Nearly 1 in 2 adults will experience a diagnosable mental health condition in their lifetime - and that statistic includes mental health professionals. There's still a bunch of stigma around having mental illness as a mental health professional, but we think that's bullocks. So in this episode, Bron and Rach discuss why it's important to acknowledge our lived experience and how we can use it to benefit our clients and make work a better experience overall.

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Stuff we talked about in the episode:

• Scars on Healing Hands: The Role of Lived Experience in Social Work - SocialWorker.com
• Lived Experience Approach to Mental Health - Black Dog Institute
• Engaging a person with lived experience of mental illness in a collaborative care model feasibility study | Research Involvement and Engagement | Full Text
• What Is WRAP? - Wellness Recovery Action Plan 
• Social work benefits from lived experience, but mandatory working clearances may hold some back - Hack - triple j 

Credits:
Hosted by Bronwyn Milkins (Psychologist) and Rachel Conroy (Social Worker & Researcher)
Produced by Michael English
Show art by Bronwyn Milkins
Music by Home

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