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03 Aug 2014 11:47 AM
03 Aug 2014 11:47 AM
For reasons that don't fit with my particular response here, I won't go into the whole DSP bit....... (grrrr), however, I really want to encourage anyone who is able to to look into peer support.
At this point, I have been a (voluntary) peer suppport worker for 11 + years with people with MS, which has it's own associated mental health issues (due to living with the unpredictability of the disease, suddenly having your who 'life map' changed, and a higher disposition to depression.
I have found it to be great for my own mental health, as I feel better helping someone else, often just by listening, or relating how I solved a particular issue. My work is mainly done by phone, as I usually deal with people in rural/regional/remote areas.
03 Aug 2014 12:27 PM
03 Aug 2014 12:27 PM
Hi,
I have gone back to study (albeit very very part time with an on campus course, but also a web based uni course that is much, much more supportive than the campus based one).
It helps give me a bit of confidence back after being knocked downso many times. And, with the exception of the disability worker at the campus uni here, I have found the workers for online degrees/diplomas etc incredibly well informed, helpful, and really want you to succeed. I have found that if they don't understand your particular disease, they will go out of there way to research it. And even better, at your own pace, in your 'good times', and with a whole forum of others studying in the same way, who help to support too.
05 Aug 2014 10:47 AM
05 Aug 2014 10:47 AM
Well, I finally put in my DSP application- Lets see how it goes
Kenny
05 Aug 2014 10:48 PM
05 Aug 2014 10:48 PM
05 Aug 2014 11:06 PM
05 Aug 2014 11:06 PM
Well done Kenny, good luck. Hopefully given what you're dealing with they'll see sense first time around. Don't be too put off if you have to persist though. I believe it can make a big difference who you get for the Job Capacity Assessment.
Kind regards,
Kristin
06 Aug 2014 03:43 PM
06 Aug 2014 03:43 PM
Good for you Kenny. I hope it goes well.
Amber
24 Nov 2020 03:53 PM
24 Nov 2020 03:53 PM
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Supporting and promoting the well-being of mental health carers and their families.
Mental Health Carers Austalia.
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To be the voice of mental health carers to enable the best life possible.
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We're here to support and promote the well-being of mental health carers and their families
Mental Health Carers Australia is the only national advocacy group solely concerned with the well-being and promotion of the needs of mental health carers.
Supporting and promoting the well-being of mental health carers and their families.
Mental Health Carers Austalia.
Our Mission
To be the voice of mental health carers to enable the best life possible.
Get In Touch With Us
We're here to support and promote the well-being of mental health carers and their families
Mental Health Carers Australia is the only national advocacy group solely concerned with the well-being and promotion of the needs of mental health carers.