Introduction to Peer Support- MS Teams

This is an Online course. Students will be sent the link to this Microsoft Teams event via email prior to the session taking place.

Please contact recovery.college@nhft.nhs.uk with any questions.

This course is designed to prepare people with lived experience of mental health problems to support others in their recovery in either a paid or voluntary role. It will not only provide them with the knowledge, skills and experience required to be in a peer support role but will also contribute to the creation of a recognised employment and career pathway.

People successfully completing the course will be able to:

Explore the development of the recovery approach in mental healthExplain peer support and its role in recoveryDemonstrate the development of relationships based on peer support valuesApply strengths based approaches in the peer support roleDemonstrate an awareness of how to practice safely and effectively in the formalised peer support roleHave the opportunity to do a peer mentor volunteer placement.