Safe Storytelling
This online workshop will improve the skills of participants who use their lived experience in service provision.
Course overview
The Safe Storytelling online workshop teaches participants about purposeful, meaningful and sustainable storytelling, which can help guide interactions that require shared storytelling of lived experience.
Participants will be given the chance to craft their own purposeful story and be equipped with the knowledge to understand safe disclosure.
This workshop will support learning for those who directly use storytelling in their role.
What you will learn
- Understand what purposeful, meaningful and sustainable storytelling is
- Craft your own purposeful story with an understanding of safe disclosure
- Use story safely and effectively when sharing lived experience
Who should enrol
- Peer Support Workers
- Workers who use their lived experience as part of their service provision
“This gave me the insight and ability to share personal stories safely, structuring story around a theme”
Entry requirements
Pre-work: A self-paced CoAssemble module will be sent to you two weeks before the training date. It must be completed BEFORE the webinar.
Completion options
Face-to-face Workshop
This qualification requires attendance at 1/2-day face-to-face or 3-hour online training session.*
Statement of Participation
A statement of participation will be granted upon satisfactory attendance of the required training sessions.
*Subject to change. Training requirements will be confirmed upon enrolment.
Course content
- What is Storytelling?
- Different methods we can use to tell stories/model our experiences
- What is Purposeful Storytelling & safe disclosure?
- What do we need to consider when telling our story?
- Crafting our own purposeful story
All of our professional development training is available for delivery on site at your organisation. Alternatively, we can tailor a course to suit your specific requirements. Contact us to find out more at training@mhcc.org.au