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Resources Multimedia Recovery films and video clips Experts by Experience 2011
Experts by Experience 2011 |
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In September 2011, SRN hosted a national conference on peer support - Experts by Experience. Around 200 delegates from around Scotland and beyond gathered at the Perth Concert Hall.
The event was intended for those interested in developing recovery focussed services, including mental health strategy leads and planners, service providers, people with personal experience, peer workers and those interested in providing training. It provided a platform for people across Scotland to come together to learn about the exciting developments in peer working happening around the country and to explore its development. Our keynote speaker was international peer support expert Shery Mead. In advance of the conference, Shery wrote a specially commissioned article for us: "Peer Support: what is it and what makes it different?" There were also contributions from SRN Director, Simon Bradstreet; Peer Support Worker, Mandy Scott; International Peer Trainer, Chris Hansen; and Hugh Masters from the Scottish Government. Many others speakers kindly contributed during the parallel workshop sessions. The film clips below include live displays of speakers' slideshows where used. All speaker presentations and conference materials are also available to download. Simon Bradstreet, Scottish Recovery Network Director, set the context of the Experts by Experience conference. International author, trainer and peer support expert Shery Mead talked about her personal experience. Mandy Scott, Mandy Scott, Peer Support Worker with NHS Lothian, shared her own personal reflections of being in a paid peer worker role. There were several parallel workshops held during the morning of the conference. The video below shows the workshop held in the main auditorium. "The uniqueness of peer support working" was chaired by Victoria Knight, NHS Lothian, this workshop presented the personal perspectives of what makes peer working unique from other roles in the mental health sector. The speakers are Belinda Jenkinson of NHS Greater Glasgow and Duncan Davidson and Brian McDougall of NHS Tayside. The afternoon workshop held in the main auditorium is shown in the video below. "Why Peer Support?" was chaired by Nigel Henderson, Chief Executive of Penumbra. It features presentations and a question and answer session. Simon Bradstreet, Scottish Recovery Network Director, sets out the evidence for Peer Support, while Susan Pollok of NHS Lothian talks about ‘How Lothian are supporting the Peer Worker Role’. The final video from the Experts by Experience conference features our guest speakers' 'future visions of peer support working' and a Q&A session. Lesley Smith, SRN Network Officer and conference Chair, introduces short presentations from Hugh Masters, the Scottish Government's Nursing Officer for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Nursing; Shery Mead, peer support expert; Chris Hansen, international peer support advocate, trainer and consultant; Mandy Scott, peer support worker at NHS Lothian; and, lastly, SRN Director Simon Bradstreet. Renowned photographer Becky Duncan took the following pictures - click on any thumbnail to start the slideshow. |
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