WAPSN Conference 2025 Updates

WAPSN Conference Theme

We are excited to announce the theme for this years WAPSN Conference.
This year we are celebrating Meaningful Connections within Peer Work.

Meaningful Connections is about not just how we connect with lived experience, but how we connect with other peer workers, new and emerging updates and the wider peer workforce.

Everything happening at this years Conference will be delivered around the theme of Meaningful Connections, including our talks and activities which will explore topics around;

  • Connecting with Lived Experience Community Members

  • Connecting with History

  • Connection within Research and Evidence Based Practice

  • Connecting with the Wider Peer Workforce

 

WAPSN Speaker EOIs

Expressions of Interest are now Open for Speakers for the 2025 WAPSN Conference.

This is your opportunity to connect with the wider Peer Workforce and share learnings and insights that Peer Workers can take back and build into their own Peer Work Practice.

As mentioned above, there are four key themes that every talk will focused on and successful applicants will be decided based on how they fit into those categories.

Last year our biggest feedback is that Peer Workers want the talks to focus on learning and developing new skills, or finding new practical knowledge. As a result, talks that focus on skills development will be prioritised in our selection criteria.

We also want to diversify the types of peer workers, and sectors of peer work that are represented at this years conference. WAPSN has a strong connection to the mental health sector but we want to champion peer workers across a variety of different sectors, not all of whom call themselves Peer Workers, so we strongly encourage our members to send this EOI form throughout their Peer Work networks to diversify the types of Peer Work represented at the WAPSN Conference.

EOI’s will close Thursday the 3rd of April, with all applicants being contacted by the 24th of April.

WA Peer Supporters Network - Regional Scholarship

This scholarship is available to support individuals engaging in Peer Work living in regional WA attend our annual conference. To be eligible you must reside outside the Perth metropolitan or Peel regions.

This scholarship will cover some, or all costs to attend (mileage, flights/trains, and accommodation) depending on availability of flights and scheduling. If you have previously received a scholarship you are able to apply however we endeavour to provide opportunities to those unable to attend in previous years. 

This event will be held over Monday the 9th of June and Tuesday the 10th of June. We ask that you only apply if you are able to commit to attending both days. If you have any queries, please get in touch via info@peersupportwa.org.au

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