Aims
To identify knowledge and skills relevant to helping peer support workers contribute to individual care and recovery plans
Section 3
Competences covered in this unit:
Ability to support people collaboratively to participate in the development of their care or personal recovery or wellbeing plans.
Ability to discuss a person’s care or recovery plan with them, including any goals or objectives that would benefit from input from the peer support worker.
Ability to help people develop an advance directive or statement, where appropriate.
Underpinning understanding and knowledge for peer support workers
Communication and engagement skills
Working in partnership. Supporting people as a peer support worker
Self-care and support
Optional skills – using psychological approaches to support personal recovery