[WORKSHOP HALF-DAY]: Foundations of Lived Experience - Governance Basics

About the workshop:

Lived experience continues to gain momentum as organisations and community are becoming more included to listen, learn from and walk alongside different communities. Getting involved can be empowering whether it’s in the realm of advocacy, participating in co-design, sittings on boards or grassroots activism in community. This half-day workshop will provide you with an introduction to using lived experience to contribute towards governance in varying capacities. 

Who this workshop is for:

This workshop is for anyone that identified as having lived experience of mental health issues and/or distress, social issues and injustice and wants to influence change in mental health, social services, or disability sectors. The content is introductory, and created for people who are new to using or wanting to use their lived experience in governance spaces such as steering groups, boards or other strategic governance spaces. 

Themes covered:

• Introduction to governance and terminology.
• Legal responsibilities of board members.
• Foundations of high quality governance.
• Reflecting on skills and goals.

Structure of the day:

This is an interactive facilitated workshop that will include presentation of information by the facilitator(s), large and small group discussions and reflective exercises. The knowledge, skills and diverse experiences of participants will be drawn on to create an environment of dialogue, shared learning and community.

Workshop facilitator:

The lead facilitator for this workshop will be Emrys Temple-Heald (He/Him/They), Peer Project Worker. 

You can learn more about the LELAN team at www.lelan.org.au/our-people. 

*If you have not registered for the 'Sharing Stories Safely' online module, or have not completed this previously with LELAN, we encourage you to do so. 

The 'Sharing Stories Safely' content will encourage reflection on how we manage our own needs and boundaries but will also explore strategies for caring for others when sharing our stories. This will provide a foundation to work from leading into the workshop days. For more information or to register for this online please click here.