MODULE 1
INTRODUCING PEER SUPPORT: Understanding recovery and peer support.
This module is designed as the foundation stone for Peer2Peer. It introduces the concept of a safe and confidential learning environment, as well as exploring the roles of the key partners in the programme. These sessions can be delivered online or in-person.
SESSION 1
CO-CREATE AN EMPOWERING AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
- Define and agree the key components of an empowering and safe learning environment.
- Come together as a learning group, sharing who you are and what matters to you.
- Commit to a code of behaviour for the group.
SESSION 2
EXPLORE THE PRINCIPLES AND RELATIONSHIPS IN PEER SUPPORT
- Agree core behaviours that produce an empowering and safe learning environment.
- Outline the unique principles and features of peer support and how this can support the journey of recovery.
- Explore the roles, responsibilities, and boundaries of both parties in the peer relationship.
SESSION 3
ENGAGE WITH PERSONAL VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS
- Agree core behaviours that produce an empowering and safe learning environment.
- Introduce the CHIME (Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning and Empowerment) model and the connection to personal values and behaviours.
- Connect values and communication to maintaining empowerment on the peer support journey.
SESSION 4
DESCRIBE THE CONCEPT OF RECOVERY AS AN ENABLING MINDSET
- Agree core behaviours that produce an empowering and safe learning environment.
- Differentiate between an illness mindset and a recovery mindset including the relationship with peer support language and behaviours.
- Define the importance of a strengths-based approach in peer support.