-Parent
Relationship Training

CHILD-PARENT RELATIONSHIP TRAINING
Thursday | 10:00 am to 11:30 am
For: Parents & Caregivers of children attending any
of our PK programs.
Offered: Once a term (4 times a year)
Duration: 7 Weeks (1 day per week)
Cost: $75.00
Concession: $50.00
Option 1: You can attend this training program by
yourself.
Option 2: If you have a child or children aged from 2
to 6, you are welcome to bring them with you so that
your child(ren) can attend Play Therapy Group while
you're attending CPRT.

Child-Parent Relationship Training (CPRT)...

Child-Parent Relationship Training (CPRT) is a parenting training program designed to help strengthen the relationship between you and your
child. This program helps parents & carers learn the principles of Child-Centred Play Therapy (CCPT) and apply them in their everyday lives.

Through this parenting program, parents & carers are taught skills
on how to build a different kind of relationship with their children by
using play, allowing them to freely express themselves in their own
way & pace. Parents & carers learn the skills on how to focus on
your child, their feelings & their strengths rather than focusing on
the problems & issues. This helps children to feel better about
themselves and causes them to react differently, leading to
a significant difference in their behaviours. With this training, it will
be much easier for parents & carers to set limits & boundaries in
daily life when required.

This program is for all parents and caregivers who have children
attending our programs with two options available. Parents can
attend the training program by themselves or if they have a child or
children aged from 2 to 6, you are welcome to bring them along.
The child/children will attend our concurrent Play Therapy Group
while the parent attends CPRT training.

Our senior counsellor, Tomoko Sakai facilitates the Child-Parent
Relationship Training and trains all Buddies who work alongside
her in CCPT and CPRT.

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Boys' Group

Fridays | 3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
For Boys Aged 8 to 11
Offered: Each Term (4 times a year)
Duration: 6 weeks
Cost: $75.00
Concession $50.00

Boys' Group...

The Boys' Group allows boys aged 8 to 11 years to experience being with a diverse group of men who role model how to grow into a good man,
to be masculine without using violence, to be compassionate toward women and themselves and one another, and also demonstrate showing
respect for others. Each week, over the six-week program, the boys participate in activities that challenge them to grow in self-control and earn
trust through the power of keeping their word. The boys learn strategies and skills for dealing with conflict in a non-aggressive manner. This
program is fun and active, brimming with activities.

The Gold Coast SUNS strongly support a focus on Respect and Responsibility to
both women and children within the Community. As our official community partner,
the GC SUNS support Paradise Kids Boys’ Group, both financially and with players
committing their time to be positive male role models for the boys.

2019 OUTLOOK: The Suns will hold a special one-day clinic for the Boys' Group in 2019 with
a focus teaching the boys how to curb aggression and calming techniques.

2019 GOALS: Build the Role Model Database * Purchase of Equipment & Supplies provided
by the funds set aside in our Westfield Local Hero Grant for Paradise Kids.

Meet Geoff ...
Geoffrey Talintyre has lived and worked on the Gold Coast over 30 years and has successfully run and been involved
in local business for 15 years. Geoffrey has volunteered his time at Paradise Kids during the past 13 years in both
Illness Support, Grief and Loss Groups and The Boys' Group. In more recent years he has undertaken to facilitate
The Boys' Group. Geoff is passionate about the importance of delivering programs that promote values and role
modelling which are associated with what it means to be 'Good Men' in our society today.

Through games and activities, the men of the boys' group give generously of their time to share knowledge and
model Trust, Responsibility and Respect for ourselves and others. Although retired Geoff continues to involve himself

with Gold Coast Soccer as a Referee and enjoys regularly working with various organisations coordinating tournaments and 14
Mentor Programs for Junior Referees who are in training. Geoff understands the importance of this contributing to the Gold
Coast community and looks forward to many years with Paradise Kids.

Girls' Group

Wednesdays | 3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
For Girls Aged 9 to 12
Offered: T.B.A.
Duration: 6 weeks
Cost: $75.00
Concession $50.00

Girls' Group...

The Girls’ Group caters for girls aged 9 to 12 years. The Girls Program will expand on
skills that focus on inner strength, resilience and self-esteem in the safety of a group
environment, whilst collaborating with their peers and supported by their 'buddy' who
is assigned to each girl providing individual support. The aim is to assist in finding
ways to value themselves and others and promote a positive self-image.
GIRLS' GROUP OUTLOOK: The Girls Group was suspended in late 2017 due to the
lack of staff/volunteers to run the program. It has been the thought to resume the
program once we have secured the right team and support to refresh and revive the
program.
GIRLS' GROUP GOALS: Resume the program with a dedicated GG Leader * Secure
and Train GG Buddies * GG Workbook * Program Supplies * Look at securing a
program partnership similar to the one we have with The GC Suns and Boys' Group.

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Illness Support 
Family Holiday

For families with a child who has a terminal
or life-limiting illness.

Duration: 5 to 7 days
Cost: Free for the Family *
Location: Gold Coast

Application: Via Application Form - to be
submitted by a referring organisation on behalf
of a family who meets the ISFH criteria.

* ISFH is funded by external donors and is
available to offer once external donor funding
has been received.

Illness Support Family Holiday...

Paradise Kids Illness Support Holidays were established in April 2009, offering families from rural and remote areas, and other parts of Australia
who have a child with a terminal or life-limiting illness an opportunity to enjoy a Gold Coast holiday from 5 to 7 days without the financial burden.
During their stay, the child and the family are offered counselling and support to help them understand their feelings about the illness and to see
possibilities in spite of their limitations.

The holiday offers a family...

Support for the parents and siblings.
Illness Support for the child with the illness.
Activities for the family to participate in together.

The Paradise Kids Illness Support Family Holiday is held in our Living Well
House a beautiful, relaxing coastal inspired home reflecting the Gold Coast
ethos and lifestyle. The family will enjoy having time to experience the beauty
of the Gold Coast, with its many recreational facilities. The holiday is a free
gift to the family, so they are able to spend quality time together without the
worry of the financial burden. Illness Support Family Holiday's are made
possible by generous organisations and community members. A Family
Holiday is available once external donor funding has been received.

ILLNESS SUPPORT FAMILY HOLIDAY FUNDING INCLUSIONS & COSTS: Included for the family is Air-flights (where needed), Transfers,
Accommodation, Family Activities & Family Counselling. AUD $3,000 needed for a local family or AUD $6,000 needed for an interstate/rural
family.

PLEASE NOTE: As of 2019, Illness Support Familiy Holidays have been suspended and are not currently on offer due to the extensive

reovations taking place at the Living Well House. Wesley Mission Queensland who took over Paradise Kids in September 2018 has plans to

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Storybook Collection

The Paradise Kids Storybook Collection
is designed to help children understand
and deal with aspects of grief from
various kinds of loss.

Cost: $10.00 each + postage

Purchase Onsite:
Paradise Kids Reception
Purchase Online:
Bookshop on the Angel Appeal Website
https://angelappeal.com.au

Our Storybook Creators ...
Deirdre Hanna & Charity Murphy

Storybook Collection...

The Paradise Kids Storybook Collection is designed to be a useful tool to help children relate to the deep emotional issues and the painful
situations they are currently facing in the safeness of a storybook. The storybooks help children identify the causes of their feelings and provide
gentle reassurance that they can; handle this change in their life, learn valuable life skills, be reassured of the ability to handle future challenges,
become strong and resilient.

The Storybook Collection includes Storybooks, available for purchase and Storybook Videos, available to watch on-the-go for free. The Storybook
Collection is an IMF Educational Project for Children kindly designed and produced by The Rev. Dr Ian Mavor Foundation for Paradise Kids.
As Ian's life revolved around books, he would be absolutely delighted to know the storybook collection is helping children who can't personally
come to Paradise Kids for help and support.

Storybook Titles Available Now...

THE RAINBOW HOUSE
MARMALADE CLOWN IS BACK IN TOWN
NOBODY'S HOME
WHERE'S MY DAD - accidental death
MY FLIPPING BRAIN (resource - gifted to children)
UNBREAKABLE YOU (in production)

STORYBOOK COLLECTION OUTLOOK: In the collection, four book titles are completed with more book titles currently in production. There are
five more book titles yet to be produced depending on the availability of funds from the application of grants. While IMF produces the storybooks,
the recently won Westfield Local Hero grant for Paradise Kids will also assist with the printing and graphics costs for the next three upcoming titles.
The storybook video collection is to be upgraded with the addition of a voiceover reading the stories.

Throughout 2019, the Storybooks will begin to be marketed to the public. Marketing of books includes a promotional short video advert and a

social media advertising campaign. A percentage of books to be set aside to be given freely where needed. Once we have completed titles and

started promotions we will look at other marketplaces to sell the storybook collection. 20

The Angel Appeal

22 Meet our PK Young Ambassador, Luke Harrison...

Our Paradise Kids Young Ambassador, Luke Harrison is a
gifted Singer, Songwriter and Actor, plus he is really cool!
At the tender age of 14, Luke already has a number of
exceptional performances as an impressive list of
accomplishments, including the release of his original song
- Heaven’s Song. Luke’s goal is to touch lives around the
world with his gift of voice, music and performing, he also
wants to use the platform he has been given to provide
hope and encouragement for his peers going through big
changes from traumatic experiences.

Our Young Ambassador is passionate about the work of
Paradise Kids and is excited to play a key role in our Angel
Appeal Activities, including the Angel Choir and Angel
Squad. At Christmastime, Luke leads our Angel Choir,
singing with and mentoring our Angels. Luke also fronts the
Angel Squad where he encourages young people to get
involved with fundraising activities and "pay it forward" to
other children in the community who need our help.

For more on Luke: https://lukeharrisonperformer.com

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The Angel Squad is about Young People getting involved
in philanthropic efforts to help improve the well-being of
their peers or in this case ... to Help Heal the Heartache!

Young people can join Luke Harrison and the Angel Squad
in helping raise awareness and funds for Paradise Kids.

Young People can get involved several ways
including:

School-Based Fundraising Initiatives
Support through Social Media
Angel Choir Participation
Support Luke's Fundraising and Awareness Campaigns

Luke has two fundraising initiatives completed so far...
1 - Westfield's Local Hero, which he won from Helensvale
in 2018 and received $10,000 for PK.
2 - All Saints School Givathon, where Luke raised over
$5,000 in 2018 for PK.

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Each year Paradise Kids puts together an Angel Choir. Our
Angels ‘pay it forward’ to other children by actively helping
Paradise Kids continue ‘help heal the heartache,’ raising
vital funds and greater community awareness of the help
we provide for children. During the Christmas period, our
Angels delight many with their performances. Many of our
Angels have ties with Hopewell Hospice / Paradise Kids
and return each year to participate in the choir.

Ages: from 7 up to 17
Training Schedule: Six Sessions
(each Wednesday over six weeks, starting in November).

Cost: $300.00 for a 30-minute standard performance.
Availability: ten live performance spots available from
early December up until Christmas Eve).

CHOIR HIGHLIGHTS: In 2018, we saw the largest number
of enrolment thanks to an allocation of funds provided in
the Westfield Local Heros Grant helping us cover the
training cost for each child participating.

Buddy Corner

Be a Buddy

Paradise Kid's Buddies support children
to explore, understand and safely express
feelings about their grief and loss.

Buddies play a key role in the Paradise Kids
Grief and Loss Support Program as a
member of the team providing individual
support for each child in the group.

Buddy Prerequisites:
Grief & Loss Buddy Training
WHS and Fire Safety Training
Blue Care Card / Police Check

Buddy Training Offered:
Three times per year

Paradise Kids Buddies...

The Paradise Kids ‘Buddy’ role is to support children to explore, understand, and express safely their feelings about their loss. Our team 'pairs up'
a suitable buddy with each child attending the programs. Our program uses a mixture of story, art, music, meditation, discussion, movement,
guided imagery, and breathing to learn stress reduction exercises. A buddy works each week with the same child in a group setting. Our PK
Buddies must be prepared to sign up to work with children over seven weeks in the after-school program on a Tuesday or Thursday afternoon or
of a Saturday morning for one or more terms a year.

The process of becoming a buddy takes time. Buddies first meet with our volunteer coordinator, Margo Amundsen for an informal discussion,
then undertake all mandatory training and checks. Paradise Kids provides required training and the required blue card and checks for our buddies
free of charge. This helps ensure the quality of service and duty of care to those families entrusting us with their child whilst participating in our
programs.

Grief & Loss Buddy Training...

Grief & Loss Training is presented by our PK Founder, Deirdre Hanna and is offered three times a year. The main purpose is to competently train
a volunteer in the role of a PK Buddy and it is the prerequisite training for working as a buddy with Paradise Kids. This experiential training
provides skills to help children and adults make creative choices in dealing with grief, loss and illness and helps participants become more aware
of the importance of healing their own grief. The training will benefit social workers, teachers, chaplains, nurses, counsellors, health professionals
and others working with children.

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The grieving process in adults and children.
Impacts of childhood grief on adult life and health.
Developing an understanding of death in children.
Separations, divorce and other life transitions.
The transformative potential of grief, the power of attitude and
motivation in dealing with life crises.
Listening with empathy & communication skills.
Paradise Kids Program and your role as a 'buddy'.

CCPT Buddies...

CCPT Buddy training is especially for those wanting to work with children aged 2 to 5 years by being a buddy in our Child-Centred Play Therapy
Group on Thursday Mornings. They must have first completed our Grief and Loss Buddy Training and be actively working as a PK Buddy to be
considered for CCPT Buddy Training.

Child-Centred Play Buddies are trained to trust that children are capable of directing their own process rather than having ideas of what the child
needs to do in therapy, imposed on them. Child-Centred Play Therapy requires the therapist to enter the emotional world of the child rather than
expecting the child to understand the therapist’s world. CCPT Buddies are trained to respond emphatically to children’s feelings, build children’s
self-esteem, help children learn self-control and self-responsibility. CCPT Buddies are trained by our Senior Counsellor, Tomoko Sakai.

CCPT Buddies also work within our CPRT program as the two programs run concurrently.

Male Role Models...

Our Boys' Group requires Male Role Models. Paradise Kids believes that it is very important for boys to interact with kind-hearted men of high
integrity. It is how a boy learns to become a good man. Each week, the boys participate in activities that challenge them to grow in self-control
and earn trust through the power of keeping their word. The boys learn strategies and skills for dealing with conflict in a non-aggressive manner.
The Boys' Group is fun and active, brimming with activities.

The men who work with the boys come from all areas of life and include tradesmen, professionals, students as well as men who have retired.
What they do have in common is personal integrity and a commitment to supporting boys to grow into good men. The men model a form of
masculinity that demonstrates strength, integrity, compassion and respect.

Paradise Kids on the lookout for mature minded men from all walks of life to model a form of masculinity that demonstrates strength, integrity,
compassion and respect while working in a group setting with boys, aged 8 to 11. Male Role Models need to have a current Blue Card and be
available each Friday afternoon over a six week period.

Our recurring goal is to recruit and retain more Male Role Models of different ages and backgrounds to provide a well-rounded 28
group of men for the boys to interact with and relate to.