– The purpose of this paper is to describe the experience of being a peer support worker: a day providing training for new peer support workers.
– A reflective personal account of a day in the authors work sent as a trainer on a peer support worker training course.
– The critical value of co-production. Training is not about an “expert” imparting their wisdom – the answers are in the room. To provide training is to continue to learn.
– One person's account of their experience of providing peer support worker training.
– Modelling that which is valued rather than simply telling people. A recovery focus must extend to colleagues as well as the people we serve.
– While there is a great deal written about the theory of peer support work, little is published about peer support workers experience. This paper provides important insights into the nature of peer support work.
