The Peer Partnership Forum
The Peer Coordinator Forum is a space for professionals working on, or considering implementing, peer support programs in their organisation. The forum is an opportunity for these stakeholders to be updated on news in peer mentoring in their area, share best practice, and be aware of what opportunities exist for the development of peer mentoring and partnership working.
The Peer Partnership Forum will take place quarterly, and will include:
- Check in with attendees – an opportunity for attendees to talk about what they are doing in peer support
- Highlighted service – an opportunity for one of the attending services to talk about their project in detail, and get feedback from the group
- Guest speakers – providing talks on issues relevant to providing peer support
- Best practice – updates on appropriate developments within peer support
For upcoming and past events, please see below.
If you would like to join The Peer Partnership Forum, please email info@peerpartnership.org
Upcoming Events
September 2023 Forum – Tuesday, 12th September 2022 – 9:30-11:30
Register for your place here: Eventbrite Registration
The Peer Partnership Coordinators Forum is for organisations who are involved in delivering or considering peer support and/or service-user involvement, in Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire.
It is an opportunity to meet with others running peer support services, hear updates relevant to peer support, share best practice and see what information and resources may be available to help us in our roles.
The forum meets four times a year and offers opportunities for you to network, highlight the important work you are doing, as well as a chance to learn from each other. We also hope by having this forum we will contribute to the overall promotion and spread of peer support and service-user involvement locally across the VCSE sector.
Agenda
9:30-9:50 – Introductions and Check in
A chance for attendees to get to know other participants and what is happening in their peer support programs.
9:50-10:25 – Spotlighted Service – TBC
An opportunity to hear from an attending organisation about their program and discuss an issue they are facing to share knowledge and experience in how to manage obstacles and barriers to providing effective peer support.
10:30-10:40 – Break
10:40-11:10 – Best Practice – Training Opportunities for Peer Workers and Professionals
The Peer Partnership is launching a new training catalogue with multiple opportunities for training for both peer workers and staff involved in the management of peer workers including:
- Core Skills for Peer Workers
- How to Design a Peer Support Service
- Boundaries in the VCSE Workplace
- Recognising and Responding to Challenging Behaviour
- Group Dynamics and Facilitation
- How to Engage and Maintain Lived-Experience Voices in Your Services
The Peer Partnership would also like to hear from the forum about areas of training that they feel may be missing in supporting safe, effective and sustainable peer support in Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos.
11:15-11:30 – Discussion
What would help the peer support sector to thrive? Attendees will discuss what help peer support services might need to provide high quality peer programs.
We hope to see you there!
Register for your place here: Eventbrite Registration
Previous Events
eptember 2022 Forum – Tuesday, 20th September 2022 – 9:30-11:30
Register for your place here: Eventbrite Registration
The Peer Partnership Coordinators Forum is for organisations who are involved in delivering or considering peer support and/or service-user involvement, in Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire.
It is an opportunity to meet with others running peer support services, hear updates relevant to peer support, share best practice and see what information and resources may be available to help us in our roles.
The forum meets four times a year and offers opportunities for you to network, highlight the important work you are doing, as well as a chance to learn from each other. We also hope by having this forum we will contribute to the overall promotion and spread of peer support and service-user involvement locally across the VCSE sector.
Agenda
9:30-9:50 – Introductions and Check in
A chance for attendees to get to know other participants and what is happening in their peer support programs.
9:50-10:25 – Spotlighted Service – Peer Support for Parents and Carers with Additional Needs – Lisa Straccia – Jigsaw Thornbury
Lisa Straccia, Volunteer and HR manager for JIGSAW Thornbury will discuss the setting up of their befriending scheme which supports parents and carers of children with additional needs. In particular, discussing the issues surrounding safeguarding volunteers and services users and how these considerations changed the setup of JIGSAW’s scheme entirely.
10:25-10:30 – Break
10:30-11:15 – Best Practice – Community Engagement – Clare Daley, VOSCUR
We recognise the importance of engaging with our communities but how do we do this in a meaningful way?
What questions should we ask ourselves and how can we check we are being inclusive and responsive?
Clare Daley from Voscur will facilitate a discussion around this topic and explore how we can make connections and draw on community networks to develop effective and collective social action.
11:15-11:30 – Discussion
What would help the peer support sector to thrive? Attendees will be split into groups to discuss what help peer support services might need to support them in providing services in Bristol, North Somerset & South Glos.
The Peer Coordinators Forum – Tuesday 17th May 2022
About this event
The Peer Partnership Coordinators Forum is for organisations who are delivering or considering implementing peer support and/or service-user involvement, in Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire.
It is an opportunity to meet with others running peer support services, hear updates relevant to peer support, share best practice and see what information and resources may be available to help us in our roles.
The forum meets four times a year and offers opportunities for you to network, highlight the important work you are doing, as well as a chance to learn from each other. We also hope by having this forum we will contribute to the overall promotion and spread of peer support and service-user involvement locally across the VCSE sector.
Agenda
9:30-9:20
Introductions and check in – A chance for attendees to get to know what everyone is doing in their peer support programs.
9:20-9:40
Spotlighted Service – Denise Swain, Coordinator for Sirona’s Type 2 Diabetes Peer Support Service will highlight their program and talk about issues relating to communicating to volunteers about convictions that come up on DBS checks.
9:40-10:10
Best Practice – Janine Starr, Support and Development Officer for VOSCUR will be discussing best practice in the recruitment of volunteers and a discussion between attendees of their current methods.
10:10-10:30
Discussion – What would help the peer support sector to thrive? Attendees will be split into groups to discuss what help peer support services might need to support them in providing services in Bristol, North Somerset & South Glos.
Event: The Peer Partnership Coordinators Forum
Date: Tuesday, 10th August
Time: 10:00-11:30
Location: Zoom
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/161884959271
Agenda:
10:00-10:20 – Introductions and check in:
A chance for attendees to get to know what everyone is doing in their peer support programs.
10:20-10:40 – Highlighted Service:
TBC – If you would like to spot your peer support service to the group, please contact seanhourigan@peerpartnership.org.
10:40-11:10 – Best Practice:
Group peer support – How to effectively plan and mange group peer support sessions.
11:10-11:30 – Open Discussion:
We will open the room to general discussion, including what participants would like to see at future meetings and whether they would like to get involved.
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