Best Practices Identified for Peer Support Programs

Best Practices Identified for peer Support Programs Final January 2011. Identification of Best Practices in peer Support : White Paper Authors: Nisha Money MD, MPH, ABIHM. Monique Moore PhD. David Brown PsyD. Kathleen Kasper Jessica Roeder Paul Bartone PhD. Mark Bates PhD. Acknowledgement: LTC Phillip Holcombe PhD. Kathi Hanna PhD. Lauren Honess-Morreale MPH. Snehal Patel MD. Kathleen Sun Maj. Todd Yosick MSW. Subject Matter Experts Interviewed: Moe Armstrong, Vet-to-Vet Col. James D. Bartolacci, Michigan National Guard, Buddy to Buddy Program Matthew Chinman, RAND Corporation, Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh VISN-4. Mental Illness, Research, and Clinical Center Bill Genet, Police Organization Providing peer Assistance, Inc. (POPPA). Lt. Col. St phane Grenier, Canadian Department of National Defense and Veterans Affairs Operational Stress Injury Social Support (OSISS) Program Richard Klomp, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Workforce and Responder Resiliency Team, Deployment Safety and Resiliency Team (DSRT).

Identification of Best Practices in Peer Support: White Paper 2 4. Leverage Benefits from “Peer” Status, such as experiential learning, social support, leadership, and improved self-confidence. 5. Enable Continued Learning through Structured Training, by providing an atmosphere for peer supporters to support each other and improve peer support skills.

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