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The Peer Support Program

The Peer Support Program is an evidence based, universal mental health promotion program, designed to provide students with a supportive learning environment in which to develop skills, understandings, attitudes and strategies to make healthy life decisions. It is a peer led, skills based, experiential learning program based on older students supporting younger students' transition through physical, emotional and social milestones in an inclusive and supportive environment.

The Peer Support Program comprises Teacher training workshops which skill teachers in implementing the Peer Support Program in their schools. Comprehensive learning materials are supplied to enable student leaders to be trained and to conduct peer led sessions. The learning materials focus on orientation/transition, relationships, optimism, resilience, values and anti-bullying.

The Peer Support Program when implemented in schools consists of leadership training for senior students and peer led sessions. These normally run for a period of a week for 8 sessions. Sessions are facilitated by Peer Leaders with the support of a supervising teacher. Each group consists of 8-10 younger students and 2 Peer Leaders.

Sessions include opportunities to:

• develop positive relationship with others
• engage leaders
• develop skills, understandings and attitudes
• work cooperatively and collaboratively
• reflect on experiences

Key:

Evident in the program/resource

Consistent opportunities for knowledge and skill application beyond classroom lessons

Develops basic knowledge and skills practice

Year: P - 12

Seqenced structure:

SEL Core Competencies
Self awareness	Social awareness	Self management	Responsible decision making	Relationship skills

Links to Essential Learnings
Identity and personal development (SOSE)	Relationships and communicating (HPE)	Self management and resilience (HPE)	Healthy choices (HPE)

Other factors
Evidence of effectiveness	Based on theory	Student assessment	Professional development	Parents program

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