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VMIAC Bldg 1, 22 Aintree Street, Brunswick East 3057
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DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC E-Bulletin VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience of mental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
In this Edition:
1. Mental Health Recovery and Life Improvement course including WRAP:
2. National Disability Insurance Scheme Update 43:
3. PHAMS Peer Support Worker Position:
4. Craze Lateral Solutions:
5. Launch of Victorian Discrimination Law Resource:
6. The Open Dialogue Approach:
7. Information from the Community Sector:
8. North East Victoria Innovative Learning Training and Professional Development Centre
(NEVIL):
9. Training Opportunity ‘CAG Summit’:
10. TheMHS Consumer Day 2013:
11. Victoria Legal Aid Newsletter:
12. Consumer Consultant Position Eastern Health:
13. 2013 Rob McNamara Exhibition:
14. Coming Up: Schizophrenia Week Jam !!:
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VMIAC Bldg 1, 22 Aintree Street, Brunswick East 3057
Tel: 03 3980 3900 Fax: 03 9388 1445 E-mail: [email protected] www.vmiac.org.au
DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
1/ Mental Health Recovery and Life Improvement course including WRAP :
Mental Health Recovery and Life Improvement course, including WRAP (Wellness Recovery
Action Plan) Seminar 1 (as was presented by Bianca Holgate at VMIAC last year!)
8 week discussion-based course, facilitated by Katrina Breen and Natasha Wiggetts (both are
qualified WRAP facilitators).
Please note that WRAP is NOT "just relapse prevention": it suits anyone, with or without a mental
illness, who is looking to make any change of any kind, e.g. any change in habits, or adjusting to
life changes e.g. moving house or starting new job or studies. The course teaches participants to
develop their own programme according to their individual needs, strengths and goals.
Examples of uses for a WRAP plan:
Getting a job
Changing jobs
Increasing your work hours
Taking on more responsibilities
Getting more education or training
Leaving Supported Housing
Moving
Beginning or Leaving a Relationship
Working on Relationship Issues
Having a Child
Chronic or Acute Illness
Addictions
Stress/Job Burnout
Breaking Bad Habits
Losing Weight
Trying Out New Interests
Caring for Ill or Elderly Family Member
VMIAC Bldg 1, 22 Aintree Street, Brunswick East 3057
Tel: 03 3980 3900 Fax: 03 9388 1445 E-mail: [email protected] www.vmiac.org.au
DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
Topics in the course include:
Empowerment and Responsibility
The Importance of Education
Developing a Wellness Recovery Action Plan
Taking Preventative Action Early
Diet, Light and Exercise
Changing Negative Thoughts to Positive Ones
Preventing and Avoiding Suicide
Taking Responsibility for Wellness
Stress Reduction and Relaxation Methods
Building Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence
Developing and Keeping Support Systems, and Peer Listening
The course will be held near Balwyn. We will be starting the programme on either 23rd or 30th
May (exact date to be confirmed) on Thursdays early evening, and will run through to mid-July.
At this stage the timing of the sessions is likely to be from 6 until 7:45 PM (Exact time will
depend on the availability of interested participants.)
Cost for the whole course will be between $80 and $120 total per person, covering 8 or 9 weeks
(depending on how soon we are able to start), i.e. between $9 and $15 per person. Includes
workbook. (Exact cost of the course to be confirmed.)
This programme also serves as a prerequisite for anyone wanting to later attend facilitator training
(seminar 2) for delivering the programme.
Limited places available.
Further information is available on request. Please also feel free to spread the word. WRAP can be
attended (and delivered) by people with or without a mental illness. This course will include
participants from the "general public".
Katrina Breen 0414 779 604 (Please keep trying if you don't hear back from me, since voicemail
messages don't always get through!)
N.B. for those of you who contacted me regarding forming a group to apply for funding for Peer
Support training: I haven't forgotten you, and will try to get around to contacting you all soon!
Perhaps the first step should be an online forum for discussion. If we are successful in getting
funding, we might be able to subsidise the fees for some people to attend WRAP facilitator
training next time it is offered in Melbourne!
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Tel: 03 3980 3900 Fax: 03 9388 1445 E-mail: [email protected] www.vmiac.org.au
DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
2/ National Disability Insurance Scheme Update 43:
Dear Friends,
Welcome, Queensland!
DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, will roll out – in full – across
Queensland by July 2019.
Today’s historic agreement with the Queensland Government will see DisabilityCare Australia
become a reality for around 97,000 Queenslanders with disability.
We have now secured full agreements with most state and territory governments meaning almost
90 per cent of Australians will be covered by DisabilityCare Australia.
People with disability will have choice and control over the supports they receive, and their
families and carers can be sure they’ll get a helping hand.
All Queenslanders will have the peace of mind that in the event of significant and permanent
disability, or if they have a child with disability, that leaves them needing daily care and support,
they’ll get the care and support they need.
To cover all people in Queensland, in 2019-20 the Queensland Government will provide $2.03
billion and the Australian Government will contribute around $2.14 billion to the scheme for
Queenslanders.
Today’s agreement builds on those with the governments of New South Wales, Victoria, South
Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory and the agreement to launch the scheme
in the Barkly region of the Northern Territory.
The countdown to launch in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania is on –
it’s just over seven weeks away. Stay tuned to progress towards launch by checking in on the
website – www.ndis.gov.au – and we’ll continue to keep you updated through NDIS Updates.
Jenny Macklin & Amanda Rishworth
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DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
3/ PHAMS Peer Support Worker Position:
Wise Employment have placed an advertisement on SEEK for a PHaMs Peer Support Worker.
This one full time position or two part time positions will be based at Cranbourne and/or
Pakenham.
http://www.seek.com.au/Job/peer-support-worker-cranbourne-pakenham-full-time-part-
time/in/melbourne-bayside-south-eastern-suburbs/24474624
Regards,
Chris
Chris Browning
Program Manager - Personal Helpers & Mentors Program (PHaMs) | Cranbourne
7-9 Bakewell St, Cranbourne, Victoria 3977, Australia
Ph: 0418 496 577. F: +61 03 5995 9755 |
E: [email protected] | W: WISE Employment - Community
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VMIAC Bldg 1, 22 Aintree Street, Brunswick East 3057
Tel: 03 3980 3900 Fax: 03 9388 1445 E-mail: [email protected] www.vmiac.org.au
DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
4/ Craze Lateral Solutions:
2nd Opportunity to participate in a project forwarded on behalf of Craze Lateral Solutions
I am pleased to advise that the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
(ASQC) has engaged my company to prepare a scoping report about recognising and responding
to deterioration in a person’s mental state in acute health facilities. Joining me in this project are:
Douglas Holmes, a consultant with lived experience of mental illness
Eileen McDonald, a mental health carer/family consultant
Private Mental Health Alliance represented by Phillip Taylor and Allen Morris-Yates
St Vincents Hospital’s Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health Program (Sydney), represented
by Dr Peter McGeorge, Steve Bernardi and Douglas Holmes
Report’s Purpose: The report’s purpose is to inform the Commission about: what is known about
this topic; gaps that could be addressed by the Commission; and whether and how the
Commission’s existing framework for recognising and responding to physiological deterioration
could be applied to deterioration in a person’s mental condition.
http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/recognition-and-response-to-clinical-
deterioration/the-national-consensus-statement/
More information about the ASQC’s work in mental health can be found
at: http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/mental-health/
Project Scope: The Project’s scope, while recognising that a significant proportion of care for
people mental illness is delivered in the community, focuses on people whilst they are being
treated in an acute setting, including public and private general and specialist mental health
hospitals. The review’s scope includes:
Patients treated in the emergency department, those admitted voluntarily, and involuntary
admissions
All patients, not only those with a mental health admission or in a mental health inpatient
facility, but also those whose mental state deteriorates whilst they are in a medical or
surgical setting in a general hospital.
VMIAC Bldg 1, 22 Aintree Street, Brunswick East 3057
Tel: 03 3980 3900 Fax: 03 9388 1445 E-mail: [email protected] www.vmiac.org.au
DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
The Scoping Review is to focus on key adverse outcomes associated with deterioration in a
patient’s mental state including those of:
Suicide
Self-harm
Aggression to other patients, visitors and staff
Self-discharge from acute facilities
The need for involuntary admission and/or readmission, seclusion and restraint.
Key Questions: The main questions for the Scoping Review are:
1. How is deterioration in a patient’s mental state currently defined and assessed?
2. What are the factors, either individual or systemic, that lead to adverse outcomes
associated with this deterioration?
3. How often are there adverse outcomes associated with deterioration in a patient’s mental
state? Where are these outcomes currently reported? Are they publicly reported?
4. What kind of strategies, tools, frameworks, guidelines and approaches are in place to
support early recognition of deterioration in mental state for patients in acute care
facilities?
5. What kind of strategies, tools, frameworks, guidelines and approaches are in place to
manage the potential for adverse outcomes associated with deterioration in a patient’s
mental state?
6. How are these strategies evaluated? How successful have these strategies been?
7. What are the gaps that need to be addressed to reduce the risk of adverse outcomes
associated with deterioration in a patient’s mental state?
8. To what extent can the framework developed by the Commission regarding recognising
and responding to physiological deterioration be applied to deterioration in a patient’s
mental state?
9. What actions may be needed for the Commission to contribute to improvements in this
area?
The team is to report by 30 June 2013. Your response to these questions is warmly invited by 31
May.https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J6ZKKRN
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Tel: 03 3980 3900 Fax: 03 9388 1445 E-mail: [email protected] www.vmiac.org.au
DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
More information about the Scoping Review’s methodology can be found at
www.crazelateralsolutions.com
For further information or to discuss your interest in the project please contact Leanne:
E: [email protected] M: 0408 869 051 T: 02 4625 7777
This is a invitation from Craze Lateral Solutions to participate in a survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J6ZKKRN
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Tel: 03 3980 3900 Fax: 03 9388 1445 E-mail: [email protected] www.vmiac.org.au
DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
5/ LAUNCH OF VICTORIAN DISCRIMINATION LAW RESOURCE:
Launch of Victorian Discrimination Law resource
This year is the 35th anniversary of anti-discrimination legislation in Victoria and to mark the
event, the Commission has released Victorian Discrimination Law, a new handbook and online
resource developed to provide a guide to equal opportunity case law in Victoria.
Acting Commissioner Karen Toohey said that Victoria’s equal opportunity legislation has been
amended over the years to keep pace with our evolving society and to extend its protections to
ensure the most vulnerable and marginalised members of our communities are able to live free
from discrimination.
Discrimination case law provides us with valuable guidance and insight into the application and
interpretation of the law and we hope this resource helps build a deeper appreciation and
understanding.
To ensure it is accessible and easily available this resource is available online and will be updated
regularly to reflect developments in the law.
To view or download this resource visit humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/VDL
Read more about the history of equal opportunity legislation>
Visit a timeline of equal opportunity legislation>
Discrimination rife in workplaces
New research showing nearly 1 million Australians feel they have been discriminated against in
their workplace sometime in the last two years suggests many employers are failing to meet their
equal opportunity obligations and would benefit from our training and consultancy programs.
Acting Commissioner Karen Toohey said the report, Perceived job discrimination in Australia by
the University of Melbourne, showed more than 850,000 workers felt discriminated against
because of their gender, age, ethnicity, religion or parenting responsibilities and meant many
Victorian employers were at risk of being found liable if their employees lodged complaints.
Our in-house workshops and tailored training service will help you and your staff understand what
positive duty means for your organisation and suggest practical strategies to help you reduce risk.
Visit humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/training to find out more about the Commission's
training options, or email [email protected] for more information.
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DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
6/ THE OPEN DIALOGUE APPROACH:
An Introduction to the Open Dialogue Approach
- with Jaana Satu Castella
Jaana Satu Castella is a mental health nurse leading an organisational development project to
embed recovery approaches in a large psychiatric service near Copenhagen, Denmark.
Originally from Finland, Jaana is also an expert in the Open Dialogue approach and is visiting
Melbourne during May 2013.
The Centre for Psychiatric Nursing is proud to host a 2 hour workshop on the Open Dialogue
approach, presented by Jaana.
What is Open Dialogue?
Open Dialogue is a form of community treatment originating in western Lapland, Finland.
Open Dialogue aims to promote a therapeutic process that mobilises the family/network’s own
psychological resources, aiming to treat people with psychotic symptoms in their own home and
relying on the involvement of a consistent team throughout contact. All staff are given on the job
training, becoming qualified psychotherapists. Treatment meetings use dialogue to find new
words and shared language for experiences.
The approach has achieved dramatic success helping people through extreme states, while relying
much less on medication and hospitalisation.
Thursday 16th May 2013
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Room 419 – 4th Floor, 234 Queensberry St CARLTON
Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
Free Event: Limited Places Available - RSVP: 13th May 2013
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DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
7/ Information from the Community Sector:
Social Enterprise Awards finalists chosen
The Social Enterprise Awards finalists have been chosen. The Awards celebrate and increase
awareness of the nearly 20,000 social enterprises operating in Australia. The finalists have been
chosen for five awards; four for social enterprises and one for the businesses that support them.
The Awards presentation will occur on May 28.
National Volunteer Week 13-19 May
National Volunteer Week is an annual celebration of the role and value of volunteers. So how do
we say 'thank you' to recognise the contribution of Australia’s six million volunteers?!
Volunteering Victoria has established a Thank You Petition. Leaders of all volunteer-involving
organisations are encouraged to sign on and publicly acknowledge their volunteers and send a
strong message to all volunteers that their contributions are valued. To sign the petition,
Volunteering Australia is asking you to visit their Facebook and Twitter pages from 13 - 19 May
and post your own messages of thanks. These can be in the form of pictures, videos and stories
Forum Event- Youth volunteers: A waste of time or a new paradigm? Join a thought-provoking discussion of the challenges for young people who want to volunteer
and the organisations that want to engage them in volunteering. Join an audience in a Q and A
style discussion that promises to send you away with food for thought – and some practical ideas
to implement back at the office.
When: 9:30am-11:30am Wednesday 22 May
Where: Create Room, NAB Academy 800 Bourke Street Docklands
Cost: free to $25
Information and bookings for Forum Event- Youth volunteers
National Disability Services State Conference
National Disability Services is the Australian peak body for non-government disability services.
The disability sector is going through a dynamic period of change driven by the impending launch
of DisabilityCare Australia (NDIS). To help prepare and assist providers manage this challenge
this conference will have a high calibre range of speakers including political leaders at a State and
Federal level, leaders from corporate Australia, experts in disability policy and practice and
leading disability advocates who will all be presenting on topics relevant to Boards and staff.
When: Thursday 13 and Friday 14 June
Where: Pullman 65 Queens Road Albert Park
Cost: $270-$630
Information and bookings for the National Disability Services State Conference
Newman’s Own Foundation grants
Newman’s Own Foundation is a private, US-based independent foundation. The Foundation is
providing individual grants of up to $75,000 to eligible Australian charities for projects that focus
on the following two priority areas:
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DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
Children with Life-Limiting Conditions – projects that enhance the quality of life for children
with life-limiting medical conditions, and/or for whom the experience of childhood has been
disrupted by circumstances beyond their control
Empowerment - projects that empower people to overcome extraordinary adverse circumstances,
and/or provide equal access to human rights and contribute to the development of a civil society.
Information and expression of interest forms for Newman’s Own Foundation grants
Applications close: 5pm on Friday 24 May 2013
Space for rent for youth service providers
The Youth Junction in Sunshine has been extended and can provide additional space for service
providers for young people aged between 12-25 years. Expressions of interest (EOI) are invited
from youth service providers who specialise in employment, education, health and recreation.
There are a number of areas of varying size for uptake in June 2013.
Please email [email protected] for further details and an EOI form.
'Filling a Funding Gap' - workshop in Ballarat
Ownership of assets means community organisations can build financial independence, leverage
greater community benefits, and develop capacity to build a sustainable long-term future, meeting
a gap in reducing overall dependence on external sources of income. Come and join Foresters for
an educational workshop centred on the value of community asset building.
When: Wednesday 22 May 2013 8:45am registration, 9:00am-12.00pm
Where: G-Place Address 102 English Street, Golden Point, Ballarat
Cost: Free, bookings essential as places are limited. Tea, coffee and morning tea provided.
Information and bookings email [email protected] quoting CAB 22.05.2013 with your
name(s), organisation and contact number.
'Not for Profit People Conference' 27-28 August 2013
The Not-For-Profit People conference with keynote speakers and sessions for each of the five
conference themes: Recruitment, Managing People Well, HR & Organisational Strategy,
Leadership & Training and Health & Wellbeing.
When: 27-28 August 2013
Where: Jasper Hotel Melbourne
Cost: $299-$649
Bookings and information for the Not-For-Profit People conference
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Tel: 03 3980 3900 Fax: 03 9388 1445 E-mail: [email protected] www.vmiac.org.au
DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
8/ North East Victoria Innovative Learning Training and Professional Development Centre
(NEVIL):
NORTH EAST VICTORIA INNOVATIVE LEARNING, TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (NEVIL)
(Incorporating Austin Health, Eastern Health, Forensicare, Goulburn Valley Health, North East
Health Wangaratta and St Vincent’s Health)
invites you to a
Carer and Consumer Consultants
Mental Health Training Needs Analysis Workshop
Date: Monday 22nd
July, 2013
Time: 9.30 am to 3.30 pm
Location: Seymour Aquatic Centre
Pollard Street
Seymour
Content: We want to find out what knowledge and skills you have and those you want to
have to undertake your roles as Carer and Consumer Consultants. Consumer and
Carer Consultants who come to the day will have an opportunity to work
within their own groups to decide what training is required to maximise their skills
in working with other consumers or carers within their workplaces. It will also
provide an opportunity for consumers and carers to network with other consumers
and carers across the NEVIL Cluster.
Suitable for: All Consumer and Carer Consultants in the Northern and Eastern regions (covered
by NEVIL)
Cost: Free
Provided: Morning tea and lunch
To register: Click on the below link and register
http://www.nevil.org.au/calendar?func=viewEvent&wid=80&eid=1206
NEVIL, C/ St Vincent’s Mental Health Service, PO Box 2900 Fitzroy 3065
Phone: 03) 92882194 Mobile 0400 863 976 email: Lina [email protected]
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Tel: 03 3980 3900 Fax: 03 9388 1445 E-mail: [email protected] www.vmiac.org.au
DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
9/ TRAINING OPPORTUNITY ‘CAG SUMMIT’:
***TRAINING OPPORTUNITY***
Consumer Advisory Group (CAG) Summit
Workshop Details
Put this Date in your Diary Date: 18
th November
Workshop Time: 9am – 4pm
Venue: Poplar Learning Centre, Parkville, Melbourne
Facilitators: Cath Roper, Consumer Academic
and Wanda Bennetts, Consumer Consultant
Workshop Outline: Members of Consumer Advisory Groups (CAGs) are an important aspect of
the consumer workforce in mental health. They support the work and thinking of organisations
from a consumer perspective. As well as this, they support the work of consumer consultants and
other consumer workers and have the potential to drive some exciting initiatives.
However, CAG’s are not frequently given opportunities for professional development and support
and can often work in isolation from other CAGs and within their own organisations. The WETS
cluster has recognised this and is committed to providing CAGs with opportunities to grow and
develop. As identified at the consumer workforce training day in February, this CAG summit is
being organised to provide an opportunity for CAGs and organisations to identify and further
explore issues relevant to this workforce in order to strengthen and value the contributions CAGs
can make.
Audience: Anyone involved in working with Consumers.
Please fax registrations to Western Cluster Administration
(03) 8387 2720 or via email [email protected]
Registrations close 21st Oct 13
Registration forms can be downloaded from our website: www.nwmh.mh.org.au/westerncluster
General enquires can be made to the Western Cluster email address noted above
or by 8387 273
The Western Education & Training Cluster is a DHS-funded initiative
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Tel: 03 3980 3900 Fax: 03 9388 1445 E-mail: [email protected] www.vmiac.org.au
DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
10/ TheMHS Consumer Day 2013:
TheMHS CONSUMER DAY 2013
INVITATION TO SUBMIT
The 23rd
annual TheMHS conference will be held in Melbourne on 21st-23
rd August 2013, with
the pre-conference Consumer Day forum scheduled for 20th
August.
The Melbourne Consumer Day Forum Organising Committee (CDFOC) has been working hard to
provide a day that is inclusive, informative and provides a showcase for the range of work being
undertaken by consumers across Australia and New Zealand.
We aim to create a Powerpoint presentation for viewing during the day that demonstrates the
breadth of consumer work going on across our two countries.
We extend an invitation to all consumers engaged in consumer-driven initiatives to submit
material for inclusion in the presentation.
Specifically, we would like you to submit 3 Powerpoint slides highlighting your
service/initiative/work, with the following structure:
One slide providing details of the name of your project, its geographic location and contact
details;
One slide that includes a photograph or other colourful graphic presentation relevant to the
project;
One slide with some basic information about your project or some aspect of it (using a font
size no smaller than 20).
The Powerpoint slides can be emailed to the CDFOC via [email protected], and must be
received by Friday, 28th
June for inclusion in the presentation.*
*Please note: While we hope for strong consumer representation at the forum, attendance is not
required for submissions to be included in the presentation.
For more information please contact Cath Roper on 03 8344 9455 or [email protected] or
Liz Carr on 03 9380 3900 or [email protected].
*The CDFOC reserves the right to edit and/or exclude slides if it considers that the material
presented is not appropriate to the purpose. In such a circumstance the submitting
individual/organisation will be contacted and an effort made to negotiate an outcome acceptable to
both parties.
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DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
11/ Victoria Legal Aid Newsletter:
The following is a link to the latest Victoria Legal Aid Newsletter:
http://us5.campaign-
archive2.com/?u=fc9379734b7d80ad2318154fd&id=31fdc0aac9&e=e9a18566fc
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12/ Consumer Consultant Position Eastern Health:
The following is a link to a consumer consultant position at Eastern Health:
http://easternhealth.mercury.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?id=12800
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13/ 2013 Rob McNamara Exhibition:
Field invites established and emerging artists of all mediums to explore the theme
‘righting/writing the direction’ and to submit artworks for possible inclusion in the 2013 Rob
McNamara Exhibition.
The 2013 Rob McNamara Exhibition will run from 9 - 21 August at Collingwood Gallery on
Smith Street in Collingwood, Victoria.
Entries close at 5pm on Friday, 28 June 2013.
Click on the link provided for an entry form and conditions, plus additional resources about
addressing the theme.
Contact Name: Steph Tout
Contact Phone: 0399820100
Contact Email: [email protected]
Website: field's 2013 Rob McNamara Exhibition
Attached file 1: 2013 Rob McNamara Exhibition Entry Form
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DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
14/ Coming Up Schizophrenia Week Jam !!:
Get your dose of the good stuff at 303 Bar, Northcote and leave your worries behind
Schizophrenia awareness week 2013
Symptoms of the Schizy Week Jam include;
Schizy friendly Melb bands, speakers with a nod to the Divine Comedy, roving artistry, story telling songwriters from the Music Network 4 mental health, visiting dogs Uli and Nelson from Patient Pals
Heidi Everett & Hotel Echo ~ Sandy Jeffs ~ Dan Flynn (Major Chord) ~ Rose Turtle Ertler ~ Eddie Ink ~ The Hannafords ~ Greenhatch Effect ~ Beth Wilson (ex health commissioner) "Lawfully Funny" plus storyteller songwriters from the Music Network 4 mental health and more
Live Skype to the UK to yarn about mental health
Big All-in chorus to 'One Love' by Bob Marley with a 2D virtual global band
Pin your hopes to the Wall of Hope
All ages and delusions welcome :)
Schizy Week Jam - by schizy's, for schizy's, and everyone else who cares to love life
Saturday 18 May 2013
2pm - 5pm
303 Bar
303 High St, Northcote
Donation Entry
Contact: [email protected]
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DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
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DATE:10/May/2013 VOLUME: 2 ISSUE:83
VMIAC is an organization for people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC is run by people who have had mental or emotional health problems.
VMIAC believes that people with personal experience omental health problems have a valuable role to play in the developments of mental health services.
VMIAC is committed to active consumer participation at all levels of the mental health system.
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