There is more to advocacy than processing claims and understanding legislation. Much of the process involves firstly getting the client to a point where they can acknowledge the issues they are faced with. Hannah Steele, a nurse and mental health awareness coach and training practitioner, along with Kelliegh Jackson work together to case manage and life coach the client to a point in time where they have hope, actions and can transform their lives. This is particularly important when so many things change all of a sudden. They experience grief and must go through that cycle and learn once again to dream, but to also take responsibility. The process followed by Hannah and Kelliegh helps build new schemas in the brain to help them transform their lives.
This webinar took place 2 PM, Monday 19 August 2019.
More about Kelliegh Jackson
Kelliegh is the Founder of the charity Eyes Front, with the aim and purposes of supporting vulnerable populations, including Veterans and their families. She is also the CEO of The International Institute of First Responders and Peer Support an organisation that empowers peer to peer support networks. Kelliegh served her country in the Australian Army for more than 20 years. She has worked on major projects such as the introduction of the GAP year scheme for 17–24 year old’s, introduction of domestic security and anti-terrorism arrangements on the five high-risk bases and cultural change in the Navy. Kelliegh’s passion has and always will be the wellbeing of the veteran community and their families. Her current projects include introduction of Veteran Radio, which is a fortnightly podcast and community radio station project aimed at talking current issues, which referral services or organisations have an interest in that issue and the ‘Celebration of Service’ pubic speaking program designed to help veterans.