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DESCRIPTION: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 AllanPerinatal Lived Experience Peer Worker Jess JacksonCarer Peer Support Worker Viv Kissane, OAMCEO / Founder, Peach Tree FacilitatorVicki MansfieldPractice Development Officer, NSW
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SUMMARY:Lived Experience Expertise: Supporting the Transition to Parenting – Mental Health Professionals’ Network
ORGANIZER:Gippsland Primary Health Network
URL;VALUE=URI:https://gphn.org.au/events/lived-experience-expertise-supporting-the-transition-to-parenting-mental-health-professionals-network/
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder for Lived Experience Expertise: Supporting the Transition to Parenting &#8211\; Mental Health Professionals’ Network
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