Week 8 Collaboration by Workplace Practice

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MHPW_Workplace_Practice — 2023-11-10 02:56:44 UTC

Welcome to our class Padlet!

Individually or in small, site-based groups, use this space to come up with ideas for how to promote self-advocacy with consumers in your workplace.

Use the purple + sign in the bottom right-hand corner for each new idea. You can add images, links, colour-code and more! Once you're done, click on 'Publish'.

If you think another idea is a good one, rate it with a star on the bottom left.

If you have a suggestion for how a resource could be adapted to peer work practice, add a comment using the speech bubble on the bottom right.

NDIS self-advocacy resource

MHPW_Workplace_Practice — 2023-11-13 00:11:42 UTC

Here's an example of a self-advocacy resource developed by Independent Mental Health Advocacy in Victoria. It's designed for people who are participating (or trying to access) the NDIS on the basis of psychosocial disability to speak up for themselves with the NDIA or their NDIS providers. How could you adapt or use this in your workplace? Add a comment below.

Socio-political self-advocacy resource

MHPW_Workplace_Practice — 2023-11-13 00:22:53 UTC

Here's an example of a self-advocacy resource developed by the Icarus Project (now known as the Fireweed Collective) in the USA. It's designed for people with a lived experience of mental distress to identify the role of oppression, establish collective care and join the movement for freedom. How could you use or adapt this in your workplace? Add a comment below.

Video about self-advocacy strategies for people with a lived experience of mental distress

MHPW_Workplace_Practice — 2023-11-13 01:21:14 UTC

Equip for Equality in the USA produced this video which clearly outlines strategies for self-advocacy. How could you use or adapt this in your workplace? Add a comment below.

Flowchart for solving self-advocacy problems

MHPW_Workplace_Practice — 2023-11-13 01:25:45 UTC

This problem-solving flowchart is part of Canberra-based Advocacy for Inclusion's Self-Advocacy Kit, available online at https://www.advocacyforinclusion.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Self-Advocacy-Kit-Updated-Book-4-website-final.pdf. How could you use or adapt this in your workplace? Add a comment below.

Statement of Rights & Responsibilities

MHPW_Workplace_Practice — 2023-11-13 06:57:12 UTC

New Horizons have made information about the rights & responsibilities of people accessing their services into this Easy Read document. How could you adapt this in your workplace? Add a comment below.

First Nations NDIS self-advocacy

MHPW_Workplace_Practice — 2023-11-15 09:44:25 UTC

The First Nations Disability Network produced this video about their 'Our Way Planning' Book. They also have heaps of self-advocacy resources on their website. The video is also part of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander hub of Reimagine Today, a co-designed website for people with a lived experience of mental distress seeking information about joining the NDIS on the basis of psychosocial disability. How could you adapt or use this in your workplace? Add a comment below.

Your rights

MHPW_Workplace_Practice — 2023-11-15 09:53:00 UTC

TransHub has collated resources for transgender & gender diverse folks to better understand their rights at state and federal levels. How could you use or adapt this in your workplace? Add a comment below.