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Person Firstan induction kit forCommunity Mental Health Practitioners

Person First is a self-paced online learning tool designed to provide anintroduction to community mental health practice. It provides new workers witha basic understanding of working from a Person First approach which should sitalongside an organisations introduction to new workers of their organisationalpolicies, processes, service vision etc. Person First is based on the Community

Mental Health Practice Framework developed by the Community Mental HealthLeaders Group (led by Workforce Council and Queensland Alliance for MentalHealth) and is an initiative of Project 300 in Queensland.

Participants undertaking Person First should be assigned a mentor/supervisor to

support them through their learning journey. A Managers/Leaders Guide isprovided to provide a framework through which to support the learner. Thisincludes overviews of activities undertaken by the learner, suggested reflectivequestions and examples of good practice in both service delivery and leadership.

Person First induction kit for Community Mental Health Practitioners covers

the following topic areas:

1. Person First (Relationships/Core Practice)

a. Act from a belief in shared humanityb. Host a welcoming spacec. Develop respectful partnershipsd. Become a learner

2. Hope and Learning (Culture of Practice)a. Language of optimismb. Working with existing wellnessc. Support positive futuresd. Engage in reflection and learning

3. Contribution and Belonging (Family andCommunity Practice)

a. Coordinate and collaborate to supportb. Value diversity and culturec. Foster natural networksd. Engage community as a resource

4. Social Justice and Citizenship (Advanced

Practice)

a. Advocate for social justiceb. Challenge stigmac. Support and uphold rights

5. Self Mastery and Personal Control (Facilitation/

Advanced Practice)

a. Facilitate meaning-making throughopportunity and experience

b. Support self determinationc. Stimulate self-expertise

6. Community Mental Health (Context of

Practice)

a. Understand complex needsb. Common mental illnessc. Legislation and organisational policies

Learners should commit at least two hours to each section which includes undertaking task work. Learners and their supportperson should commit to at least six hours of conversation time between sections to allow for conversations that support

the participants learning. We suggest that a new worker will complete Person First over a three month period.

COST4 month individual licence

$75Not-for-profit and Project 300 staff

4 month individual licence

$60 p.p

On confirmation of payment details theparticipant will be provided with an

email confirmation and access details.The participants access details will

expire 4 months from the confirmationdate.

CERTIFICATELearners who complete Person First may

download a Certificate of Completion whichmust be authorised by their organisation to

certify their understanding of the topic areas.

For more information please contact theWorkforce Council on

(07) 3234 0190 or cmh@workforce.org.au