Isle of Wight Peer Support

Become a Peer

Are you ready to start a rewarding opportunity in a peer support role?

Our own stressfull challenges require our full attention and effort for a period of time. When we are in the midst of a challenging time, we can’t always attend to the needs and feelings of other people, or even ourselves. But when we come out of the challenge, we often have greater empathy for those who have experienced something similar. That's where we build our team strength. By having compassion and empathy for our peers, we are positioned to offer support, guidance, and help facilitating expert resources in your time of need.

Becoming a peer team member means considering the needs and well-being of your peers. It's a role that is not taken lightly. It's one that requires a great deal of time and effort. Training is included, and we work together as a team.

If you think you could be up to the task, please answer the following:

Are you ready to listen to someone else’s story without needing to tell your own?
Are you able to control your own emotions even if someone else loses composure?
Are you able to offer encouragement without giving advice?
Are you comfortable with another person’s silence, tears, and anger?
Are you comfortable talking honestly about your feelings and experiences with grief?
Are you able to respect other people’s decisions, judgments, and beliefs, even when they are different from your own?
Are you able to keep the details of your contacts with others private and confidential?
Are you able to respect and honor the boundaries of the peer support role?
Are you able to keep your own personal, religious, and political views to yourself while making peer support contacts?
Are you willing to step back from the peer support role should you need to refocus your energies on yourself and your own life?
Do you have the time and energy to devote to this endeavor?

If you answered "yes" to all of these questions, connect with a peer to get started!

Requirements

Training is required to become a peer. We will provide training and will mentor you along the way. At a minimum, all peers must complete the following:

Peer-to-peer training
Group session training
Suicide intervention
Suicide postvention
Stress First Aid
Resiliency Training
Grief Following Trauma

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