What type of experience do behavioral health providers have?
Learned experience
What is learned experience?
Learned experience is the formal education, training, and experience working with consumer over the years that behavioral health providers receive
What is lived experience?
The knowledge gained from a person’s experience with the disempowering effects of living with mental health and substance use disorder challenges and the empowering experience of revovery
When do you share your lived experience with consumers?
To build a relationship with them or to help them see their situation in a new light.
How much should you listen and speak with a consumer?
3/4 listening & 1/4 speaking