Infinity Longevity Solutions and Destiny House

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Infinite Longevity Solutions is a social enterprise that advocates for The Social Model of Disability. The social model of disability is now the internationally recognised way to view and address ‘disability’. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) marks the official paradigm shift in attitudes towards people with disability and approaches to disability concerns. The social model of disability seeks to change society in order to accommodate people living with impairment; it does not seek to change persons with impairment to accommodate society. A social model of disability perspective does not deny the  reality of impairment nor its impact on the individual.  However, it does challenge the physical, attitudinal, communication and social environment to accommodate impairment as an expected incident of human diversity. Destiny House is Infinite Longevity Solutions' answer to accommodating and providing all the necessary supports, programs, information, guidelines, NDIS navigation and allied health professionals to people who desire a long term, sober and quality of life living with independent living skills that ensure a happy, manageable quality of life. Destiny House is an alcohol and drug free home environment. (prescribed medication is exempt).

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James Wells

Counsellor/Support Worker

Michael Peterson  

Psyhcosocial Recovery Coach,Cert IV Dual Diagnosis, Diploma 

Counselling, IT Tech

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Angelika Koop co-founder Principle, Executive

Manager/Sales,Promotions Marketing,Specialist Support

Christa Bidgood co-founder, Principle, Executive Manager and live in house manager of Destiny House

Christa Bidgood is a qualified pyschosocial recovery coach. As co-founder, principle and live in house manager of Destiny House, Christa works collaboratively with participants, their families, carers and other services to design, plan and implement a recovery plan, and assist with the coordination of NDIS and other supports. As a recovery coach Christa has hands on experience in mental health knowledge and spends time with you, and people important to you, to get to know you and understand your needs- she assists you to find out about different services and supports, and how these can help and assist you to get support from allied health services.She assists you to better understand the NDIS and support you with the NDIS. Christa  has 20yrs paid experience in working with supporting people with mental health challenges, a professional counselling diploma and commenced her career as a neighborhood centre coordinator in 1986 managing welfare and community services. Christa founded and managed  a 34 bed family recovery centre for addicts, many with dual (addiction and mental illness) in 2000-2016, and is a current member of Australian New Zealand Mental Health Association, Consumer Health Qld and QCOSS. In 2007 Christa was nominated the infamous Robbin Williams' Patch Adams Inaugural Turtle Award in the category of Altruism (Altruism is when we act to promote someone else's welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves). 2010 Christa was awarded Citizen of The Year-Gosford City Council on The Central Coast NSW, for her tireless efforts and community contribution with recoverees and their families.

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Qualifications:

• Certificate of Completion - Psychosocial Recovery Coaching- Transition of Support Project Flinders University

• 20 years lived experience in social welfare,mental health and addiction recovery

• Diploma of Professional Studies-Professional Counselling Diploma-CTAA Complimentary Therapists Accreditation Association

• Motivational Interviewing- The Heart of Recovery Coaching-Florida Board of Clinical Social Work,Marriage and Family Therapy Mental Health Counselling

• Infection Control Training-Covid 19-Aspen Medical

• NDIS Worker Orientation Module-Quality, Safety and You- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission