For the first time, The Collab is proud to auspice a special pre-Collab Consumer day event designed by and for the consumer workforce.
Celebrating Consumer Perspective Work:
our Successes, our Challenges and our Impacts.
Please join us for an engaging and informative day of guest speakers and networking. With a keynote speaker and consumer panel session lined up, we will discuss important issues currently impacting the Consumer Mental Health workforce. We will also be launching the Abolitionist Perspectives report.
Morning tea and lunch will be provided for this intimate event at Moonee Valley Race Course followed by afternoon tea and an opportunity for informal conversations, networking and connecting until 4.00pm.
now calling expressions of interest for presentations and bursaries
expressions of interest: BURSARIES
Registration at no cost for the consumer day is available in the form of a limited number of bursaries. Criteria for a bursary will be based on not being funded through other means. If you would like to apply, please click below to answer the questions in the EOI form.
The Consumer Day will provide opportunities to hear from your colleagues, share your successes and challenges and network. We are seeking to hear from consumer workers from a wide variety of roles who would like to share their work or reflections on the day. It could be a conversation, a presentation, or something creative for up to 15 mins. Please click below to register your interest in sharing a presentation on the day.
Call for Presentations
9:30am – 10:00am
Welcome and Registration
10.00am – 10:20am
Welcome and Acknowledgement
10:20am – 11:00am
KEYNOTE: Helena Roennfeldt – A Conversation with Helena, Deb and Mel: Risk is not a dirty word.
11:00am – 11:15am
Morning Tea
11:15am – 12:15pm
Consumer Presentations Session One
1: Deb Carlon and Team at Mind Australia
2: Leanne Burn
12:15pm – 12:45pm
Launch of Abolition Perspectives Report
Launched by Cath Roper, Vrinda Edan and Nina Joffee-Kohn. Hosted by Bridget Hamilton.
12:45pm – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Consumer Presentations Session Two
1: Sarah Dwyer
2: Aziz Bhatti
3: Flick Grey
2:30pm – 3:30pm
PANEL: A Conversation With Consumer Leaders on the Successes, Challenges, Limitations and Impacts of Mental Health Reform.
Panellists: Shibs Sharpe, Simon Katterl and Deb Carlon. Panel hosted by Leah McKenner.
3:30pm – 4pm
Closing remarks by Cath Roper. Followed by networking.
