The objective of this training is to teach skills and best practices to anyone and everyone who would like to better support other members of their community. Upon completion, learners will feel comfortable supporting friends and peers within their communities, encouraging mutual support, and reaching out to those who may need someone to check in on them.
This training may be completed in about 45 minutes. This course was developed by the UNC-CH Peer Support Core for the campus community at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The mission of the UNC-CH Peer Support Core is to promote high quality, diverse, broadly available peer support for students, staff, and faculty that provides a social base for individual, group, and institutional coping with challenges.
Course Objectives - By the end of this module, you will be able to... :
- Define peer support
- Differentiate what a peer supporter IS and IS NOT
- Recognize the variety of ways in which peer support can be provided