A core competency framework for mental health peer supporters of older adults in a Chinese community: cross-culturally informed Delphi study.
BJPsych Bull
; 48(2): 92-99, 2024 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-37309186
ABSTRACT
AIMS AND METHOD:
Non-Western literature on the core competencies of mental health peer supporters remains limited. Therefore, we used a three-round Delphi study with peer supporters, service users (i.e. someone using peer support services) and mental health professionals to develop a core competency framework for peer supporters in the Chinese context.RESULTS:
The final framework included 35 core competencies, the conceptual origins of which were local (14.3%), Western (20%) and both local and Western (65.7%). They were grouped into five categories in ascending peer supporter role specificity (1) self-care and self-development, (2) general work ethics, (3) work with others, (4) work with service users and (5) peer support knowledge. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS A culturally valid mental health peer support competency framework can minimise role confusion and refine training and practice guidelines. In a Chinese context, peer supporters were valued as generic support companions, whereas functions highlighted in the West, such as role modelling, were perceived as less critical.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
1_ASSA2030
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Guideline
Aspects:
Ethics
Language:
En
Journal:
BJPsych Bull
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article