Towards expertise-by-experience in mental health care: evaluation of a recovery-oriented training of (ex-)users of mental health care services

Background/Objectives: In Belgium, a 4-year training exists to become a certified expert-by-experience in Poverty. The development of a similar training to become an expert-by-experience in Mental Health Care is planned in collaboration with the platforms of users of Mental Health Care and their family members. The different roles as expert-by-experience and the necessary competences are being identified. The focus of the training will be on the representative role on different levels in mental health care (care, policy, research). The evaluation of a pilot training consisting of 4 afternoon sessions is importan…