Essential knowledge: The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively perform task skills; task management skills; contingency management skills and job/role environment skills as outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit. These include knowledge of: History of emergent mental health consumer and carer movements Philosophical, ethical and values based approaches to mental health peer work The mental health peer workforce, and consumer and carer participation Theoretical perspectives on approaches to mental health peer work Innovative approaches to mental health peer work Working from a rights based framework Impacts of stigma, prejudice and discrimination on recovery journey Social justice issues and approaches Organisation objectives, policies and procedures required to support a mental health peer workforce Ethics and practice differences between mental health peer work, and mental health work Human resource management theory, principles and practices as they relate to mental health peer work Duty of care for the supervision of others in the workplace Rights and responsibilities of mental health peer workers, and employers Research on the value and challenges of peer work in mental health settings Strategies for ongoing development, support and promotion of mental health peer workers in the organisation Current knowledge of consumer and carer developed literature, research and resources Development of peer delivered mentoring and supervision Barriers experienced by mental health peer workers, and strategies to address these barriers Relevant legislation, policies and guidelines that impact on the mental health peer workforce and the organisation |