VTMH Podcasts

A lot of diversity exists within communities, not all voices are heard. In this episode, speakers James Lombe Simon and Susan McDonough, explore themes around diversity and person-centred care, the role power plays in decision making, and the significance of pluralism in this work.

Community engagement work should centre lived experience, and focus on how people’s needs and experiences can be unique from each other. In this episode, speakers Niharika Hiremath and Violeta Peterson explore the nuances and paradoxes of centring Lived Experience work, particularly in the context of diversity.

Strengthening decolonising practices can move us towards redressing structural barriers that are oppressive and discriminatory. In this episode, speakers Nastasha Rajagopalan and Nivanka De Silva reflect on what decolonising practices would look like for practitioners and health institutions, in order to reimagine alternate ways of engaging with communities.

Power is the capacity of individuals or groups to make decisions or influence the decision-making process. Speakers Summayyah Sadiq-Ojibara and Jackie Mansourian explore how critical it is to understand what power imbalances are, how power operates, and how power can be shared in Community Engagement work.