Initial Meeting Checklist (Core Competencies: 1.2; 1.10; 2.5; 2.7; 2.8; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4; 3.5; 3.6; 4.8; 4.9; 4.10; 4.12; 4.15; 4.16; 4.18) The process of peer support begins in the initial meeting. Consider the following tasks within each process. Connecting • Provide a brief introduction of yourself, the certified peer specialist role, and any limitations of service duration. • Make the decision to listen carefully; notice any listening roadblocks. • Ask two to three connecting open questions. Draw out the peer's perspectives and lived experiences. For example: o What is going on in your life that brought us together today? o Tell me about yourself. o What are some important relationships in your life? o What is the coolest thing about you? • Look for strengths and affirm. • Listen carefully and offer many reflective listening statements. Confidentiality discussion: Explore confidentiality in the peer relationship. o What is your understanding of confidentiality? o Identify the limitations of confidentiality. • Summarize the conversation to this point.
Exploring •
Explore support areas of interest.
• Explore peer's expectations of working with a certified peer specialist. • Identify peer's immediate and short-term needs. • What does the certified peer specialist need to support the peer? (certified peer specialist’s boundaries) • How do we build the mutual peer relationship (peer’s boundaries)?
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