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OaktreeSenior Contributor
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Please tag any others I have missed Shaz.
This thread is following on from a Sunday Hangout chat tonight on which we discovered that we were all pretty interested in the possibility of becoming peer support workers. Please leave any advice, interesting articles or resources here.
@tyme gave out this link to help find applicable jobs
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tymeModerator
Hey @Oaktree ,
Looks like it was last updated in Nov https://www.sane.org/about-sane/careers-at-sane
I'll keep you updated if there are jobs available. There definitely will be soon.
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OaktreeSenior Contributor
Thank you @tyme
I will keep my eyes peeled.
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OaktreeSenior Contributor
@tyme
Today’s webinar was amazing, I hope that you get the opportunity to watch it
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tymeModerator
Hey @Oaktree , Yes, I was on the webinar just then. It was powerful to show how far we have come in the last few decades but it also shows how much further we need to go. I found it fascinating that there was a positive spin to the hundred of psychiatrists walking out in NSW - that is, it's time to ACT now. This is the perfect time for real change to happen. Are we continuing to medicalise mental health conditions, or are we going to treat people holistically?
For those who have physical health conditions, you may full well know how hard it is to be a mental health ward and get the adequate support for your physical needs. And vice versa, when you have a physical condition, it is hard to get the MH support you need in a regular ward....
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