This resource is part of Let’s get real. This guide navigates through the Real Skill: Working with people experiencing mental health and addiction needs. It replaces the Engagement Essentials resource which has been updated to reflect the values, attitudes, knowledge, and skills of the essential level for this Real Skill. This resource aims to assist health sector workers to develop their understanding of how to engage effectually with tangata mātau ā-wheako (people with lived experience) and whānau to improve their health outcomes. This guide is suitable for anyone working in the wider health areas and is especially helpful for those new to the sector. (From the website). Record #7679