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// Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

Unknown userMember07 Oct 2020, 10:19 am AEDT

// Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

Hey there to all the wonderful Carer's 👋🧘🏻‍♂️

Come and join us as we have a text-based chat with our friends at Mental Health Carers NSW about our basic rights as Carer's. We will break down some of the jargon, and share strategies with one another on some of the resources available to us as Carer's working alongside our Carer's rights. You can read more about Carer Rights here ❤️

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Unknown userMember27 Oct 2020, 7:53 pm AEDT

Re: // Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

@Anastasia Yes gaslighting is very challenging due to all of that cognitive dissonance our noggens get tired of It sounds like you have a lot of awareness and I am so glad to hear your community on the forums has supported you

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Unknown userMember27 Oct 2020, 7:54 pm AEDT

Re: // Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

A wonderful bunch of members! @Shaz51 You also make me really think about the importance of digital and tele health. I do not live in a rural area. Of course, pros and cons to every nook of the world. But yes, lack of accessibility to services is a challenge for carers.

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Unknown userMember27 Oct 2020, 7:55 pm AEDT

Re: // Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

@Shaz51 @JH_MHCN @Anastasia @Schitzo @Former-Member Let's move on to Question 3!

If you’re a carer yourself, what is your knowledge of the rights available to you?

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Shaz51Senior Contributor27 Oct 2020, 7:55 pm AEDT

Re: // Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

It is important to feel that dilemma and remember that to really help a person change means helping them change themselves, or else they haven't mastered it. So even if its hard not to advise and even nag sometimes, with the best intent, recall a little space can allow a lot of growth.

yes thank you @JH_MHCN , i agree , try not to overdo it though , bit by bit , day by day xx @Former-Member

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor27 Oct 2020, 7:56 pm AEDT

Re: // Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

He is a very lucky Mr Shaz, you are a wonderful carer @Shaz51 x I can't imagine being the only support.

I'm lucky my boy has a support worker twice a week to keep him company. That had made a world of difference

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JH_MHCNSenior Contributor27 Oct 2020, 7:58 pm AEDT

Re: // Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

Encouraging people to engage, building consent, is a very important and neglected part of the system. If we can get people up to the start, they have an excellent chance of doing well. But if they are traumatised and disappointed and dis-empowered and reject support and actively undermine it, there is a strong chance of a bad outcome. Too often untrained carers find themselves in this role, and while heroism and grit IS an alternative to an adequate system; whether you have a carer is still just luck.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor27 Oct 2020, 7:58 pm AEDT

Re: // Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

If you’re a carer yourself, what is your knowledge of the rights available to you?

Interesting @Former-Member , @JH_MHCN

I have become a carer for my elderly mum who is 89 and I am not sure of all my rights as a carer

and with my husband , he says I am not his carer , but his wife

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor27 Oct 2020, 7:59 pm AEDT

Re: // Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

Limited knowledge @Former-Member

I haven't felt I've had the need to investigate. The earlier hospital example is my most challenging to date. My boy is 20 so perhaps I've ignorantly home along not believing I really have any unless he's been happy to include me with info/appointments. This session is very insightful and I will definitely become more well read around the topic @JH_MHCN @Shaz51 @Schitzo

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Shaz51Senior Contributor27 Oct 2020, 8:01 pm AEDT

Re: // Online Event // Our rights as mental health carers - with Mental Health Carers NSW // Tues, Oct 27th 7-8.30pm AEDT

I'm lucky my boy has a support worker twice a week to keep him company. That had made a world of difference, --- ohhh yesss @Anastasia ,sooo glad my friend xxx

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor27 Oct 2020, 8:03 pm AEDT

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Thanks beautiful ❤️ @Shaz51

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