Session 13 - Experts by experience (with Emily Unity)

Emily Unity speaks to us this week about Youth Peer Work, the exciting opportunities and significant challenges in working and developing an emerging field in mental health. Join as us we discover how critical lived-experience is in the recovery journey, and how we can improve our care by effectively marrying expert clinical knowledge with expert experience. 00:00 Introduction 03:33 Intro to Emily Unity 06:23 Beer Introduction 08:59 What is Youth Peer Work? 10:16 Distinction between peer work and clinical practice 13:25 Importance of relationship 15:33 Choosing Youth Peer Work 20:00 Individual and systemic advocacy 21:40 Challenges of working with other professions 26:25 Navigating self-disclosure of mental health 28:32 Working in a new and developing field 31:43 Experts by Experience 35:19 Beer check-in 35:50 Boundaries vs Engagement with young people 43:22 Good reasons to get into Youth Peer Work 44:26 Being prepared to enter the field 45:28 Role requirements and limits in career paths 48:01 Why it’s worth doing 50:00 Beer Review Send us your thoughts or a topic idea! Email: [email protected] Like us on facebook.com/beersupervision Follow us on twitter.com/beersupervision Our opinions are our own. The beers we drink are chosen by just us and we don't receive any sponsorships. Intro and Outro Music: El Camino del Alce by Silva de Alegria Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org