Human lives are complex. Siloed service systems with a heavy emphasis on the expertise of discrete disciplines can struggle to respond to the multiple and intersecting problems in people’s lives. Working in partnership provides a pathway through this struggle. But like any new way of working, people working in partnership need to be equipped with the skills, resources, knowledge and mindsets required to do that work effectively. It is in this context that Health Justice Australia has designed its Partnership Foundations Program. 

The Partnership Foundations Program supports services and practitioners interested in pursuing health justice partnership to build and apply the essential foundations for success. The program draws upon Health Justice Australia’s experience supporting the development and maintenance of complex partnerships, and dives deeper into the recommendations contained in the Building blocks for health justice partnership development resource, supporting practitioners to translate the evidence of effective partnering into practical, achievable partnership development strategies and processes that fit their own unique context and needs.   

The program consists of three, 3.5-hour online workshops over the following dates (your registration covers you for all three dates):

Session 1: 6 June 2022, 10am-1:30pm (AEST)
Session 2: 20 June 2022, 10am-1:30pm (AEST)
Session 3: 4 July 2022, 10am-1:30pm (AEST)

Between the workshops, attendees will apply what they’re learning through guided and practical exercises, and have access to Health Justice Australia’s partnership experts and peer participants for troubleshooting and support.

Upon registration you will be provided with a unique link to the program's online hub which contains a suite of resources to support your participation.

Attendees will also be added to the national network of health justice partnership practitioners.

To support the highly participatory nature of this program, places are limited to 10 attendees.

If you would like to receive information about future Partnership Foundations Program cohorts, please contact Lottie.Turner@healthjustice.org.au.

Meet the facilitators

As Partnerships Director, Lottie Turner is responsible for leading Health Justice Australia’s work to support effective practice across the health justice landscape, including through convening, brokering and mentoring health justice partnerships. A proud Kiwi, Social Worker and PBA Accredited Partnership Broker, Lottie has spent more than a decade using the principles and tools of partnership in the promotion of health equity and social justice. She has led and supported complex organisational change initiatives, including the design and implementation of human rights strategies and frameworks in community health.

As Associate Partnership & Collaboration, Laura Barnes supports the work of Health Justice Australia through the design and delivery of partnership-based workshops. She is experienced in supporting partnerships from start up through to maturity and has spent many years bringing people together to work collaboratively for change.  Using partnership brokerage tools and methods as well as participatory practice and principles, Laura’s experience spans both government and non-government organisations including delivering a range of policy and engagement projects as well as providing organisational and strategic leadership.  