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Employing Peer Workers - Factors for
success Dr Louise Byrne
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No. of Participants Per State
State, national, international
District, state, national, international
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District, state
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SCOPE OR FOCUS OF ROLE
Poor Recovery uptakeRecovery DenialAttitudes inherent in the previous paradigm
Stigma/discrimination Lack of collaboration – professional defensiveness
Barriers to LEP in the workplace
Planning and presentation
Start at the top
Filters down
Whole of workplace approach
Factors for Success
A lot of the time consumer participation has been conceptualised in a way that’s quite tokenistic… there’s a sense that any consumer will do, let’s just pop someone on and they can represent consumers with no sense of them being embedded in any historical consumer movement or any of the brilliant thinking that’s going on…
Employ the right person for the right job
Factors for Success
Reasonable accommodations
Discussion encouraged
Uniqueness is preserved
Ongoing commitment
Factors for Success
Improve Recovery uptake
LEP take leadership role in
ongoing Recovery education
and implementation
Create more Senior Positions
Factors for Success