About the Lived and Living Experience Workforces Projects
CMHL is working together with 9 other agencies on a number of exciting projects funded by the Victorian Government, Department of Health. These projects are designed to support lived and living experience workforces (LLEWs) in mental health, alcohol and other drugs and harm reduction services. Collectively this work is called the Lived and Living Experience Workforce Development Program. You can read more about these and other Department funded LLEW initiatives here
CMHL is thrilled to be leading work on the following projects:
Training for non-LLEWs
- Introduction to consumer and family/carer perspective supervision - This project will develop and deliver training about Consumer and Family/carer Perspective Supervision for managers and team leaders who are not lived or living experience workers.
- Introductory training about lived and living experience work - This project will develop and deliver introductory training about lived and living experience workforces for people employed in mental health and alcohol and other drugs services who are not employed in lived and living experience roles.
Training for LLEWS
- Training to support LLEWs - this project will identify priority training topics for all lived and living experience workers and develop and deliver training for lived and living experience workers in mental health, alcohol and other drugs and harm reduction services.
- Introductory training for family/carer lived experience workers - This project will develop and deliver introductory training for mental health family/carer lived experience workers working in mental health services.
Training for organisations
- E-Learning modules to support organisational readiness - This project will identify priority topics and develop and deliver e-Learning modules to support organisational readiness to employ lived and living experience workers.
Sharing policies and resources to support LLEWs
- LLEW organisational policies and resources clearinghouse - This project will develop an online space for sharing resources and policies to support lived and living experience workers.
CMHL LLEW projects team:
- Alison Hall Consumer Educator
- Freya Rock Events Officer
- Jan Holt Family/Carer Educator
- Lorna Downes Projects Coordinator
- Mikhaila Dignam Clinical Educator
- Samarra Hyde Administrative Officer
Contact for more information: llews.projects@cmhl.org.au
Register your interest to contribute to Lived and Living Experience Workforce Projects!
Are you a consumer or family/carer lived or living experience worker employed in a mental health, dual diagnosis or drug and alcohol service?
Would you like to contribute to:
- Think Tanks (one-off collaborative meetings focused on projects ideas and development)
- Action Groups (regular meetings to achieve clear project objectives in scope)
- Feedback pathways (for example completion of surveys or interviews)
NB: Remuneration is available for LLEWs who are not attending in paid work time. This is determined by State Government Appointment and Remuneration Guidelines.
Contact for more information: llews.projects@cmhl.org.au
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