Peer work Quiz

What are the values of intentional peer support?

• Mutuality, Connection, Worldview, Moving Towards

• Sharing, Empathy, Hope, Posibility

• Learning together, Togetherness, Helping, Trauma-informed

• Responsibility, Kindness, Co-creation, Learning

What supervision do peer workers have at CYMHS?

• Supervisionwith a clinical team leader, supervision with youth programs manager, LE supervision

• Team supervision, individual supervisison

• Group supervision, individual LE supervision, group co-reflection, youth program supervision, team supervision

• Co-reflection, team supervision, Individual supervision

Are peer workers friends with their clients

• Yes, they are friends, as well as having a professional relationship. This supports connection

• No, they are not friends as the relationship exists in a professional context

• Sometimes, it depends on the situation
• It's a professional relationship, not a friendship. While it often looks like friendship, it is very boundaried.

Can a YP/family member talk to a peer worker even if they receive clinical support?

• Yes

• No, that confuses "the work" too much

• Sometimes, if the service-user doesn't really engage with a clinician

• Yes but only if they have family/ group clinical engagement

When is the best time to engage a peer worker/ specialist with the service-user?

• When you are trying to get the service-user engaged in the service

• When the young people or family are feeling settled

• As early as possible

• In a crisis

Do peer workers perform risk assessments?

• Yes, it is necessary to ensure young people and families safety

• Yes, but rarely

• No, peer workers are not qualified in this area and it is not within the scope of the role

• Peer workers can do risk assessments but it doesn't comply with regulations

Is it necessary that you have accessed CYMHS/CAMHS service in your lived experience to be able to work at one?

• Yes, it is necessary to have accessed CYMHS/CAMHS service in your lived experience to be able to work at one
• No, it is not necessary

Do peer workers/specialists need training/qualifications to do our role?

• Yes, but training is often done on the job

• Yes, peer workers have a minimum of a Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work

• No, peer workers recieve no training as that would be less genuine in the work

• No, lived-experience is the only qualifying factor

Can a Family Peer Specialist work with the family, at the same time as a youth peer worker?

• Yes, a Family Peer Specialist can work with the family, at the same time as a youth peer worker
• No, the privacy of family members and young people are at risk if they work with the same family

• Yes, but Family Peer Specialists can't work in the same session with youth peer workers

• A Family Peer Specialist and a youth peer worker cannot work with the same family

What is one thing you learnt today?