Translational research reflective practice tools
FaCRAN has a deep commitment to research translation. One of the outputs of its recent Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect centre workforce project was the development of two reflective practice resources for mental health family carer lived experience (FCLE) workers.
Family Carer Workforce Wisdoms – Reflective Practice Cards is a resource for mental health family carer lived experience workers.
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The primary aim of these cards is to empower family carer lived experience workers to engage in curious and generative reflective practices. These cards can be used as a solo practitioner, or together in group reflective practice settings.
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This incredible 28 card resource provides opportunities to learn from family carer wisdoms, to think deeply, imagine, reimagine and build on existing capacity and expertise.
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This resource was codesigned by family carer lived experience workers and family carer perspective researchers.
Created by FaCRAN, RMIT and funded by the Victorian Department of Health.
Drawing on Lived Experience at Work – A reflective practice tool for the family carer lived experience workforce is a resource developed for mental health family carer lived experience workers (FCLE).
It was designed to be used by FCLE workers in supervision and reflective practice sessions to develop expertise. The concept for this tool was developed from a focus group activity designed as part of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect centre workforce research project and refined by members of a Project Advisory Group.
The tool aims to start and deepen conversations that help FCLE workers reflect on and understand how FCLE roles and the tasks carried out are informed by lived experience practice.
It is recommended that FCLE workers revisit this tool twice a year to see how practice has shifted or developed over time.