mental health - The Restoration of Human Abilities Association (ROHA)
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Registration No.
008-840 NPO
Mental illness is indiscriminate. It can affect anyone. A balanced lifestyle, in which sport and exercise play an important part, is of the essence to maintain mental health. The road to success depend on awareness and taking responsibility for your own wellbeing. This is the rationale behind our programmes. WHO ARE WE? ROHA is a registered non profit organisation that works in the field of mental health. WHAT DOES ROHA DO? As its name states ROHA focuses on providing therapeutic services and personal development that will restore the abilities lost through mental illness, disability and neglect. Our programmes are aimed at aimed at providing therapeutic services to the sufferers of mental illness and their caregivers. Our services can be divided into three categories, namely Therapeutic Services, Community Services and Educational Services. THERAPEUTIC SERVICES Hospital Programmes We present fabric painting workshops to hospitalised psychiatric and oncology patients. The workshops have a positive effect on the recovery of patients and provides us with a point of departure to offer emotional and informational support to patients and their families.
Support Group Programme The programme was designed for psychiatric patients, but is now also used for HIV/AIDS groups. It entails discussion groups, art and crafts, life skills training, group counselling, social events, sporting activities and outings. Sport for Mental Health Programme The Director initiated a soft ball programme at a Port Elizabethan school for children with severe disabilities. We hope to expand this programme to involve entire communities with their disabled. Counselling Our counselling service is open to the general public and is offered free of charge. Children's Programmes We provide counselling, life skills training and craft workshops.
COMMUNITY SERVICES Life Skills Training Upon invitation from other NPO's and at a negotiated fee we provide life skills training, such as conflict management and communication skills to women, children and youth groups in disadvantaged communities.
Craft workshops Upon invitation we provide art and craft training to hobbyists, schools, church groups and job creation programmes. We request a donation from the host organisation for this service. Learnership Programmes We offer training to community health groups who wish to establish programmes to meet the needs of their communities. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Media Campaigns In addition to newsletters and public talks, we make use of radio interviews and public talks, we make use of radio interviews to address mental health issues. Seminars We host seminars dealing with mental illness in the workplace. The seminar is aimed at providing information about mental illness and its management to personnel practitioners and recruitment agencies. Internships In order to bridge the gap between theory and practice, we offer internships ranging from 2 weeks to 1 year to students in the field of the social and behavioural sciences. This includes psychology, sociology and development studies. OUR PHILOSOPHY FOR REHABILITATION Mental Health Rehabilitation is a lengthy process. The word rehabilitation itself means 'to re-educate'. Rehabilitation therefore refers to the process by which the sufferer of mental illness learns to cope with their illness. A patient must learn to adjust to the effects of the illness and treatment (such as medication) on their social and occupational functioning. One of the greatest adjustments facing a patient and their family lies in accepting that they now have to manage a long term illness that may require life style changes. ROHA's support group programme is aimed at providing support to sufferers and their caregivers. This includes mainly emotional and informational support, but the client may also require financial assistance. Clients who share similar conditions are invited to participate in a one to two year programme that entails discussion groups about the illness, art and craft workshops and life skills training. THE ROHA MANAGEMENT AND STAFF TEAM
She is an experienced lay counsellor and trainer. She is a social scientist who graduated from the University of Port Elizabeth and was nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. Mrs Lulama Ngqungwana serves on management as Vice Chairman. She is employed in the private sector as a domestic worker and has lived with a mental disability for many years.
Mrs Miemie van der Walt serves on management as Treasurer. She was trained as a Secretary and worked in the private sector until her retirement.
Quentin Beningfield was a founding member of ROHA. He is currently
working in the health & welfare sector in England and serves as an
additional member on management. WHAT MOTIVATES US? ROHA was founded and is mainly staffed by people who have been affected by mental illness - either by experiencing an illness or by dealing with relatives or friends who suffer from a mental illness. We aim to fill the great need for therapeutic services to the poor and help people with mental disabilities to lead fulfilling lives. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT If you would like to support our work by making a financial contribution, our banking details are as follows:
Account name: ROHA CONTACT DETAILS
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Miss
Adelle Potgieter is a founding member of ROHA and heads the
management team as Chairman. 
Ms
Chairmaine Potgieter is the Office Management and Secretary of the
Management Committee. Miss Potgieter is a former support group
member. She holds a Secretarial Diploma.
Miss
Denise Bell heads up the Hospital Programme.
As a former long-term member of a ROHA support group Miss Bell can
testify to the programmes ability to change one's life.
Mrs
Sandy du Plessis is one of the founding members of ROHA. She is an
experienced lay counsellor and currently serves as an additional
member on Management.
This Project is funded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.