Self-Advocacy and Consumer Representation Training Resources

On this page are the resources you can access and download to participate in the Self-Advocacy and Consumer Representation Training workshops.

Self-Advocacy
Consumer Representation
Self-Advocacy Participant Resources

Participant Workbook

Discomfort Agreement

Module 1: Introduction to Self-Advocacy

Handout: ACT Health Charter of Rights for people who experience mental health issues

Handout: Australian Charter of Healthcare Right

Handout: ACTMHCN Strategic Plan

Extra: Mental Health Statement of Rights and Responsibilities

Extra: National Standards for Mental Health Services

 

Module 2: Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence

Handout: Healthy Self-Esteem

Handout: Positive Qualities Record

Handout: VIA Classification of Character Strengths

Handout: A picture of me in a strong frame

Handout: A picture of me sample

Extra: Values Based Goals – Resilience

Extra: VIA Values – examples of activities

Module 3: Self-Determination and Self-Reliance

Handout: My Rights, My Decisions brochure

Handout: My Rights, My Deicisions summary

Handout: Mental Health Treatment Options Checklist

Handout: Why is Health Literacy important?

Handout: Mental Health Treatment Options checklist

Extra: Questions to ask your Doctor

Extra: Health Literacy National Statement

Extra: Health Literacy, Taking action to improve safety and quality

Extra: Take Action – Mental Health care complaints and feedback

Module 4: Self-Expression

Handout: How to recognise assertive behaviour

Handout: How to think more assertively

Handout: How to behave more assertively

Extra: Unhelpful Thinking Styles

Extra: Assertiveness

Module 5: Self-Development

Extra: Smart Goals and Intrinsic Motivation

Extra: Value Based Goals – Resilience

Consumer Representation Participant Resources

Participant Workbook

Discomfort agreement

Module 1: Introduction to Consumer Representation

Handout: A Framework for Action

Handout: Mental Health recovery in the ACT

Handout: Consumer and carer guide to recovery principles

Handout: Practitioner guide to recovery principles

Handout: ACTMHCN Strategic Plan

Extra: Changing perspectives on consumer involvement in Mental Health

Extra: Experts by Experience (extracts)

Extra: Employer’s guide to implementing a peer workforce

Module 2: Social Justice and Legislation

Handout: ACT Mental Health Charter of Rights

Handout: ACT Mental Health Charter of Rights – who can help me?

Handout: ACTCOSS factsheet – Social Justice

Handout: ACTCOSS Factsheet – Human Rights

Handout: A quick guide to Australian discrimination laws

Handout: Disability discrimination

Handout: Defining Human Rights

Handout: Plain language guide for the Mental Health Act 2015 (ACT)

Handout: Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights

Extra: 5th National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan

Extra: Overview of the articles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Extra: Human Rights Factsheets (collated)

Extra: Disability Discimination Act 1992 factsheet

Extra: You, Me, Everybody: Understanding social inclusion in the ACT and Autralia Report

Module 3: Introduction to Committees

Handout: Personal Advocacy Goals

Handout: Advocacy Fitness worksheet

Handout: MHJHADS Common Acronyms

Handout: Procedure for Endorsement of Divisional Policy Documents

Extra: Committee Inductions – what a consumer representative need to know?

Module 4: Consumer Representative Program

Handout: Questions to ask in meetings

Handout: Pledge of Confidentiality

Form: Consumer Representative Feedback

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