Walking the Fine Line: Viewpoints of Practitioners with Lived Experience

Lived experience of recovery from mental health conditions is prevalent among people working in a variety of roles throughout the psychiatric rehabilitation community.  Regrettably, the presence of stigma leads to an ongoing "us vs. them" mentality and creates fear for practitioners who may be considering disclosing and/or using their own histories as an advocacy tool to address structural inequalities and barriers to system reform.  This workshop, led by three peer-professionals, will encourage an open dialogue around the issues of disclosure while looking at how practitioners' disclosures of their own lived experiences may help to break down barriers throughout our community.