Spiritual Retreat
INFORMATION
Referrals...
Participant referrals come to the Te Waipounamu Christian Spiritual Retreat either through an agency, the Family Court, NZ Police, or via whanau OR through a self-referral where you contact us directly. You may be referred as part of the Family Court or Corrections process. The respite is only available to male applicants at the present time.
If you are taking up a Te Waipounamu Christian Spiritual Retreat placement voluntarily, money will never be a barrier to receiving help. Work and Income may help cover costs.
Exclusions for Referrals and Placement: Te Waipounamu Christian Spiritual Retreat reserves the right to ensure that certain criteria are met. These criteria are for the safety and welfare of staff and participants.
Exclusions (for placement at Te Waipounamu Christian Spiritual Retreat) include:
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Those under 17 years of age
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Active psychotic disorder
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History of sexual offences against minors / adults
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Arson
Any queries please send us an email.
What to Expect...
While residing with Te Waipounamu Christian Spiritual Retreat, residents participate in weekly scheduled programs encouraging spiritual growth combined with a 12-step program and active engagement within the community. The program requires total absence from non-prescribed drugs and alcohol and full participation.
The program consists of Spirituality groups, bible study, recovery groups, community-based groups, and gardening/farm work. In addition the program has an outdoor component to promote physical and mental well-being.
High Demand...
If you have been denied a placement in our program do not despair. From time to time due to high demand and constraints placed on us, we may be unable to accept any more referrals for placement. We sincerely regret any inconvenience caused by this. Please don't hesitate to reach out for other support if you need to. We will send out updates later in the upcoming months, so make sure you've signed up to receive our newsletter.
We recommend that you still fill in and send a referral so that you will be in our system, for when bed placements are available again at our Te Waipounamu Men's Christian Spiritual Retreat.
Additional Information for applicants within the Justice or Prison system...
When submitting our referral form online please ensure you fill in the section in regards to people that are the in Justice or Prison system. When we received and start to process your initial application we may require some additional details from you. It's important that you answer as many questions as possible to speed up the application and acceptance program.
Consent: It is a requirement that consent is given for us to collect certain relevant information (if the participant is unaware that you have sent this referral you can do this on their behalf). Please tick the consent box located within the referral form(s).