Become a Peer Worker Volunteer
What is a Peer Worker?
A peer worker is a person with personal experience of mental health challenges who is trained and undertakes a volunteering or paid role in support for others either on a one-to-one basis or within a group setting.
Peer workers develop mutually empowering relationships; sharing experiences in a way that inspires hope and offering hope and support as an equal.
How to become an Open Mental Health Peer Worker Volunteer
WATCH CIC offer a Peer Foundation training course for anyone interested in using their own mental health lived experience and becoming a peer volunteer within Open Mental Health.
The Peer Foundation training covers:
- What is peer support and what is a peer worker
- Ways for wellbeing
- Communication and listening skills
- Boundaries and confidentiality
- Sharing your stories
- Resilience and supervision
How and when the training courses take place
Peer Worker Foundation training courses run throughout the year, delivered on Zoom over 8 weeks.
The next Peer Foundation course is starting Wednesday February 5th to March 26th 2025.
Learn More
If you would like further information about the Peer Foundation training course or to sign up, please contact WATCH: courses@watchproject.org.uk
