Introducing Louise

Dr Louise Byrne is a leading international expert on Lived and Living Experience, acknowledged as a thought-leader in workforce development and the change management strategies required to build authentic, effective and impactful Lived Experience (Peer) workforces.

Learn more about Louise and the Team in our ‘About‘ section.

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Services

Evidence based and informed by a a 15 year program of international research, aligned to the Australian National Lived Experience (Peer) Workforce Development Guidelines.

 Lived Experience Training includes training for and about Lived Experience workers, with a particular focus on:

Understanding and defining lived experience, Lived Expertise and our unique discipline (literacy building)

Organisational readiness and workplace cultural change management

Practical understanding, steps and tools for employers, HR/People and Culture, colleagues, allies and Lived Experience workers

 Capacity building for emerging and existing Lived Experience leaders and active allies.

Strategic Advice on Lived Experience workforce development, embedding Lived Experience principles and perspectives, Lived Experience literacy, and workplace cultural change support.

Creation of bespoke strategies, plans and policies.

Development and implementation of resources, training and tools.

Mentoring and role clarity supervision.

Lived Experience literacy, workforce issues, and systems change in print, radio, TV, digital media and live performance.

Lived Experience workforce development: Practical steps and tools

Workplace cultural change management strategies

Defining Lived Expertise and the Lived Experience discipline

Facilitating Lived Experience leadership and meaningful co-production

Enhancing role clarity and fidelity to Lived Experience principles, values and practice

Translation and implementation of research findings, including creation of accessible, plain language summaries, tools and evidence informed resources.

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Awards & Honours...

2024: The Australian Mental Health Prize: Lived Experience

2019: The Mental Health Services Award of Australia and New Zealand in the Early Career Research Category for Best Practice

2017: Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship, Australian/American Fulbright Commission

2017: TedX Speaker: Mental Health, but not as you know it.

2015: Queensland Mental Health Week Achievement Award, Individual Award

2013: Queensland Mental Health Week Achievement Award, Organisational Award

Dr Louise Byrne & Associates acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the unceded lands upon which we live and work nationwide. We acknowledge past and present Elders, their cultural knowledge and deep connection to land, sea and community. We pay our deep and heartfelt respects to these essential leaders and thank them for their guidance

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