Consumer Consultant Training: Sessions 3 & 4

Description

By consumer workers, for consumer workers.

All sessions are designed to be interactive and focus on the needs of the participants. We believe that Consumer Workers offer a deep knowledge in learning environments and seek to encourage and fortify this diverse expertise. Our approach understands that what we’re learning and how we use it are always connected. We use critical thinking, reflection and discussion to engage with contested ideas and/or conflicting world views, and emphasise Consumer Perspective through its ethical, social justice, and human rights principles.

Note: This training follows on from Consumer Consultant Training held throughout 2021 – 2022, and Consumer Consultant forum held in 2020, during which collective professional development needs were explored and examined. Further expertise was sought from the workforce and the Statewide Consumer Consultant Council (SCCC) on priority areas for development.

Through this interactive training, you will have opportunities to share experiences, ideas, skills and strategies related to Consumer Consultant (CC) work.


Session 3: Building Leadership Skills/Capacity
During this session we'll be looking at:
Defining leadership
Foundational ideas around leadership in the consumer context
What supports leadership
Specific skills of Consumer Consultants

Session 4: Partnership/Working with Allies/Coproducing/The Role of Power
Topics covered in this training will include:
Who are our partners and allies, and in what ways might they be important to the success of our work?
Decision making in partnerships
What is Coproduction?
Understanding power structures