No one is an island

Baptistcare’s mission statement is: Reaching out with the love of Jesus we work with individuals, families and communities to achieve their spiritual, emotional and physical wellbeing

I have been doing some ancestry research in recent times and have come to a bit of a roadblock in terms of tracing my dad’s family in Northern Ireland. However, it has been interesting to find out more about my wife’s family and to learn something of their involvement at Vasse (Busselton) soon after this area was first settled. Tracing the family tree certainly confirms the words of John Donne (1572-1631): “No man is an island.”

While Baptistcare has a responsibility to work with individuals, and the funding we receive from different government departments both State and Federal is usually focussed on “the client” and not their family, we have to ask the question, how does Baptistcare effectively incorporate the family members into the way it works with individuals? In many cases the way we support families to cope with the issues that have caused their loved one to receive services from Baptistcare will take up as much time and energy as the individual support.

We have deliberately included families in our mission statement because we believe that no one is an island. I would value your thoughts and contributions about how we can be more effective in supporting families within the overall service of Baptistcare. Please make use of the comments button at the bottom of this blog to share your thoughts.

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