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Peer support workshops

These sessions are delivered to organisations who have a group of members interested in setting up peer support groups from scratch, or to groups of professionals interested in setting up peer support groups in a health setting.
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Who is it for? 

Workshops are suitable for anyone interested in peer support groups.

Price

Quotes are available on request.

Delivery style

Course material is delivered in person, online, or both.
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Courses

Our courses can be completed in a timeframe that suits you. They are delivered online through engaging visuals, text, and audio. We also have a directory packed with inspirational and practical content that is up to date and supports you on your learning journey.
New courses will be added on a regular basis. Sign up to our newsletter to be kept updated.

Starting Your Own Peer Support Group

Our series of courses are perfect for anyone who wants to set up a peer support group. Choose from:
  • Starting a Peer Support Group
  • Preparing for your Peer Support Group Meeting
  • Launching your Peer Support Group
  • Managing a Peer Support Group
  • Peer Support Group Starter Kit (combines the 4 courses above)
  • Wellbeing for Peer Support Group Leaders
  • Fundraising for Peer Support Groups

The courses are a creative space to organise and build on your ideas. They allow you to journal your plans and even have an audio/video recording function to help you record your thoughts! The courses are reflective and asks questions so that you can seek clarity about what you want to do and what tools you may need to achieve this.
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Our previous learners have said:
'....the Starting a Peer Support Group course helped me order my thoughts and helped me plan for things that I didn’t think of. It was easy to use, and I like how I could save all my work as I went along.'

Who are they for? 

Suitable for anyone interested in peer support groups.

Price

Each course is £10. Our Peer support Starter Kit combines 4 courses (Starting, Preparing, Launching and Managing a group) for only £25.

Delivery style

Content is delivered online and course materials are downloadable.

Consultations

At Self Help UK we have maintained a strong record in innovation and solution-finding. We have devoted our consultancy work to promote, support and enable peer support in different sectors by empowering organisations and professionals to create, develop, and run peer support groups.
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Some of our notable partners include:

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Anglia Ruskin University logo
Nottingham Trent University logo
National Lottery Community Fund logo
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  • Peer support is diverse; one size may not fit all. That is why we ask the relevant questions to get the right product for you or your organisation, locally or nationally, large or small.
  • Our consultancy work also takes us into the domain of effectively managing co-production and co-alliances, and policy development.
Read about our involvement in the NHS and National Voices' Covid project in the National Voices' Long Covid Project: Learning and Reflection Report.

Price

Quotes are available on request.

Delivery style

Consultations can be held remotely or in person.

Get in touch

If you would like to learn more or want to speak to us about our consultancy work, then please contact Shazia Nazir.

Our work

We hold a 40 year-long legacy of peer support development, and now we want to be able to share this exclusive knowledge with you.

We have developed effective, well-informed and quality learning standards that are delivered by our expert instructors, who have years of industry experience.