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  • Author : Daisydreamer
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26 Sep 2022 02:55 AM
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Hi there SANE Community, 

 

Today, I am excited to open the SANE consultation for a newly funded program to support people who have been unemployed or under-employed to explore peer support as a pathway to employment. 

 

This is the start of a week long discussion and we want to hear from you 🙂 

 

How will it work?

Every day, I will post a question or two here, and you can submit your answers by replying to the post. If you like someone else's comment, feel free to "support it" or comment to build on it. There are no right or wrong answers, and we want to know what is important to you. 

 

Check back in each week day for a new question, and to hear from your fellow community members. If you know someone who might be interested to get involved, feel free to tag other members.

 

What are we consulting on?

We recently completed a consultation with Community Guides to co-design areas of the program. From our conversations so far, and our experience implementing peer support programs, we are hearing that supporting the transition to employment in peer work includes a few important activities such as training, support from a Peer Mentor, debriefing and supervision, and the opportunity to practice peer support and apply the skills. 

 

Building on feedback from Community Guides, this week we will ask the SANE Community questions about:

1. Training 

2. Peer Mentoring

3. Pathways to Peer Work, training, volunteering and other employment avenues

4. A new name for the program!

 

You are also welcome to ask any questions or make suggestions! We are still in the co-design phase, so we will do our best to answer your questions and incorporate your ideas.

 

How will we incorporate your feedback?

SANE is currently in a co-design process working with SANE service users, volunteers, staff, and external organisations to design and implement this program. Our goal is to incorporate your feedback into the program design, and to implement this program with EOIs open in January 2023. 

 

If you are interested in this program, and live in Darwin (NT), Hobart (TAS) or Wide Bay (QLD) PHNs, please feel free to express your interest via email at livedexperience@sane.org - we will reach out when EOIs officially open in January! If you live outside these areas, but are interested in future, please feel free to send us an email and we can let you know if there are upcoming opportunities in your state.

 

 

Let's get started!

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