Speak Up Courses
The Speak up program includes introductory courses and workshops for people with mental health issues to gain purposeful and safe education, while building individual capacity and confidence for achieving further education and employment opportunities.
Click on the course you are interested in to book a day and time.
You must complete session 1 before you can do session 2.
Introduction to Zoom as a Learning Platform
- Explore how to use and utilise Zoom for online classes and education.
- Engage in interactive learning
- Build confidence with online learning
- Date: Wednesday 6th April 2022; Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Introduction to Peer Work Session 1
- Understand the history of Peer Work
- Discover the many different roles of a Peer worker
- Explore options for you
- Date: Friday 25th March 2022; Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Defining Frames of Mental Health Recovery Session 1
- Deep dive and explore the meaning of Recovery
- Get involved and discuss individual views on Recovery
- Explore diverse world views on Recovery
- Investigate different Recovery approaches and language
- Date: Thursday 24th March 2022; Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sharing your Lived Experience
- Defining lived experience
- Identify skills and expectations
- Recognising boundaries
- Compare & contrast impacts
- Manage wellbeing
- Date: Thursday 17th February 2002: Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm
- Date: Thursday 10th March 2022; Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm
Introduction to Peer Work Session 2
- Uniqueness and differentiation of peer worker roles
- Knowledge and understanding before entering the Peer Workforce
- Where to now-exploring different opportunities
- You must complete session 1 before you can do session 2.
- Date: Friday 21st January 2022; Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Date: Friday 1st April 2022; Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Defining Frames of Mental Health Recovery Session 2
- Develop skills in reflecting critically and compassionately on our own, and others’, frames of recovery
- Drawing on diverse understandings of recovery to strengthen Peer work and our own recovery journeys
- You must complete session 1 before you can do session 2.
- Date: Thursday 31st March 2022; Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Understanding Stigma & Discrimination
- Gain an understanding of stigma & discrimination
- Identify the different types of stigmas
- Explore why stigma exists
- Understanding the impacts of stigma & discrimination
- Be empowered to challenge and 'rise above'
- Date: Wednesday 23rd March 2022; Time: 11:00am - 1:30pm
Understanding the Importance of Communicating Effectively
- Explore Why, What & How we communicate
- Understand & Identify Body Language - Non-Verbal communication
- Explore what Active Listening is
- Identify Challenges & Barriers to communicating effectively
- Date: Thursday 24th February 2022; Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Date: Friday 8th April 2022; Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Introduction to Advocacy
- Explore the meaning of Advocacy
- Understand the principles of Advocacy
- Identify and discuss key Advocacy skills in the Mental Health space
- Discuss the many benifts of being an Advocate for self and others
- Date: Tuesday 8th February 2022; Time: 1:00pm - 3:30pm
- Date: Friday 25th February 2022; Time: 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Introduction to Committee Work
- Explore & Understand the Structure, Functions & Processes involved in Committee Work
- Explore the Roles & Responsibilities of all Committee Members
- Gain knowledge & skills in the Documents used in Committee Meetings
- Date: Wednesday 9th February 2022; Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Date: Tuesday 15th February 2022; Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Date: Tuesday 29th March 2022; Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Understanding the
Principles of Co-Design
- Explore Co-Design - purpose & principles
- Understand the importance of Co-Design
- Understand the process of Co-Design
- Date: Tuesday 22nd February 2022; Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
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