Amanda Aiyana

About me

I grew up in Perth Western Australia and have lived in QLD, Victoria and Sydney for short periods Throughout my life. I am a mother of 4 children ranging from 28-15 yrs. old. I love learning and people and constantly self-reflect on my patterns and who I am in the world, as I continue to grow into the person I have become, not the person ‘others’ want me to be. It is my passion to create better experiences and outcomes for consumers and family members and I feel privileged to walk alongside, co-creating these outcomes together.

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My experience

Peer support within the public and private mental Health Sector
Certified Peer Supervisor - Consumers of mental Health Western Australia
Lived Experience Educator/Lecturer – Curtin University, Perth Western Australia
Certified Personal Medicine Coach – Trained by Dr. Patricia Deegan
Consumer consultant – co-designing training modules for Emergency Department Nurses on NSSI – Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. Including Delivering Workshops to Nursing staff as a major tertiary Hospital in Perth.
Advocacy and Education for my youngest sons personal journey through child and adolescent services
Advocacy and Education for Family members navigating Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

My current role/work

I Currently have 4 paid roles.
1. Certified Peer Supervisor - Consumers of mental Health Western Australia
2. Lived Experience Educator/Lecturer – Curtin University, Perth Western Australia
3. Certified Personal Medicine Coach – Trained by Dr Patricia Deegan
4. Consumer consultant – co-designing training modules for Emergency Department Nurses on NSSI – Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. Including Delivering Workshops to Nursing staff as a major tertiary Hospital in Perth.

Voluntary
Executive Board Member – ISPS Australia – International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis.
Facilitating “Riffing Sessions” for my Peer colleagues within Curtin University
Volunteer Arts facilitator – Richmond Wellbeing – Perth WA.

My training

Certified Peer Supervisor Course – Consumers of Mental Health Western Australia
Graduate of Valuing Lived Educator Program – Curtin University, Western Australia
Certified Personal Medicine Coach – Trained by Dr Patricia Deegan
AD4E – A Disorder 4 Everyone, various workshops/training with Jacqui Dillon
Continuing Personal and Professional development and training - Lived Experience Educator, Community of Practice.
Western Australian Peer Supporters Network conference 2021,2022,2023
The Mental Health Services Conference 2021,2022,2023
ADHD Conference – Perth Western Australia 2023
Various and many conferences nationally and globally

My approach to supervision

I come from a non-bio-medical paradigm.
My approach is to first co-design ‘your’ supervision session with you, creating an accountable space where we mutually can explore and learn from each other. You have your own answers, I only create the conditions for you to reflect, discover and grow personally and professionally.
I will always question and reflect on my own practice and will regularly invite you in to co-evaluate our sessions, so I continue to provide you with supervision of the highest quality that continues to meet your needs.
I work from a relational, strengths-based approach and together we gently challenge our blind spots and what it means to be peer. It is my intention that you feel self-empowered and confident within your workspace.
I look forward to learning and growing with you.