The Supporting Process (Core Competencies: 1.4; 1.10; 2.6; 2.7; 3.4; 3.5; 3.6; 4.2; 4.4; 4.10; 4.16) The supporting process rests upon a foundation of connecting and exploring. Powerful support is provided peer-to-peer to address a range of concerns and challenges that a peer could present. There are professional boundaries and ethics that guide the certified peer specialist practice of peer support.
Using OARS skills is a powerful form of support. Consider OARS application: • As a starting point in the supporting process, it may be useful to draw out the peer’s own understanding, definition, and notions of what “support” means. Ask open questions to draw out the peer’s ideas. For example: o What does support mean to you? o What supports have you found useful in the past? o What has not been useful? o How can I support you?
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