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meaningfully JAARGANG ISSUE 9 NOMMER NUMBER 1 Horisonnuus HorizonNews APRIL 2017 get along with others. Work tolerance, specifically work quality and productivity, also gets attention. Ergonomics and posture are also addressed. Candice determines whether the workers are in the most suitable work area for their specific skills and challenges and then provides training to improve or maintain their skills and also to give them splinter skills. If necessary she makes adjustments to their physical work area and provides them with devices to help them cope in the work area, as well as personalised exercise programmes for joint and back protection. It is said that we are workers in one way or another for almost 80% of our adult lives. For the residents and day workers at Horizon House, who are adults living with a primary intellectual disability, it is no different. F rom the moment someone applies to become a resident or day worker, they are evaluated to determine which work area will be most suitable for them and whether Horizon House and the particular services it offers will be the best centre for them and their unique challenges. We follow a holistic approach and therefore the work of the occupational therapist, Candice Papé, forms an integral part of the evaluation and the therapeutic services. exercises for the upper limbs and hands help them to stretch stiff joints and to normalise their tone in order to improve hand functioning. Techniques are reinforced through visual aids. A carer participates in the activities so that the knowledge gained can be transferred to staff members as well. Vocational groups two and three focus on skills that the workers need to maintain their skills and composure in the work place. Social and personal presentation forms part of the activities, and the groups are taught to cope with emotions and to NEWSLETTER SPONSORED BY CAPE OFFICE STELLENBOSCH 021 887 3177 capeoffice.co.za TO LIVE Candice in front, with a group in the gymnasium Vocational rehabilitation programme The vocational rehabilitation programme forms the core of Candice’s work. She divides the residents into three groups, based on their different levels of functioning. People with arthritis and spastic cerebral palsy, specifically with spasticity in one upper limb, are helped in the fine motor skills group. They follow an eight week programme where they are helped to improve hand mobility. Activities and

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meaningfullyJAARGANG

ISSUE 9 NOMMER NUMBER 1

HorisonnuusHorizonNews

APRIL 2017

getalongwithothers.Worktolerance,specificallyworkqualityandproductivity,alsogetsattention.

Ergonomicsandposturearealsoaddressed.Candicedetermineswhethertheworkersareinthemostsuitableworkareafortheirspecificskillsandchallengesandthenprovidestrainingtoimproveormaintaintheirskillsandalsotogivethemsplinterskills.Ifnecessaryshemakesadjustmentstotheirphysicalworkareaandprovidesthemwithdevicestohelpthemcopeintheworkarea,aswellaspersonalisedexerciseprogrammesforjointandbackprotection.

It is said that we are workers in one way or another for almost 80% of our adult lives. For the residents and day workers at Horizon House, who are adults living with a primary intellectual disability, it is no different.

Fromthemomentsomeoneappliestobecomearesidentordayworker,theyareevaluatedto

determinewhichworkareawillbemostsuitableforthemandwhetherHorizonHouseandtheparticularservicesitofferswillbethebestcentreforthemandtheiruniquechallenges.

Wefollowaholisticapproachandthereforetheworkoftheoccupationaltherapist,CandicePapé,formsanintegralpartoftheevaluationandthetherapeuticservices.

exercisesfortheupperlimbsandhandshelpthemtostretchstiffjointsandtonormalisetheirtoneinordertoimprovehandfunctioning.Techniquesarereinforcedthroughvisualaids.Acarerparticipatesintheactivitiessothattheknowledgegainedcanbetransferredtostaffmembersaswell.

Vocationalgroupstwoandthreefocusonskillsthattheworkersneedtomaintaintheirskillsandcomposureintheworkplace.Socialandpersonalpresentationformspartoftheactivities,andthegroupsaretaughttocopewithemotionsandto

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Candice in front, with a group in the gymnasium Vocational

rehabilitation programmeThevocationalrehabilitationprogrammeformsthecoreofCandice’swork.Shedividestheresidentsintothreegroups,basedontheirdifferentlevelsoffunctioning.Peoplewitharthritisandspasticcerebralpalsy,specificallywithspasticityinoneupperlimb,arehelpedinthefinemotorskillsgroup.Theyfollowaneightweekprogrammewheretheyarehelpedtoimprovehandmobility.Activitiesand

Psycho-social groupsMembersofthesegroupsreceivetrainingtohelpthemtoidentifyandprocessemotions.Topicsincludediagnosiseducation,lifeskillsandcopingskills.Thesessionsconsistofawarm-upactivity,anactivityrelatingtothetopic,andthenthemaintaskwhichisalsoactivity-based.Wedon’tgoinforabstractconcepts.Adiscussionconcludesthesessionandhomeworkhelpsgroupmemberstoreflectontheirlearningexperience.

Colourful place mats for all the participants of the healthy eating challenge

Members of Club Phoenix ice their own cup cakes for tea.

SedertdieontstaanvanHuisHorisonwasdaareentemawatinalleswatgedoenis

ensteedsgedoenword,eggo:Onsinwonersmoetvoeldathulle’ninteressantelewehet.

Indieproseswasditnodigomgestaltetegeeaanabstraktebegrippeentebepaalpresieswat’ninteressantelewevironsinwonersis.Hoelyk’nkultuurwaarindieinwonersvanHuisHorisongemakliksosiaalkanverkeerenkanervaardatdaarinhulbehoeftesvoorsienword?Hoelyk’nkultuurwatvirhullediegeleentheidtot’ngenormaliseerdelewebied?Daarbywilonsook’nbalansskeptussen’nprogramwatsekuriteitbiedengeleenthedetotstimulasieenkeuses.

Onsbieddus’nprogrammet’nbepaalderitmeaanwatvirelkeinwonerendagwerkeraspuntvanverwysingkandienensodoendesekuriteitverskaf.Hierdieprogramwordingekleurenverrykmetverskillendeaktiwiteite,endieinwonersenwerkerskanselfkieswaaraanhullewildeelneem.Behoefteswordgeïdentifiseerenhanteer,endaaruithetprogrammeontstaanvironderanderewoede­beheeren­bestuur,herkenningvanemosies,gedragnaaanleidingvanemosionelereaksiesendiehanteringvanmenopouse(verpakas’naantreklikekursusindiegeheimevanvrouwees).Onsbetrekverskeievrywilligersomtehelpmetonsprogrammevirontspanning.

Onsholistiesebenaderingsluitdiebelangrikheidvan’ngesondeleefstyl,dieaanleervanlewens­vaardighedeendieidentifiseervanenvoorsieninbepaaldebehoeftesin.Onsbiedookinteressanteontspanningsprogrammeaansowelas’nterapeutiesewerks­omgewingwaarelkeenkanvoeldathy/sy’nsinvollebydraelewertotsyeielewensonderhoud.

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Healthy fun in Jan Marais park during an outing.

Health and fitness programmeTherearethreegroupsandeachgroupconsistsofseventotenmembers.Thegroupsaregivenspecialisedprogrammestofollow.Thosewhowanttoloseweight,forexample,focusoncardioexercisesandanimprovedheartrate.Peoplewhowanttoimprovegeneralfitnessdoweighttraining.Thosewithbackproblemsaregivenspecificexercisestobuildupperbodystrengthtoalleviatepain.Wealsohaveanoutdoorminibootcamp,swimmingaerobicsandindividualprogrammestoimprovebalance,praxisandco-ordination.Inaddition,theindividualprogrammescanbeutilisedtoreduceanxietyandpanicattacksbygivingparticipantsahealthyoutletforfrustration.

The healthy eating challengeisasevenweekchallengeforallthoseresidentswhowanttoloseweightandeatmorehealthyfood,smallerportionsandtherightkindoffoodfortheirbodies.Theyaremotivatedwithvisualaidsandmotivationalhealthandfitnesstalksandgivenexercisestodo.BythebeginningofMarch(whenthisarticlewaswritten)mostofthose

participatingintheFebruary/Marchprogrammeweredoingwell,losingweightandseeingresults.

Stephanie Booysen busy with her individual training programme

EventsTheoccupationaltherapistalsoorganisesandfacilitatesspecialeventssuchasdisabilitywalks,sportsdaysandevenwalkstoanearbyparkonaniceday.Peoplewhoareprimarilyintellectuallydisabledneedtobepromptedormotivatedtodotheeverydayactivitiesthatmostofustakeforgranted.Shealsoarrangesoutdooradventures,braaisandswimmingsessionsforpeoplefrompreviouslydisadvantagedareaswhoworkatthecentre.

Club PhoenixTheelderlyandfrailresidents,ourgoldenoldies,gettogethereveryThursdayafternoontosharelifeexperiences,visitoneanotherandbestimulatedthroughrecreationalactivities.Activitiesrangefromartsandcrafts,boardgamesandwiisporttobaking.Theyalsoliketogotomoviesandonoutings.

TheworkoftheoccupationaltherapistisliketheproverbialgoldenthreadthatrunsfromyourapplicationatHorizonHouse,yourworkandsociallifeatthecentreintoyourgoldenyears.Theaimistomakethemostofeveryone’sabilities,improvetheirphysicalskillsintheworkareaandinasocialcontexttoenablethemtoleadameaningfullife.

verbreed horisonneFawa Conradie is ’n kunstenaar en vriend van Huis Horison wat weeklikse kunsklasse vir ’n groep inwoners en dagwerkers by die sentrum aanbied. Hy skryf: “My solo-uitstalling tydens die Woordfees in Stellenbosch vertel van wyd uiteenlopende style, tegnieke en stories. Die vuurhoutjie is ’n integrale deel van baie van my werke; dit staan vir die klein goedjies in my lewe wat groot verskille kan maak. Die potensiaal van een klein vuurhoutjie is eindeloos. Dit kan ’n stad afbrand. Soos die bekende lirieke sê: “Like a small boat on the ocean sending big waves into motion. Like how a single word can make a heart open. I might only have one match but I can make an explosion.”

“My Huis Horison-kunsstudente het my opening bygewoon en was beïndruk met die vuurhoutjies. Daarom het ek hulle hul eie vuurhoutjies in olieverf laat skilder. En, soos gewoonlik met al hul werk, weet hulle: “Al lyk my vuurhoutjie anders, is dit steeds ’n vuurhoutjie.”

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studente se kreatiewe planne sorg virstewige donasie Studente aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch se Bestuurskool wat vanjaar die Young Minds Entrepreneurship Programme volg, het allerhande kreatiewe planne bedink om die saai-kapitaal van R100 wat hulle ontvang het, tot voordeel van Huis Horison te vermeerder. Hierbo staan Anelda Lochner en Aurelia de Villiers van Universiteit Stellenbosch, links, en Elize le Roux van Huis Horison, vyfde van links, by van die lede van die groep tydens die oorhandiging van die mooi bedrag van R25 000.

Vredenheim het ’n groep inwoners na ’n wildbesigtingstoer op die plaas genooi. Elkeen het ook ’n glas druiwesap en ’n pakkie verversings vir padkos gekry. Dit was groot pret om in die spesiale voertuie te ry en die natuur te beleef. En die paar uur in die vars lug op die plaas was ’n goeie afwisseling in hul daaglikse roetine.

Ons besoek Vredenheim

Elmine Louw geniet haar druiwesap.

Candy Pretorius, Albert Mulder, Desmond Laminie, Jacques Swanepoel, Hestea Rossouw, Fawa Conradie, Melanie Stevens en Ilza Gibson voor die Oude Leeskamer- galery by die uitstalling se plakkaat.

HuisHorison/HorizonHousePatrysstraat1PatrysStreetOnder­PapegaaibergStellenbosch7600

Posbus/POBox102Stellenbosch7599

BANKBESONDERHEDE/ BANKING DETAILS

Naam/name:HuisHorisonBank:NedbankBusinessWinelandsTjekrekening/current account: 1498044247Takkode/branch code:149821

T 0218875080F 0218875337E [email protected] www.huishorison.org.za

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WAYS TO GET

INVOLVED

• Make a single donation;• Complete a debit order form for regular donations;• Support our fundraising efforts by attending

our functions – you could even host a table or sell tickets;

• Become a member of the Horizon House Circle of Friends and we will keep you informed through our newsletter;

• Remember us in your will;• Support our workshops:

– buy our bakery’s products;– bring us your waste for recycling (paper,

clean plastic, etc);– buy some of our crafts and handwork – or

place an order for something unique;– obtain a quote for restoring your furniture.

You could also buy hand manufactured garden and patio furniture at the centre.

E-mail [email protected], should you need more information on any of the above-mentioned.

MySchool MyVillage MyPlanetHorizon House is a member of the MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet fundraising programme.

Please consider us as a beneficiary if you already have a card, or call us to organise a card for you. Remember to swipe your card at these local outlets: MySchool Travel for online reservations, Woolworths, Engen, Paradyskloof Motors, Arizona Spur, Waltons, Toys R Us, Jack’s Paint and Hardware, Reggies, Altech Netstar, Viljoen Juweliers and Tafelberg Meubels.

16 Maart Gholfdag

1 Sept Loslitdag

9 Sept Vier-die-leweete

4 Nov Somerkermis

sertifikate vir goeie werk

Vriende van NHK sorg vir

valentynsdans

Hannah Duncan, Pieter Rheeder, Danny Bredell, Hilde Weich, Maretha Nel, Marie-Louise Ludik en Johan Rheeder geniet die aand.

Die dames van die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk in Stellenbosch weet wat om met die somerhitte in Februarie te doen. Hulle het weer al die inwoners bederf met heerlike vars vrugte. Die vrugte het goed ingepas by die Gesonde Eet-projek en die inwoners het heerlik saam met al die vriende van die sentrum gekuier. Huis Horison waardeer groepe se belangstelling in en betrokkenheid by die inwoners werklik baie.

Huis Horison se jaarafsluiting vir ouers, familie, inwoners en dagwerkers is altyd ’n spesiale geleentheid. Wanneer die tafels in die middag voor sluitingsdag onder die groot akkerboom gedek word, weet almal die werksjaar by die sentrum is verby. Die jaar se toegewyde werk word beloon – al die werkers ontvang ’n sertifikaat waarop hulle sommer baie trots is. Dit is ’n baie gesellige aand vir almal waar ou en nuwe vriende saamkuier en die jaar met samesang afsluit.

vrugtefees! Gregory Withers, Hester Evenwel, een van ons vriendinne van die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk, Mark Reeves en Janet Martin geniet die kuier.

“Onder die see”Op Valentynsaand het daar baie visse, meerminne, jellievisse en selfs ’n haai by Huis Horison rondgeswem. Die rede? Dit was ons “Onder die see”-Valentynsdans. Die eetsaal en stoep is onder Sonja se leiding in ’n onderwatertoneel omskep met golwe, sand en skulpe waar jy kyk. Advantage Signs & Graphics van Belville het die foto-hoekie geborg. Hanlie het gehelp met sommige van die dames se uitrustings en Merna het gesorg vir ’n see-spyskaart soos min met tuna as voorgereg en paella as hoofgereg. Na ete het almal heerlik op die stoep gedans en gekuier.