Consumer Advisor Training
Welcome to the Blueprint Consumer Advisor Training Programme
We have recently celebrated the 2009 Consumer Advisor Training Programme graduation. To read more about the graduates and their submissions, click here.
The Blueprint Consumer Advisor Training Programme is designed to meet the needs of individuals working in a Consumer Advisor role within both NGO and DHB mental health and addictions services.
This is the first time that the Blueprint programme has been offered in New Zealand and offers a unique opportunity to enhance and build upon the skills that Consumer Advisors bring to their role.
The Consumer Advisor Training Programme will:
- Focus on the Consumer Advisor role within the mental health and addictions sector.
- Develop and cultivate participants key skill areas with regard to carrying out the Consumer Advisor role at an advanced level.
- Build on and augment the participants' current skills and knowledge, utilising this to enhance professional development.
- Inspire, challenge and educate through engagement and collaboration with talented and experienced facilitation and training.
- Promote networking, connections and consumer community awareness.
- Advance the value and significant contribution of the Consumer Advisor role within the mental health and addictions sector.
The training programme will cover four theme areas:
- Personal skills
- Communication skills
- Professionals skills
- Management skills
Within these skills areas, a range of topics will be offered including:
- the Consumer Advisor role: ethics and values of your role
- the Different working environments i.e. NGO and DHB, mental health and addictions
- working with divided loyalties and role strain
- assessing your own working style
- using your story wisely and well
- critical thinking
- supervision - how to use it effectively
- strategic thinking and communicating
- developing a community awareness and rapport
- advanced presentation skills
- systemic advocacy
- values based leadership
- change management and Influence building
The Advisory Group
The Consumer Advisor Training Programme is guided and advised upon by a fantastic group of leading service users from around the country. To find out more about the Advisory Group, click here
Learning Sets
Networking and the development of supportive peer relationships is an integral part of the learning experience, and a successful Consumer Advisor. To encourage the development of these skills and to enhance the learning from the programme, a group project in the form of learning sets will be a key component of the training programme.
Download 2008-09 course timetable
Admission
No formal educational qualification is necessary; all applications will be assessed based on your work and life experience and commitment to the programme.
Want to know more ............
For further information on this programme, please email Sonja Goldsack, Project Manager at sonja.goldsack "at" blueprint.co.nz
The Consumer Advisor Training Programme is supported by Te Pou, the National Centre for Mental Health Research, Information and Workforce Development.
Last updated 12:54:39 pm Wednesday 24 March, 2010