Lived-Living Experience Orientation Training Live
Brought to you by Lived Experience Training and fully funded by the Queensland Mental Health Commision.
This event is co-sponsored by QLEWN, QAMH and IMPACT.
Thursday 19th February, 2026 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM AEST.
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Best practice, evidence-informed understanding for and about Lived-Living Experience workforces.
Orientation training is recommended as induction/onboarding training for all staff, with annual refresher follow-up.
Why is whole-of-staff Lived-Living Experience orientation important?
The two most common challenges to Lived-Living Experience workforce development are:
• Lived-Living Experience workers being poorly understood by the wider workforce and therefore poorly respected, limiting desire to employ or collaborate with the roles, minimising potential benefits and impacting psychological safety
• New Lived-Living Experience workers not having clarity on their roles
Orientation provides clarity to develop shared language, definitions and concepts and aid shared understanding, to foster effective conversations about Lived-Living Experience work and provide initial understanding for new Lived-Living Experience workers.
Orientation answers:
• WHAT is lived experience and Lived Expertise?
• HOW are those things different?
• WHY do we have designated Lived-Living Experience roles?
• HOW do Lived-Living Experience roles contribute?
• HOW can we work together to create better outcomes for people accessing services, their family, friends and kin?
Research is clear: exposure to Lived and Living Experience concepts leads to increased understanding, valuing and engagement with Lived Experience work.
Building whole-of-organisation understanding is the cornerstone in moving towards organisational readiness, genuinely inclusive work environments, and ultimately—best practice outcomes.