Peer Helper in Mental Health Training
Gain confident peer helper skills for mental health support in social work. Learn essential safety checks, suicide warning signs, trauma-informed communication, appropriate sharing of lived experiences, and strong boundaries to aid recovery journeys while prioritising your own mental health through supervision and self-care routines.

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 to support others safely and respectfully. Master non-clinical risk assessments, crisis response strategies, and firm boundaries for confidentiality. Develop trauma-informed communication skills, leverage personal experiences effectively, set collaborative recovery goals, and operate within ethical, evidence-based guidelines while safeguarding your wellbeing via supervision and self-care practices.
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Develop skills
- Crisis safety checks: conduct quick non-clinical risk assessments and respond promptly.
- Trauma-informed rapport: build trust using lived experience without oversharing.
- Recovery planning: collaborate on SMART goals and monitor progress.
- Ethical peer role: maintain boundaries, confidentiality, and proper records.
- Professional resilience: utilise supervision and self-care to avoid burnout.
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