Peer Lecturerss in Education Conference Programme

Invited speakers:

Peer lecturers and course graduates

Dirk den Hollander and Luciano Mafficioli del Castelletto (participants in Nei Skoen Recovery Learning Community. Together with Jean Pierre Wilken, Dirk den Hollander co-developed the CARe Approach, which has had a significant influence on mental health services in the Czech Republic).

Marit Borg and Bengt Eirik Karlsson (academics and researchers from the University of South-Eastern Norway specialising in recovery-oriented mental health care)

Marit Borg is Professor Emerita in Mental Health Care at the University of South-Eastern Norway. Her research focuses primarily on four areas: 1) recovery and recovery-oriented services; 2) peer support; 3) community mental health care; and 4) peer worker involvement in research.

Bengt Eirik Karlsson is Professor in Mental Health Care at the University of South-Eastern Norway. His professional interests include the use of the Open Dialogue approach in mental health care, recovery-oriented services, and research involving peer workers.

Audun Pedersen (Senior Mental Health Advisor for the City of Bergen, co-founder of the Bergen Recovery College, and advocate for the development of recovery-oriented services and community-based peer support work)

Pavel Říčan (Director of the Centre for the Development of Mental Health Care, which introduced and established the role of the peer lecturer in the Czech Republic)

Peer lecturers and students of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava who actively participate in teaching and learning activities