Hello from the Team here at Peer Projects! We are thrilled to announce that registrations for our next Peer Worker Training are open. Eligibility: This training is free for AOD Peer Workers in state-funded services in Victoria. Duration: 5 days, 9:30am - 4:00pm each day. Dates: 18th, 19th, 20th, 23rd and 24th June 2025 Where: Face to face training,
Hello from the Team here at Peer Projects! We are thrilled to announce that registrations for our next Peer Worker Training are open. Eligibility: This training is free for AOD Peer Workers in state-funded services in Victoria. Duration: 5 days, 9:30am - 4:00pm each day. Dates: 18th, 19th, 20th, 23rd and 24th June 2025 Where: Face to face training,
Hello from the Team here at Peer Projects! We are thrilled to announce that registrations for our next Peer Worker Training are open. Eligibility: This training is free for AOD Peer Workers in state-funded services in Victoria. Duration: 5 days, 9:30am - 4:00pm each day. Dates: 18th, 19th, 20th, 23rd and 24th June 2025 Where: Face to face training,
Hello Victorian AOD Peer Workforce! It’s that time again and we are very excited to announce that we have a date locked in for the next Victorian AOD Peer Workforce Community of Practice (CoP). As a peer worker, we would like you to participate in the CoP to contribute to the growth of Victoria’s AOD
Hello Victorian AOD Peer Workforce! It’s that time again and we are very excited to announce that we have a date locked in for the next Victorian AOD Peer Workforce Community of Practice (CoP). As a peer worker, we would like you to participate in the CoP to contribute to the growth of Victoria’s AOD
Topic: The Schizy Model of Mental Health Speaker: Heidi Everett, Founder and CEO of Schizy Inc Tuesdays with Nexus is a monthly interactive online session. It is an invitation to connect professionally and share information. Register for Tuesdays with Nexus sessions at the link below.
An introduction to AOD peer work including misconceptions, challenges, benefits and best practice, presented by Benn Veenker Tuesday 22 July 2025 - online from 1pm to 1:45pm This presentation will start with unpacking exactly what is lived and living experience and what does this mean within an AOD context. There will be a deeper dive
Balance your lived experience with your role to enhance outcomes for your clients and yourself Lived experience brings a unique and valuable perspective to alcohol and other drug treatment. Many workers with lived experience are not in dedicated lived experience roles and may be searching for ways to balance their lived experience with the models
Topic: Reducing Risk: A Harm Reduction Conversation Speakers: Kate Dobson, Antony Alder, Peer Support Workers, Dept of Addiction Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital and Greg Harris Lived Experience Outreach Worker, North Richmond Community Health Tuesdays with Nexus is a monthly interactive online session. It is an invitation to connect professionally and share information. Register for Tuesdays with Nexus sessions
AOD perspectives on policy and practice in out-of-home care for young people. Join us as we explore how zero-tolerance policies in residential settings can escalate risk, fragment care, and criminalise young people-and what we can do to support. Morning tea and lunch will be provided. Parking available via Cleeland St
