Lifeline Vaal Triangle
Trauma, rape, crisis councelling, Vereeniging | Community, emotional wellness, Vaal Triangle
We create emotional wellness...
24 hour Crisis Line:
016 428 1640
Lifeline Vaal Triangle, is a people-orientated organisation focused on building the well-being of the community and the individual.
**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
Lifeline Vaal has strived to create emotional wellness and build the community heart for the distressed, and counter the social illness of the community in the area since 1984. Promoting Personal wellness and resilience and peer education, as well as experiential journeys to discover self and develop wellness.
LifeLine Vaal Triangle is a Non-Profit Organisation offering confidential, 24-hour telephone counselling to the community of the Vaal.
Services include:
- Counselling
- Training
- Building the community
- LifeLine Shelter for Abused Women
- Thuthuzela Care Center Vereeniging and Sasolburg ( One-stop-medico-legal rape crisis center )
We have credibility in the training of counsellors and counselling!
If you need to talk to someone safely and anonymously you can an email to
safetalking@lifelinevaal.co.za
Building emotional wellness
for Individuals and Communities
Building Community Heart !!!
Trauma, rape, crisis councelling, Vereeniging | Community, emotional wellness, Vaal Triangle
We create emotional wellness...
24 hour Crisis Line:
016 428 1640
Lifeline Vaal Triangle, is a people-orientated organisation focused on building the well-being of the community and the individual.
**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
Lifeline Vaal has strived to create emotional wellness and build the community heart for the distressed, and counter the social illness of the community in the area since 1984. Promoting Personal wellness and resilience and peer education, as well as experiential journeys to discover self and develop wellness.
LifeLine Vaal Triangle is a Non-Profit Organisation offering confidential, 24-hour telephone counselling to the community of the Vaal.
Services include:
- Counselling
- Training
- Building the community
- LifeLine Shelter for Abused Women
- Thuthuzela Care Center Vereeniging and Sasolburg ( One-stop-medico-legal rape crisis center )
We have credibility in the training of counsellors and counselling!
If you need to talk to someone safely and anonymously you can an email to
safetalking@lifelinevaal.co.za
Building emotional wellness
for Individuals and Communities
Building Community Heart !!!
Trauma, rape, crisis councelling, Vereeniging | Community, emotional wellness, Vaal Triangle
24 hour Crisis Line:
016 428 1640
Personal Growth Course
This workshop comprises 5 weekly sessions of 3 hours duration; and its approach is experiential with plenary inputs and facilitated small group exercises and interaction.
The content and outcomes are: Interpersonal competence in the building and maintenance of relationships; Intra-personal awareness as a unique person and seen in: own growth and development; a focus on dimensions of the mental/cognitive, emotions, belief and value systems; and, complete wellness; To become real (congruent) and grow, with a special focus on assertiveness; To manage all the negatives, which impact or prevent growth and functioning; as seen in conflict, anger, traumas, stress, shadows, prejudice, games and manipulations.
Counselling:
LifeLine‘s main programme is counselling, which we have been providing in the Sedibeng and Sasolburg district for the past 35 years. We have many well trained and competent Lay Counsellors providing this function.
LifeLine offers 24/7 confidential telephone counselling by trained Lay Counsellors.
Confidential Face 2 Face counselling is available during office hours in language of choice where possible, by appointment when possible.
F2F Counselling after hours can be arranged by appointment
Counsellors are available to do regular duties at schools and corporates on request
All counselling is free and confidential and is carried out by LifeLine trained Lay Counsellors. Play “counselling” is available on request.
If LifeLine Counsellors feel that they are not able to take on the situation or topic they are obliged to refer the client to a suitably qualified person or institution. LifeLine Lay Counsellors DO NOT PROVIDE THERAPY or official reports on clients.
Shelter:
LifeLine has a shelter for abused women and their children. The Shelter was established in 1988 and is able to accommodate 11 people at any time. There is a resident Housemother who takes care of the ladies and their children on a 24/7 basis offering support and care. A Social Worker takes care of the Psycho-social services of all who are at the Shelter, providing the necessary services to enable healing.
We assist any adult, of any race or religious group if required. We are able to provide shelter for those who have been trafficked.
Those assisted at the Shelter have access to clinics, SAPS, legal information and help, professional services and hospital services if necessary. The children have to attend crèche, if small, and are enrolled at nearby schools, with which we have agreements. We are able to assist with obtaining ID documents, child grants and other grants as needed.
Various skills development activities take place either at the Shelter or with other partners.
LifeLine endeavours to provide holistic services in order that the ladies can move on with their lives and will interact with family where necessary.
The Social Worker will interact with the spouse or partner where necessary.
Thuthuzela Care Centres:
Thuthuzela Care Centres are one-stop facilities that provide on-site medical examination, HIV testing, PEP medication, psycho-social services and SAPS statement taking. The service is led by the NPA in partnership with other governmental services. LifeLine is the NPO providing the psycho-social services, as well as the HIV testing, at the Thuthuzelas.
LifeLine provides the Psycho-social services at two Thuthuzela Care Centres – one in Vereeniging and another in Sasolburg. There are Social Workers, Social Auxiliary Workers and Lay Counsellors in attendance at the Kopanong Thuthuzela on a 24/7 basis and at Metsimaholo Thuthuzela on an office hour basis.
All victims of rape and sexual assault can report to the Thuthuzelas directly. In this way they will get all the help they require under one roof. They can access the services even if they decide NOT to lay any charges. The most important issue at stake is not contracting HIV and at the Thuthuzelas they will receive the necessary tests and medication but it must be within 72 hours of the rape or assault. It is very important that you access the services as soon as possible. The LifeLine staff will support, encourage and provide counselling to both victim and family of the victim.
LifeLine counsellors “follow” all clients providing ongoing emotional support and adherence to medication, until they are emotionally stable.
HIV/AIDS Services:
LifeLine has trained staff who are able to provide free and confidential HIV counselling and testing at all four of our Centres, in language of choice where possible. The method we use is the “finger-prick” method, which is extremely accurate. Information on HIV/AIDS is available from all centres. LifeLine is able to assist with Wellness Days, providing testing and information, at corporates and other organisations on request.
We are also able to provide support groups in language of choice for those who require this facility.
Training/Skills Development:
LifeLine has another leg of services, which is the training area. We offer a basket of various life skills programmes but the most popular and important one is the Personal Growth Course. We have a number of trainers to provide the services in languages of the area. George van Schalkwyk is our Trainer and developer of course material.
We train Lay Counsellors for LifeLine and a pre-requisite of the Basic Counselling Skills Course is the Personal Growth Course. These courses are highly recommended and recognized, although not accredited.
We are able to provide any of the courses/training offerings but need at least 12 – 15 people to make it viable.
We are able to provide training to corporates in fields suitable to the corporate world and are able to provide an 18A receipt for funds received.
Refer to our “Training Tab” for more information.
Other:
LifeLine is funded for some programmes which involve learners. Although these are funded we are able to provide similar programmes to other schools who request.
Programme One: Young Warriors – Teen Peer Educator Programme which involves 40 learners (boy and girl) from 20 schools in Sedibeng, trained to provide skills to their peers. The programme lasts a full year and is ongoing while we receive funding.
Programme Two: Becoming Big Stuff – Programme on sexuality for Grade 7 learners preparing them for the transition into young adults. It is a 2 hour interactive presentation at the schools and presented in the language of the school.
To download our list of programmes click HERE
If you need to talk to someone safely and anonymously you can an email to
Building Community Heart !!!
Trauma, rape, crisis councelling, Vereeniging | Community, emotional wellness, Vaal Triangle
24 hour Crisis Line:
016 428 1640
LifeLine Vaal Triangle Presents
UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA
Objective:
Participants will have a clear understanding of trauma, its process and impact and various approaches and techniques of recovery.
Outcomes:
1.Understand personal distress seen in types and causes including crises.
2.Understand the person’s state of mind as impacted by distress and its responses (including feelings, stress condition and behaviours)
3.Trauma: seen in definition, process and impact of trauma.
4.Factors influencing the impact of trauma.
5.Approaches and techniques to address recovery
Target audience: Social Workers, Shelter carers, NGO’s, Counsellors
2 full day workshop – 08.30 to 15.30
Minimum participant numbers 20
Costs R1310-00 (includes refreshments, lunch and workbook)
Venue: Ingwe Lodge
Closing date for bookings and payments by Wednesday 6 July 2022
Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 September 2022
Contact details: george@lifelinevaal.co.za
Office/enquiries 016 428 1740 George or Jenny
Participants to register full names and payments by Thursday 8th September 2022
Complete Counselling Package
With a more than 40 year history of reputation and credibility of counselling services to the community, Lifeline Vaal now offer s a Complete Counselling Skills Package.
- Personal Knowledge Skills
- Counselling Process and Skills
- Practical
Next course starts 2019-07-20
HR Functionaries
How To Manage / Help The Employee.
The “Employee Crisis Care” is a digital workshop for HR staff on how to manage and care for the employee in crisis.
2 Hour workshop.
Other Workshops:
“Unlocking potential”
A COMPREHENSIVE AND PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ALL WHO WORK WITH THE YOUTH.
- To create a positive environment and practical approaches for the child/youth to respond appropriately in their growth and development.
- For the youth worker, to be practically enabled in approaches and to work to a deliberate and focused plan for optimum outcomes.
- he workshop designed for the parent, educator, youth group leader, home/shelter functionary, social workers
Distress must fall
A SERIES OF SHORT WORKSHOPS ON RESOLVING DISTRESS:
Distress: is when you are not ok, at a loss, unable to cope or function optimally;
because of some problem, situation, condition, incident or crisis.
The workshop helps you:
- If you know [with insight and understanding]
- You can commit to proactive action
- Enable and empower yourself to manage these life skills [live and enjoy]
For more information regarding the Unlocking Potential and Distress Must Fall courses, kindly contact George at: training@lifelinevaal.co.za
If you need to talk to someone safely and anonymously you can an email to
safetalking@lifelinevaal.co.za
LifeLine Vaal Triangle Presents
UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA
Objective: participants will have a clear understanding of trauma, its process and impact and various approaches and techniques of recovery.
Outcomes:
1. Understand personal distress seen in types and causes including crises.
2. Understand the person’s state of mind as impacted by distress and its responses (including feelings, stress condition and behaviours)
3. Trauma: seen in definition, process and impact of trauma.
4. Factors influencing the impact of trauma.
5. Approaches and techniques to address recovery
Target audience: Social Workers, Shelter carers, NGO’s, Counsellors
2 full day workshop – 08.30 to 15.30
Minimum participant numbers 20
Costs R1310-00 (includes refreshments, lunch and workbook)
Venue: Ingwe Lodge
Closing date for bookings and payments by Wednesday 6 July 2022
Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 September 2022
Contact details: george@lifelinevaal.co.za
Office/enquiries 016 428 1740 George or Jenny
Participants to register full names and payments by Thursday 8th September 2022
Building Community Heart !!!
Trauma, rape, crisis councelling, Vereeniging | Community, emotional wellness, Vaal Triangle
News:
Goodbye to the 2022 Young Warriors!
Sunday 21 August was the last meeting of the 2022 Young Warriors. Their journey started in December 2021 with a 5day camp. They received their certificates and testimonials. Thanks to the school educators involved, the facilitator helpers, and the LifeLine management. We wish these Young Warriors the very best for their way forward. |
Young Warrior does community work
LifeLine has since 2010 conducted an annual Young Warrior programme with 40 grade 9 boys and girls. To date some 500 of these teens have been through the 6-day programme empowering them with personal and life skills and to become change agents. Today some are professionals, a doctor, accountants, social workers, business persons, nurses, soldiers and artisans. |
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A 2016 Young Warrior, Vusi Mokone from Tsolo Secondary School in Bophelong has qualified himself in business studies and a personal trainer in a gymnasium. He is a founder member of the Body Cross TVB fitness club operating from the Bophelong stadium. On 9th April 2022, a second Fantabulous Boot Camp event was held, with the entry fee of sanitary towels, clothes and toiletries. The donated proceeds were handed over to the Bophelong Children’s Home. They are applauded for their initiative and service to the community |
Cancer Awareness Event
Tirisano Wellness Centre in Palm Springs held a Cancer Awareness Day event at their Centre at the Palm Springs Mall on 30th October 2019. The Lay Counsellors dressed in pink to mark the occasion and they involved the community at the Palm Springs Mall. Members of the community were sprayed with pink colour on their hair and provided with information.
Joint Supervision Meeting
The three LifeLine Service Centres – Khensani in Sharpeville, Mamello in Sebokeng and Tirisano in Palm Springs – held a joint supervision meeting at the Mamello Wellness Centre in October 2019. One of the Lay Counsellors, Nico Motaung, provided an input on the important considerations when making application for positions. He made special reference to the Education Department applications.
Haloween Day party
Haloween Day was used as an excuse for a party at the LifeLine Shelter. A cake was baked and the residents and staff dressed up as scary as they could with what they had. They were provided masks to make it even more scary and had lots of fun.
The Housemother, Martie, provided a sheet, which they used to portray that they came to the Shelter in a dark space and left in a brighter space by dipping hands and feet in fabric paint and decorating the sheet. The Social Worker, Zama, also provided some information on people wearing masks, why we sometimes wear masks and the affects thereof. She also explained why the need to access a shelter and how it can help the healing and moving forward.
River Square Supports LifeLine Vaal !
LifeLine was very spoilt last week on Friday when Sharne, from River Square Marketing, treated the staff with lunch. Debonairs, Fishaways and Steers provided the lunch and drinks and a wonderful gathering of their staff and our staff took place in our courtyard at LifeLine in Duncanville. Thank you very much for thinking of those behind the scenes – always giving of themselves for the good of their fellow human beings. We really appreciate it!!!
Read article in Die Ster North
LifeLine Vaal’s ambassador, singer Jennifer Jones represented LifeLine at the Mercy For Our Sexually Abused Children book launch on 2018-11-21 at Foxwood House in Houghton.
Testimonials:
Testimonials and comments of our previous Personal Growth Courses:
24 hour Crisis Line:
016 428 1640
If you need to talk to someone safely and anonymously you can an email to
safetalking@lifelinevaal.co.za
Building Community Heart !!!
Trauma, rape, crisis councelling, Vereeniging | Community, emotional wellness, Vaal Triangle
Chatterbox October to December 2020 …
If you need to talk to someone safely and anonymously you can an email to
safetalking@lifelinevaal.co.za
24 hour Crisis Line:
016 428 1640
Building Community Heart !!!
Trauma, rape, crisis councelling, Vereeniging | Community, emotional wellness, Vaal Triangle
200Club !
The 200CLUB was for many years an integral part of fundraising for the LifeLine Vaal Centre. The wonderful support of its Members ensured much needed income for both the Centre (running costs) and its various Community Programmes. We have revived this club once more!
We now welcome you to join our 200CLUB – WHERE WINNING COMES FROM GIVING!
How the 200CLUB works:
When joining the 200CLUB, you will sign up for 12 months during which you may donate R100-00 per month or a once off amount of R1200-00 for the full 12 months. You will receive a membership number which will be your lucky number whilst you are a member of the 200CLUB.
Donations can be made as follows:
- R100-00 donation per month, total of R 1200-00 per year.
- Once off annual donation: R 1200-00.
(LifeLine Vaal can supply an A18 Certificate for Tax deduction purposes)
A draw will be held on the last day of July annually at the LifeLine Vaal offices and all paid-up 200CLUB Members will be eligible to win the following prizes (Subject to number of members):
- 1ST PRIZE: A weekend away for two!
- 2ND PRIZE: A spa treatment for two!
- 3RD PRIZE: Lunch/Dinner for two!
How to join:
Just download our application form fill in your details and click submit !
or
Download the application form fill in your details and fax: to +27 (0) 86 773 2350 or scan and send to director@lifelinevaal.co.za
(If you are using Chrome as your browser please first download the form to your computer before completing)
24 hour Crisis Line:
016 428 1640
If you need to talk to someone safely and anonymously you can an email to
safetalking@lifelinevaal.co.za
Building Community Heart !!!
Trauma, rape, crisis councelling, Vereeniging | Community, emotional wellness, Vaal Triangle
Physical Address: 1 Monument Road,
Duncanville,
Postal Address: P.O.Box 20
Arconpark
Vereeniging
Postal Code: 1939
Telephone: +27(0)16 428 1740
Mobile: +27(0)-
Fax: +27(0)86 773 2350
Email: director@lifelinevaal.co.za
Website: http://www.lifelinevaal.co.za
Directions: From R59 take Ring Road off ramp, travel to main crossing, Old Johannesburg Rd. Arconpark Checkers on right. Go straight across for 1km to next robot. You will see a sign "Avondrus/Eventide Old Age Home". Turn left and immediately left again, travel back on the inside street called Leeukuil street for 1km, reach the entrance to the Old Age Home grounds. Go through the security facility/gate and follow the signs to LifeLine office inside the Home grounds.
Latitude: -26.642587
Longitude: 27.933769
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Important Notice: Please note that due to the Coronavirus Pandemic counselling sessions are BY APPOINTMENT and for extreme traumatic cases ONLY. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, however, yours and our safety is our priority.
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24 hour Crisis Line:
016 428 1640