Self-Advocacy and Consumer Representation Training |
The ACT Mental Health Consumer Network (the Network) is proud to facilitate the following training program for consumers. Self-Advocacy and Consumer Representation Training (SCR) SRC is about the individual exercising their personal skills so that the consumer voice is heard, listened to, and acted upon. This course supports you, the consumer, to identify how effective you can be as a self-advocate and be a voice for other consumers. Presented in two parts, SRC has been designed with consumers, for consumers. The first part of the course is Self-Advocacy training and the second is Consumer Representation. Our Self-Advocacy and Consumer Representation Training (SRC) gives participants the opportunity to discover, reflect and respond to issues of stigma and consumer participation in the ACT. Advocacy begins with the individual, and through skills-based training consumers are prepared with the tools to communicate effectively in a range of situations. Informed individuals then have the capacity to represent the consumer voice to the wider community where systemic change can happen. Mental health workers are encouraged to attend. The Network produced videos about the Self-Advocacy and Consumer Representation training and can be viewed via YouTube on the links below. Co-Facilitation Training The workshop consists of 4 training modules, as well as the opportunity for the workshop participants to put into practice the skills learned during the training by having a go in facilitating a range of activities. Module 1 – Why Peer Work? Module 2 – Group Facilitation Skills 1 (How We Learn and Introduction to Facilitation) Module 3 – Group Facilitation Skills 2 (Facilitation and Co-facilitation Skills) Module 4 – Self Care Do you want to learn more about the NDIS? Are you or someone you know unsure about transitioning to NDIS? This workshop will to provide you with the knowledge and ability about how a person with psychosocial disability can access/transition to the NDIS. By the end of this two-day workshop, the participants will : |
Last Updated on Monday, 19 February 2018 00:08 |