Have you experienced mental health challenges? Would you like to have a say in how mental health services are designed? Become a ‘lived experience’ representative and be paid to influence change!
Mental Health Lived Experience Tasmania (MHLET) is so excited to launch our Self-Empower Now (SEN) Training. This program is funded by the Australian Government and will be running over the next three years. This training provides a pathway to becoming a paid lived experience representative but is packed full of information and skills building tools for people with mental health challenges to learn along the way.
There are five stages to the training, you can complete one or all the stages. The training is free and we have dedicated resourcing for our team to travel to the North, North West and South to deliver the first two stages face to face. We also have capacity to come to your organisation and deliver the training if you can get a group together. I am particularly excited about Stage Two, which is all about self-advocacy and people will leave with their own quality printed spiral bound self-advocacy toolkit, a fantastic life resource!
Who is it for?
If you’re 18 or older and live in Tasmania, and you want to know more about your healthcare rights, how to advocate for yourself, and communicate effectively – this is for you! You could also have the chance to become a paid Lived Experience Representative if you feel that’s right for you. Earning a minimum of $40 per hour for each engagement.
How long will the course take?
Stages 1 + 2 are run over a 3-hour period which includes a lunch break.
Stages 3 – 5 are approximately one hour each stage.
Do I have to complete all stages?
No. This is completely voluntary, you can opt out at any stage. Just attending stage 1 will increase your skills and capacity to self-advocate.
FREE Training is available now
Register by emailing our team admin@mhlet.org.au or call us for a chat on (03) 6223 1952.