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🤦🏻‍♀️ really??? Do they read what they’ve written before they send it out? With the wider experience I’m also interested in the pay scale too

Yes!! Had a couple of bits where I was trying to go between sessions as I just couldn’t decide. Or then got FOMO for seeing people’s comments about ones I’d missed!

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Love these 🥰

Interesting to hear about the brief intervention clinic they’d set up, meeting people where they’re at (crisis point) & working with them/sitting with them for a small number of sessions including family/carer one.

The outcomes showed 50% didn’t need to access more, ⬇️ bed days & ⬇️ costs #BIGSPD25

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In the audience Q&A it was clear that everyone was moved by the process. Marie, Susan & Roisin talked about healing, forgiveness & permission giving. Roisin encouraged to share ‘rage on a page’. They’re holding onto the idea of (r)evolution & hope that has come throughout the conference ❤️ #BIGSPD25

They were tasked with things each week to share with Steven (10 weeks) with a final task of 500 words - the video we saw showcased this. Which they recognised 500 words were “not a lot” to share their experiences. But they did it! 😊 #BIGSPD25

Whilst they all recognised it was hard (probably an understatement), they also noticed the sense of pride & achievement in this. Steven (the facilitator) sounds like he really helped them with his patience, kindness & encouragement #BIGSPD25

Nuala started by showing a video of a number of the ladies sharing their creative writing projects. I may have shed a few tears 😢 wow! So powerful!

She moved onto a panel type question & answer with Marie, Susan & Roisin talking about their experiences #BIGSPD25

I was inspired for a ‘(r)evolution’ with Jen to help lived experience practitioners get the respect they deserve…including accreditation when they train in a therapeutic modality, good support/supervision & career progression - not being confined to a band 3 #BIGSPD25

If we consider what’s missing then what’s the synthesis? #BIGSPD25

What resonated most with me for this talk was the way services create ‘artificial roles’ that makes it harder to share our lived experience.

Jen: ‘patient or professional? I’m both’

Jen shared the differences between them & discussed what’s missing…. #BIGSPD25