Peer Helper in Mental Health Training
This course builds confident peer helper skills for mental health support in social work. Participants learn essential safety checks, suicide red flags, trauma-informed communication, effective use of lived experience, and clear boundaries. It equips you to support others' recovery journeys while safeguarding your own wellbeing through supervision and self-care practices.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Peer Helper in Mental Health Training equips you with practical tools for safe, respectful support. Master non-clinical risk assessments, crisis response strategies, confidentiality boundaries, and trauma-informed communication. Leverage lived experience effectively, set collaborative recovery goals within ethical frameworks, and prioritise your wellbeing via supervision and self-care.
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Develop skills
- Crisis safety checks: perform brief, non-clinical risk screens and act fast.
- Trauma-informed rapport: use lived experience to build trust without oversharing.
- Recovery planning: co-create SMART-style goals and track small, meaningful wins.
- Ethical peer role: apply clear boundaries, confidentiality, and documentation.
- Professional resilience: use supervision and self-care to prevent burnout.
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