Upcoming events

Online
09 Apr

These meetings are open to all Consumer Workforce roles working in mental health. It's a place for us to co-reflect, learn, share, and come together...

Online
11 Apr

This course comprises three modules which taken together provide a critical foundation for all consumer workers. The three modules are: 1. History of...

Brunswick
17 Apr

Carer lived experience peer workers-consultants have been playing an increasingly vital role in the Victorian mental health workforce. Their work is...

Other learning opportunities

Online

'Consumer participation' is a familiar phrase in mental health settings, incorporating several conceptual, ethical, political and practical challenges...

Online

Peer contributions to the field of mental health are made through direct support (both within and alongside traditional mental health services)...

Online

This topic explores existing and emerging peer worker roles in Australian mental health services and the international evidence base for peer work...

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