Co-develop: Working together for change
Helpful resources
Development strategy
- • Overview of the context and ongoing development of the Lived Experience workforce – Mental Health Peer Workforce Development Plan: http://www.mhcsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HWA-Mental-health-Peer-Workforce-Study.pdf
- • A variety of resources, reports and a workforce development strategy – Peer Workforce Development Strategy: https://mhct.org/what-we-do/workforce-development/
- • Lived Experience workforce needs assessment, policy direction and areas for ongoing development – 2018–2019 Mental Health Peer Support Workforce Needs Assessment: Report to NT Primary Health Network: https://www.ntmhc.org.au/wpcontent/uploads/2020/05/Needs-Assessment-Mental-Health-Peer-Support-Workforce.pdf
- • Historical context and operational framework for the Lived Experience workforce with useful examples – Peer Work Strategic Framework: https://waamh.org.au/assets/documents/projects/peer-work-strategic-framework-reportfinal-october-2014.pdf
- • Comprehensive resource to create accepting workplace culture and embed Lived Experience workers – A Toolkit forFacilitating Cultural Change: Contact: Chyrell Bellamy [email protected]
- • Recovery Oriented Language Guide: http://www.mhcc.org.au/ wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Recovery-Oriented-Language-Guide_2019ed_v1_20190809-Web.pdf
- • Co-produced resources both for Lived Experience workers and people accessing services – Peer Zone: www.peerzone.info
- • Brook RED is a Lived Experience-run organisation. Under ‘Our Policies’ are a suite of documents to help guide policy design for Lived Experience roles – Leadership Policies: https://www.brookred.org.au/leadership-policies
- • Peer workforce Orientation Information: http://peerworkhub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/NNSWLHD-Peer-Workforce-information-sheet.pdf
- • A Providers’ Handbook on Developing and Implementing Peer Roles: http://www.psresources.info/images/stories/A_Providers_Handbook_on_Developing__Implementing_Peer_Roles.pdf
Training, supervision and support
- • Internationally available training to build the leadership skills and capacity of the Lived Experience workforce – LET(s) Lead Academy: https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/prch/train_consult/academy/
- • Lived Experience Workforce Project (LEWP): Mental Health Peer Supervision Framework: https://www.mhcsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FINAL-LEWP-Peer-Supervision-Framework-111219.pdf
- • Resources for supervisors providing supervision to Lived Experience workers – Supervision Resources: https://www.inaops.org/supervision-resources
- • National Practice Guidelines for Peer Specialists and Supervisors: https://www.peersupportworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/National-Practice-Guidelines-for-Peer-Specialists-and-Supervisors.pdf
- • Enhancing the Peer Provider Workforce: Recruitment, Supervision and Retention: https://www.nasmhpd.org/content/enhancingpeer-provider-workforce-recruitment-supervision-and-retention
- • Supervision Guide for Mental Health and Addiction Kaiwhakahaere / Managers: https://www.tepou.co.nz/uploads/files/resources/supervision-guide-for-mental-health-andaddiction-kaiwhakahaere-managers.pdf
- • A Curriculum for Supervisors: Supporting and Learning from the Peer Workforce. Accessed on: https://transformation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/DMH-Supervisor-Training-Manual-FULL-July2016.pdf
- • Consumer Perspective Supervision: A Framework for Supporting the Consumer Workforce: https://cmhl.org.au/sites/default/files/resources-pdfs/FINAL%20CPS%20framework%2018.pdf
- • Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioural Health Services: https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/programs_campaigns/brss_tacs/core-competencies.pdf
- • Intentional Peer Support Core Competencies: Self-assessment Tool: https://www.intentionalpeersupport.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IPS-Core-Competencies-1-4-17.pdf
- • Comprehensive list of competencies required for Lived Experience workers – Peer Support Worker Competence Framework for Mental Health: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/sites/pals/files/psw_competence_framework_-_full_listing_of_the_competences_consultation_draft.pdf