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dc.contributor.authorVilic, Gabrielle
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, Chris
dc.contributor.authorTse, Samson
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-14T23:12:29Z
dc.date.available2019-03-14T23:12:29Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1759-779X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/100544
dc.description.abstractPeer support is a well established component of many mental health services that provides a promising employment opportunity and recognises experience with mental illness as an asset rather than a liability. The overall aim of this paper is to discuss the challenges of implementing a peer support programme in a regional mental health service. In particular, the article discusses how the roles and functions of peer support workers have evolved and how challenges to service effectiveness were identified and overcome. The authors also examine the development of a related consumer companion role and consider the similarities and differences of peer support and consumer companion roles. Recommendations are made with respect to issues such as how allied health professionals views this role, what happens when peer support workers become ill and level of training and supervision.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMark Allen Group
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.scopemed.org/?mno=19333
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2
dc.relation.ispartofpageto6
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
dc.relation.ispartofvolume23
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320299
dc.titleImplementing a peer support programme in a regional mental health service: A personal journey
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorLloyd, Chris A.


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