Peer to Peer Support Course
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
Describe what peer-to-peer support is and three unique benefits of offering it to NICU parents.
Describe two different models of providing peer support.
Identify three principles of starting and sustaining a peer support program.
Identify three Potentially Better Practices for providing peer support.
Describe what peer-to-peer support is and three unique benefits of offering it to NICU parents.
- What is peer-to-peer support? (for short,"peer support")
- How does it differ from the support provided by social workers and mental health professionals?
- How does it benefit families?
- What is the research that supports peer support?
Describe two different models of providing peer support.
- What are the different models?
- What are the advantages/disadvantages of each?
Identify three principles of starting and sustaining a peer support program.
- Who will be the champion of the peer support program?
- What services will be offered?
- What do you need to know about the role of peer mentors?
Identify three Potentially Better Practices for providing peer support.
- What is the value of having a paid parent coordinator?
- How can we involve the whole family?
- How can peer support programs collaborate with NICU staff?
*Completing this course will provide the participant with 1 CEU or 1 CME based on licensure
