indiverso intras good practice presentation: project peer to peer (p2p) nijmegen – february 2015
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INDIVERSO
INTRAS GOOD PRACTICE PRESENTATION:
PROJECT PEER TO PEER (P2P)
NIJMEGEN – FEBRUARY 2015
PEER TO PEER: A ROUTE TO RECOVERY OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH PEER
SUPPORT TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT
The project funded by the Long Life Learning programme Leonardo da
Vinci
Duration: 24 months (October 2013 – September 2015)
Consortium: 9 partners Fundación INTRAS (Spain)Scottish Recovery Network (UK)Centro Studi e Formazione Villa Montesca (Italy) Escuela Andaluza de salud publica (Spain)Pro mente Oberösterrich (Austria)Mental Health Center (Bulgaria)Stichting Gek op Werk (Netherland)Liga Romana pentru Sanatate Mintala (Rumania)Scottish Qualifications Authority (UK)
http://p2p.intras.es/index.php/es/
Peer2Peer is a vocational training programme that includes:
o learning course o springboard for employment
It is addressed to People With Mental Illness (PWMI)
Aiming to train and empower them to become personal coaches of other people suffering from mental health problems.
It will provide PWMI with the necessary skills to be employed as "peer support workers“ (a person supporting other in his/her recovery process, which supports him/her in achieving his/her goals and desires)
What is Peer2Peer?
TARGET GROUP
154 people (PWMI)
78 men and 76 women
Most of the participants are between 30 and 50 years old
Educative level
59 persons have a High School diploma
57 basic level of education
38 University degree or more
What they do
65 attend a social health care service
52 vocational training centre
26 of them are working
5 are studying.
TARGET GROUPNeeds
hope
being listened
counting on supports carrying out satisfying tasks
What helps to overcome difficulties?
occupational activities
sport activity
positive attitude
the will to overcome difficulties
What makes things difficult?
loneliness, stigma
discrimination,
difficulties to have
social relationships
the lack of will
the abuse of alcohol and
drugs, the medication, symptoms of
the illness
Economic and familiy
difficulties. Unemploymennt
Low income
Workshops
• Practical and theorical workshops.
• Adressed to PWMI
• Participative methodology (psychodrama, role playing, etc.)
• Materials created with the collaboration of PWMI
• Preselection of participants through interviews
• Certification of 50 training hours.
Workshops – Main ResultsParticipant’s feedback
Most enjoyable Role playing exercises Video therapy chance to talk and participate and get
to know their colleagues.
Benefits Understanding of peer support Better understanding about their own recovery process They felt more confident They learnt how to communicate and share experiences to support other
people. They can organise and develop better their ideas and knowledge. Starting to see their own potential to help others and also how this helps
themselves in their recovery.
Most challenging• The portfolio• To talk about themselves• Overcome the lack of confidence