GUMBOOT FRIDAY - A FUN WAY TO CHANGE ATTITUDES & BEHAVIOUR - 5 April 2019 - NZ Psychological Society

GUMBOOT FRIDAY
                           5 April 2019

A FUN WAY TO CHANGE ATTITUDES & BEHAVIOUR

Gumboot Friday

For many the simplest daily tasks and
routines are quite simply like walking
through mud.

That’s why we are inspiring the world to
wear gumboots to work and school on
Friday 5 April 2019.

A simple but powerful show of support
to shine a light of hope for those who
are struggling with mental health issues
as daylight saving ends.

Change the
          Language

Gumboot Friday is a fun and positive
way to shine a light on a very dark topic.

Whilst mental health is a serious issue
we want to show the power of positivity
and the effect that it can have on
everyone’s mental-wealth.

Gumboot Friday is designed to change
the conversation and to raise much
needed funds for kids who need
counselling.

How can your
                        members get involved?

To be an I AM HOPE therapist, you’ll need to be registered with a recognised professional body
(e.g. The New Zealand Psychological Society) and be qualified to work with adolescents and
children (e.g. Diploma in Child and Adolescent Psychology (Level 6) from Open Polytechnic).

We’ll list the therapists involved in Gumboot Friday on our website by region, so that kids
and/or their trusted adults can find some help nearby and contact the therapist directly to
make an appointment.

You’ll be paid your normal rate for all therapy sessions you provide to young people referred
from iamhope.co.nz. Once the session has taken place, you invoice the Key to Life Charitable
Trust for payment. (Invoice details will be provided to therapists and counsellors after they
register).

The Idea

Wherever you live, whatever you do and
whatever you call them, we want you to
don your gummies and wear those
wellies with pride all day.

In doing so you pledge your support and
your donation.

A gold coin for school kids.

For businesses and corporates, it can be
activation, sponsorship or simply a
generous cheque.

The Money

All donations will be deposited into our
Gumboot Friday bank account by the
fundraiser and can only be accessed via
an invoice from a trained health
professional or counsellor, who has pre-
registered via the iamhope.org.nz
website.

This will ensure 100% of the money goes
directly towards our young people
getting the help and support they need.

Overview of the process
This map shows how the registration and payment process will work. Note that KTL
     will review payment options where a client requires more than 2 consults.

                                                             When approved, the
                                     KTL will vet the
          Therapist registers                               therapist’s details are
                                  registration form and
          with I Am Hope via                                      listed on
                                   approve or request
              online form                                     iamhope.org.nz by
                                    more information.
                                                                   location

         Therapist completes                                Young person / their
                                   Client tells therapist
              client form on                                  support person
                                  they were referred by
          iamhope.co.nz with                                    books an
                                    Gumboot Friday /
         client’s info (no name                             appointment with a
                                        I Am Hope
             or contact info)                                    therapist

             Client form on        Therapist invoices
            iamhope.co.nz           Key to Life Trust         Key to Life Trust
           generates unique       using client identifier      pays Therapist
            client identifier        as a reference.

Corporate
      Supporters
We have commitments from
Kiwibank, Spark, Farmlands,
Meridian, AMP and Skellerup.

They’ll be getting behind the cause by
helping us spread the message about
Gumboot Friday to their staff and
customers, helping us raise donations
and wearing gumboots on the day.

ABOUT THE KEY TO LIFE
  CHARITABLE TRUST

Our Mission
The Key to Life Charitable Trust (KTL) is a
community-focused support group promoting
positive attitudinal societal change in schools
and communities up and down the country.
For the last three years KTL has funded private
care and counselling for young people.

We are unconventional, provocative and anti-
establishment simply because we know that
our approach is effective at engaging with our
audiences.

We garner strong media following and
coverage because our approach is different,
because Mike is prepared to have a strong
point of view and because over the years we
have built a knowledgeable, credible level of
expertise. Both the cause and the KTL are
bigger than Mike. Mike is a powerful
messenger but the event and the Trust are
about the kids, not Mike.

The Trustees
David Codyre is a psychiatrist with 28 years' experience
working in the community mental health sector in New
Zealand, in a range of clinical and leadership roles.

He has spent the past 10 years leading development of
primary mental health programmes, and advocating at a
regional and national level for strengthening of primary mental
health capacity, along with better support for primary care
from secondary mental health services.

David currently works with East Tamaki Healthcare, a network
of clinics providing team-based primary care services to
populations in high-needs areas of Auckland.

The Trustees

Kyle MacDonald is an experienced psychotherapist who has
worked in mental health, addiction, domestic violence and
specialist psychotherapy programmes.

Kyle is a co-director of the Robert Street Clinic, established in
2010 as a private psychotherapy and counselling service in
Ellerslie, Auckland.

He is trained in both behavioral and psychodynamic therapies,
including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy or “DBT” with a
particular focus on Mindfulness based approaches.

The Trustees

Dr Hinemoa Elder is a mother of two from Ngāti Kuri, Te
Rarawa, Te Aupouri and Ngāpuhi nui tonu. She works as a
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in private practice. She is a
deputy member of the Mental Health Review Tribual and on
the list of Medical Consultants under the Intellectual Disability
Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation Act 2003.

Dr Elder provides neuropsychiatric assessment and treatment
for tamariki, taiohi and their whānau who have experienced
traumatic brain injury (TBI) via ACC. Dr Elder's focus is the
development of a tikanga-centred approaches for tamariki
who have experienced TBI and their whānau. Dr Elder is
currently a Professorial Fellow at Te Whare Wānanga o
Awanuiārangi and holds an Eru Pomare Post-doctoral
Fellowship from the Health Research Council of Aotearoa NZ.

The Trustees
Mike Dawes is a full-time information technology professional
and volunteer firefighter from Silverstream.

He founded and runs the IT Heavy Hitters charity boxing
match, which raises money for the Key to Life Charitable
Trust. After his boxing coach and mentor, Doug McLay,
committed suicide in 2013, Mike decided to raise awareness
around suicide and depression through boxing matches.

"I wanted to do something in Doug's memory".

The inaugural event raised just over $30,000 and just over
$42,000 was raised for the trust at last year's boxing
showcase.

Mike was named lower North Island regional finalist in a
Fundraiser of the Year category at a ceremony in Hastings and
was a finalist for the national Fundraiser of the Year gong.