Join together for 2 days of discussion, presentations, practice support, & wellness activities designed to rejuvenate and entertain! 

 

This event is presented by Carer Lived Experience Workforce Victoria (CLEW), in collaboration with the Centre for Mental Health Learning (CMHL). 

CLEW

 

 

Carer Lived Experience Workforce Victoria (CLEW) is auspiced by Tandem and supported with workforce development and secretariat by the Centre for Mental Health Learning (CMHL). CLEW provides a safe space to connect with our emerging discipline, network, share practices, learn from others, co-reflect, get updates, be involved in the progression of the workforce and reduce feelings of isolation. In the past few years the CLEW workforce has grown considerably, with a current membership in excess of 217. 

 

 

REGISTER HERE VIA EVENTBRITE: 

link https://2023-clew-forum.eventbrite.com.au 

 

 

FORUM AGENDA

Further info to come.

Day 1: Wednesday 12 July, 2023 - 9am to 3:30pm

Session Time:   Session Title:  Speaker:   Materials: 
8.45am ZOOM Doors Open    
9.00am Welcome to Country Wurunderi Council   
9.20am

Welcome & Event Open

Katrina Clarke - CLEW Chair  
9.40am

Ice-Breaker Activity: Getting to Know Each-Other

Elevator Pitch 1

Lorna Downes - CMHL  
10.00am

Session 1: Lived Experience Branch, Department of Mental Health & Wellbeing

Mary O'Hagan & Fiona Patterson, Lived Experience Branch - Department of Health  
11.00am SHORT MORNING TEA BREAK    
11.10am

Session 2: Reflections on Leadership

Andrew Tomlinson, Deputy CEO - Tandem

 

12.00pm Value Add Activity: Resources/Spotify music/Evaluation    
12.15pm LUNCH    
12.45pm

Welcome Back

Elevator Pitch 2

CLEW Leadership & Lorna Downes - CMHL

 

1.00pm

Session 3: CLEW Values & Principles Workshop

Heather Pickard - Heather Pickard Consultancy

 

2.05pm

SHORT AFTERNOON BREAK

   
2.15pm

Session 4: Discipline Framework Presentation

The presenters will give a brief update on the Family Carer Workforce Discipline Framework and would like to explore with the attending members of CLEW, what is their scope of practice.

Break out rooms will be utilised to gather an early consensus of family carer workforce scope of practice.

Tandem Research Team - Caroline Walters, Deua Stojanovska, Amaya Alvarez  
3.10pm

Final Comments & Wrap-Up

Sensory Disco & Evaluation

CLEW Leadership  
3.30pm

FORUM CLOSE

   

 

 


Day 2: Thursday 13 July - 9am to 3:30pm

Session Time:   Session Title:  Speaker:   Materials: 
8.45am ZOOM Doors Open    
9.00am

Acknowledgment of Country

CLEW Leadership  
9.10am

Ice-Breaker Activity: Acknowledgment of Country Activity

This session is all about learning how to create your own Acknowledgement to Country that is respectful and meaningful. 

Kanisha Wills - Orygen

 

9.40am

Session 1: Understanding the Needs of Aboriginal Kinship Carers. This is about all of us.

Julieanne James, Aboriginal Project Officer - The Bouverie Centre  
10.45am SHORT MORNING TEA BREAK    
10.55am

Session 2: Sharing our Wisdoms & Ways of Working - Interactive Session 

1. Learning Together: Building/Sharing your Toolkit

2. Leaning In: Wellbeing & the Heart

3. Leading the Way: Nurturing your Leadership Potential

CLEW Leadership & 2023 CLEW Forum Working Group

 
12.15pm

Wellbeing Activity: Affirmations & Glimmers (Part 1)

   
12.30pm LUNCH    
1.00pm

Welcome Back

Elevator Pitch 3

CLEW Leadership & Lorna Downes - CMHL  
1.15pm

Session 3: My Journeys: "Leading the Way"

Video montage & Discussion

Jen Bite - Tandem

 

1.45pm

Session 4: Panel - Leapfrogging into Leadership: Navigating the Stepping Stones Towards Leadership, Advocacy & Reform

Facilitated by Jan Holt - CMHL

Panellists: Violeta Peterson (Alfred Mental & Addiction Health), Lisa Casaceli (DH), Kate Bristow (Eastern Health), Caroline Lambert (Tandem), David Neef (Eastern Health)

 

2.45pm

Wellbeing Activity: Affirmations & Glimmers (Part 2)

   
3.00pm

Final Comments & Forum Wrap-Up

Sensory Disco & Evaluation

Katrina Clarke - CLEW Chair  
3.30pm

FORUM CLOSE

   

 

The Speakers

Further info to come.

Click here to read the speaker bios