A day in the life of a peer support worker: Graham Available to Purchase

– The purpose of this paper is to describe the experience of being a peer support worker by drawing reflections from a working day.

– This is a reflexive account of a person experience written from the peer support worker’s own perspective.

– Reflections focus on the “non-directive” element of peer support and the danger of making assumptions when supporting others and working with staff.

– While the research evidence for peer support continues to grow, there are few first person accounts of the experience of peer support working.