Peers, Professions and Partnership Workshop
Understanding Lived Experience Expertise and the Peer workforce
This workshop introduces Lived Experience Expertise and the Peer Workforce. It highlights the challenges faced when engaging a Lived Experience workforce with consideration of intersectionality. It frames Lived Experience work as an adjunct to (rather than in contest with) traditional and clinical approaches to mental health.
Recommended for
Peer workers and aspiring Peer workers
Clinical staff working alongside Lived Experience experts
Organisations interested in learning more about and working with Lived Experience
Duration:
Three hours with an additional 30 minute break
Format:
In-person or online. Fully customisable.
Learning Focus
What Lived Experience Expertise actually means
The landscape of the Peer workforce in Australia
Navigating power dynamics between Peer and clinical roles
How intersectionality shapes Lived Experience
Creative Focus
Group discussion and reflection
Scenario-based exploration
Creative mapping exercises
Key words:
Lived Experience, Lived Experience Expertise, Peer, partnership, inclusion, collaboration, co-design, non-tokenism, empowerment.
