The Mission of Turning Point
Turning Point’s mission is to empower and transform the mind, body, and spirit of individuals, families, and friends living with serious or chronic physical illness. We provide innovative education services and tools that inspire people to take charge of their illness and live life to its fullest.
The Goals of Turning Point
- Provide a gathering place where people living with serious or chronic physical illness can come together for innovative, skill-based education and support programs.
- Help individuals with illnesses and their families better manage the illness process, reduce symptoms and increase coping skills.
- Partner with the medical community and provide education through workshops, lectures and information relating to the different aspects of disease and treatment, complementary therapies and current disease-specific topics.
- Provide programs that help children deal with the illness of other family members. Activities such as art, music, relaxation and play therapy are provided to assist in the development of coping skills and to help the children through the illness process. Partner with other children-centered organizations to provide these programs on site and in the community.
- Teach effective methods of establishing and maintaining a health-care team in order to ensure effective communication among team members, enhance the participant's sense of being actively involved in the decision-making process and address issues of advocacy and research.
- Provide links and co-sponsor programs with other illness-related organizations, hospitals, churches, synagogues, businesses, community organizations, and schools. Be a leading support community and resource center for the Kansas City area by providing support, education, and information so that the medical community can refer patients knowing that the services offered are an important adjunct to their regular medical treatment.
- Conduct research, both independently and collaboratively, by regularly assessing and studying the effects and benefits of programs and complementary treatments on health and well being, and disseminate these results through publication in scholarly journals, lectures, and workshops for health-care professionals. In addition, establish a working relationship with area educational institutions and work closely with faculty and students.
- Offer training for the community and for other health professionals and to create a model that can be replicated in other areas of the country.
Statement of Non-Discrimination
Turning Point programs and services are provided to individuals living with cancer and other serious or chronic physical illness and their family members and friends without regard to gender, age, religion, race, ethnicity, economic status or sexual orientation.
