Human rights
Co-design
Consumer Leadership
Advocating for improved mental health services since 2015
Based in Victoria, I have been advocating for improved mental health and community services by promoting human rights, co-design and consumer leadership across all aspects of service planning, delivery and evaluation.
Working together with your service, I can provide supervision to individual consumer workers, training to groups and networks, as well as consulting across your service delivery and program of work.
Online Courses
Human Rights from the Top: Mental Health Leadership
Australia's premier course to embed human rights into the governance, design and operation of public mental health services.
Mental Health Law: A Practical Introduction
Learn the ins and outs of mental health law in Australia. This online course equips mental health professionals and community members to understand human rights, advocate for reform, and support mental health consumers navigating legal systems.
Areas of expertise
Consumer Leadership
Honouring the expertise of those with lived experience can greatly enhance service planning, delivery, and evaluation. However, successfully integrating this knowledge into existing or new structures requires careful reflection, specialised expertise, and critical thinking. Let's work together to harness this valuable perspective and improve our services.
Human Rights
All people should enjoy human rights equally, irrespective of background, beliefs or disability. Incorporating this principle into every aspect of your service can be challenging, particularly when addressing potential blind spots. That’s why a combination of human rights expertise, mental health knowledge, and familiarity with community service systems is vital for success.
Co-Design
Using design processes alongside people with lived experience enables you to reframe old questions, challenge assumptions and create new opportunities. It requires an understanding of design principles and the skills to democratise the decision-making processes.
Governance
Current governance, stewardship and regulation of mental health and other systems are not fit-for-purpose. I develop and draw on cutting edge approaches to governance, stewardship and regulation of mental health services to ensure that governments support the best outcomes for their electorates.
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