What is Peer Support?
Peer Support is…
"Peer support workers are people who have lived experience of mental health challenges themselves. They use these experiences and empathy to support other people and their families... and provide inspiration for their recovery." Health Careers, NHS
Peer Support Workers are an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. They work alongside people one-to-one and in groups, focusing on sharing experience, helping people to re-establish activities of daily living and planning for recovery.
Peer Support Workers can act as a ‘bridge’ between the specialist knowledge of healthcare professionals and the day-to-day experiences, challenges and hopes of people using our services.
What can we offer?
Our Peer Support Worker can offer a number of different things depending on the needs of the client you are referring. Our Peer Support worker can:
· Provide emotional and practical support
· Suggest ideas and inspiration for better wellbeing and recovery
· Connect clients with services and support groups, including our own
· Help clients to achieve goals related to wellbeing
· Introduce clients to a network of people who are on the road to recovery
· Use own lived experience to offer the client support in order to aid their recovery
More about our Peer Support Worker, Dave:
Dave has been our Peer Support Worker since May 2022. Dave likes to use his own lived experience to support others suffering with their mental health, particularly those suffering with anxiety, self harm and suicidal ideation.
Dave is originally from Oldham in Greater Manchester and enjoys eating, listening to music as well as playing guitar.
Dave has spent his last 20 years working in Youth Work and Support Work in a number of settings. He not only works as a Peer Support Worker, but he is also the Assistant Manager of the Lighthouse Community Centre.
Any age, one to one, group or family support.