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Peer EducationProgramme (PEP)

For employmentMarch 2017

How do I book a place on the PEP?How do I book a place on the PEP?How do I book a place on the PEP?How do I book a place on the PEP?

To book a place on the Essential InformationSession or for further information on the trainingprogramme, please contact Cheril Barks.  

Cheril BarksSenior Recovery Administrator EEEE  cheril.barks@cpft.nhs.uk  Recovery College EastGloucester CentreMorpeth Close Peterborough PE2 7JU

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Where we are now?Where we are now?Where we are now?Where we are now?

In 2010, CPFT embarked on an ambitiousprogramme to incorporate peer workers into theworkforce.  Since then we have delivered ninecohorts of training with more than 70 peoplegaining employment as peer workers and somegoing on being promoted to higher posts withinthe Trust. In 2017, we developed a newprogramme for peer employment. The newprogramme called 'Peer Education Programme'(PEP) has been designed to ensure peer workersare prepared for employment with CPFT. The newPEP will start in 2017 with training being deliveredin Recovery College East. The training was firstaccredited in the USA with Recovery Innovations,but is now accredited in the UK with OpenCollege Network (OCN). CPFT was awarded"demonstration" site status with theImplementing Recovery through Organisationalchallenges (ImROC) programme and has assistedmany other organisations in their own peerworker developments. (For more information goto ImROC.org)  

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CPFT website has pages on recovery topics andpeer employment information. (For moreinformation go to cpft.nhs.uk/patients/peer-support) 

If you have any concerns about any of CPFT'sservices or would like more information, pleasecontact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service(PALS) on freephone 0800 376 0775 or e-mailpals@cpft.nhs.uk 

Out-of-hours service for CPFT mental healthOut-of-hours service for CPFT mental healthOut-of-hours service for CPFT mental healthOut-of-hours service for CPFT mental healthservice usersservice usersservice usersservice usersContact Lifeline on 0808 808 2121, 7pm-11pm,365 days a year

How does the Peer Education Programme work?How does the Peer Education Programme work?How does the Peer Education Programme work?How does the Peer Education Programme work?

The recovery movement has seen the introductionof a new role, that of a peer worker. New tomental health, but not new to other health fields,the role of the peer is to increase hope andengagement by the power of "having beenthere". Hope is the central belief required forpeople who face significant mental healthchallenges and forms an important part insupporting people's transitioninto recovery. People with lived experience whowant to become peer workers must first gothrough a training programme before theycan apply for a post within the organisation. 

What is recovery?What is recovery?What is recovery?What is recovery?

Recovery means different things to differentpeople, but in mental health the term "recovery"is about building a meaningful and satisfying lifein the presence or absence of symptoms orchallenges. Recovery is a movement away fromdiagnosis, illness and symptoms, to health,strengths and wellness. These simple concepts area radical challenge to existing mental healthservice provision and to the wider society ingeneral.

The notion of recovery holds within it complexconcepts. People do not recover in isolation, butare connected through social inclusion - ie(employment, housing, community connectionsand involvement), empowerment and self-awareness. These ideas can be challenging toservice providers, carers, families, friends and thewider society.  

What is a peer worker?What is a peer worker?What is a peer worker?What is a peer worker?

Peer workers are recruited because of theirlived experience and their passion to supportother individuals in their recovery journey.

They attend a challenging educational trainingprogramme and have to successfully complete allaspects of this prior to graduating. They are theninterviewed for posts within CPFT, as and whenthey become availabile. Jobs are not guaranteedand peer workers must go through the sameCPFT application and interview process as anyother applicant. Peer workers use a recovery andcoaching approach when working with others.

"The training took us on amassive journey of selfdiscovery and gave us anappreciation for ourstrengths".

Who can apply for the training?Who can apply for the training?Who can apply for the training?Who can apply for the training?

To be eligible for the PEP training, people need tohave had significant mental health challenges,usually via accessing secondary mental healthservices and have a good understanding of theirown recovery journey. They must be comfortablesharing their lived experience with others.

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The training comprises of modules taught one daya week over 12 weeks. The training includes roleplays, work experience days, homework, areflective diary, assignments. It ends with agraduation celebration.

Topics covered include what is peersupport, recovery language, self-esteem,assertiveness, communication, telling personalstories, managing boundaries, conflict resolution,spirituality and diversity and dealing with trauma.

Applicants must:

• Be dedicated to promoting recoveryopportunities in the lives of peers

• Be able to utilise their own lived experience ofrecovery to inspire recovery in the lives ofothers

• Have a good level of secondary education toGCSE/Diploma level or evidence of equivalent

• Complete a wellness tool - ie, WellnessRecovery Action Plan (WRAP) or (Whole LifePlan) and training application form

• Attend an Essential Information Session • Be committed to actively participating in the

training• Want to work as a peer worker within CPFT

after the training