Employing Peer Workers - Factors for

success Dr Louise Byrne

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State, national, international

District, state, national, international

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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