This year’s theme for World AIDS Day is “Let Communities Lead“. We intend to uphold the theme, and expand the vision to all the communities we support with this training on December 6th.
Join us for shared learning driven by people with lived and living experience (PWLLE). This day of three sessions will feature discussions on improving client connection and cultural safety in services; ethical and open employment practices supporting PWLLE; and sustainable involvement of PWLLE.
We invite you to listen, learn, and build community action.
The event will support the work of:
- people with lived experience of hepatitis C, HIV, substance use, and intersecting identities;
- PAN member groups
- community allies
- clinicians working with people living with HIV, hepatitis C, and intersecting health concerns;
- policy makers and researchers in the fields of hepatitis C and/or substance use
- people seeking more information about centring people with lived experience in their work
Schedule*
| 9 AM: Welcome and opening
9:30-10:30: Making it Work Making it Work is an Indigenous-focused, community-based research project in British Columbia co-led by PAN and the AHA Centre at CAAN (Communities, Alliances and Networks). It expands knowledge about models of care that are working for people living with HIV or hepatitis C who may also be experiencing challenges with mental health or substance use. Making it Work explored how organizations can ensure their services are culturally safe and support outcomes for Indigenous clients.
10:30: Break
11:00-12:00 Employment and Training Practices for People with Lived and Living Experience People with lived and living experience (PWLLE) are central to shaping work that’s responsive and compassionate. This session will feature PWLLE discussing different kinds of peer engagement and ideas on creating ethical and open employment opportunities for PWLLE.
12:00 Break
1:00-2:00 PM: Sustainable Involvement of People with Lived Experience This panel will feature PWLLE discussing how they work in, and stay in peer support work for the long haul. What is the rhythm, pace, and structure the works to meet the the peer community needs; and individual and family needs?
Schedule is posted in Pacific time
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*Final schedule may be subject to change
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Group Guidelines:
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Evaluation
In exchange for this free learning opportunity, we ask all people who take part in our events to complete the evaluation so we may learn about how the work can best support community.
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