Presented in partnership with Emerging Minds
Families navigating pregnancy, birth, and the early months of parenting can face significant emotional, practical, and system-related challenges.
Using a hypothetical case study exploring a journey following preterm birth and a NICU stay, this webinar will follow key transition points where clear communication, coordinated care, and family engagement are essential. You will gain practical insight into the role of lived experience workers as part of the care team, and how they can support families to navigate services, process complex information, and stay engaged in care during high stress periods.
For practitioners, this session offers a practical perspective on how peer support can complement your practice, strengthen therapeutic relationships, and support continuity of care.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the unique insights that lived‑experience workers bring to support parent- infant relationship and infant mental health.
- Outline the role of peer support in reducing stigma and shame during the perinatal period and to foster healing and self‑compassion.
- Demonstrate how lived‑experience workers support families to navigate complex systems of care and strengthen continuity, trust, and relational safety.
Panelists
Ash Allan
Perinatal Lived Experience Peer Worker
Jess Jackson
Carer Peer Support Worker
Viv Kissane, OAM
CEO / Founder, Peach Tree
Facilitator
Vicki Mansfield
Practice Development Officer, NSW
