FREE Advocacy and Representation Training starting in February!!!

The ACT Mental Health Consumer Network is currently offering Advocacy and Representation Training (ART) opportunities for 2014. Please see the links below for the 2014 training calendar and registration form. Registrations will be received until the 31st January 2014 for the training starting in February.

The ART program is delivered a few times throughout the year, the training offered is free and all participants graduate with a certificate of participation. The ART program includes a Self-Advocacy course (five sessions) and a Consumer Representation course (five sessions). Each course is also offered intensively over two days, please see the calendar for more details.

The Self Advocacy Course covers:
1. Introduction
2. The Practice of Self Esteem & Self Confidence 3. The Practice of Self Expression 4. The Practice of Self Reliance and Self Determination 5. Self-Development

The Consumer Representation Course covers:
1. Introduction to the Consumer Movement & Consumer Representation 2. Social Justice, Legislation & introduction to Committee structures 3. Committee skills 1 4. Committee skills 2 5. Committee skills 3 and Experiential Committee

Registrations are now open for the Self Advocacy and Consumer Representation Courses starting from Thursday 6 February to Friday 7 March, training will take place every Thursday and Friday from 11am - 1pm.

If you are interested or know somebody who might be interested in both the Self Advocacy and Consumer Representation Training, please complete a registration form. For those interested only in Self Advocacy, training will take place every Thursday and Friday from 6 February to 20 February 2014 from 11am - 1pm. For those who have already completed the self advocacy training or equivalent and are only interested in Consumer Representation course, training will take place every Thursday and Friday from 21 February to 7 March 2014 from 11am - 1pm on Thursdays and Fridays.

All training will take place at the Griffin Centre, 20 Genge Street, Canberra City – room number will be provided to registered participants closer to the day.

To register for any of the courses in 2014 of the Network's Advocacy and Representation Training, please complete the registration form and return it by hand to: Level 2, Room 11 Griffin Centre, by post to: ACTMHCN Reply Paid 469, Civic Square ACT 2608, by fax: to 62305790 or by emailing the form to: representation@actmhcn.org.au. You can also register via our website www.actmhcn.org.au

For further information please phone the Consumer Representative Program Coordinator Purity Goj on 6230 5796 or via email: representation@actmhcn.org.au.