As rural mental health practitioners, there is a need to be a generalist and know a little bit about a lot of things. Sometimes however it can be helpful to collaborate with other professionals in the care of our consumers.
Through this series join Dr Dayle Raftery, clinical psychologist and research associate at The Peregrine Centre, as she talks to eight different practitioners working in mental health across rural NSW. In this episode, Dayle is joined by Spencer McGill, a peer worker based in the Murrumbidgee region. Spencer shares his passion about peer work, and discusses how to work best with peer workers in the care of people experiencing mental health difficulties.
Resources
Spencer described the the National Mental Health Commission’s Lived Experience Workforce Guideline as a “a really good read.”
Lived Experience Australia is a national peak body for lived experience advocacy.
New South Wales Mental Health Commission’s Peer Work Hub is full of resources to guide employers in successfully and meaningfully including peer workers within the organization.
If you want to hear more about peer work, you can also check out past Peregrine podcast episode Getting Started with Peer Work
