Clinical Peer Support Ally Training
Building Collaborative and Caring Relationships
This comprehensive worksheet guides you through developing the five core competencies essential for fostering collaborative and caring relationships with peers. As someone with lived experience, you bring unique insights and hope to those navigating their recovery journey.
Competency 1: Initiating Contact with Peers
Proactively reaching out and establishing supportive relationships
Total Score: 24/40
Competency 2: Active Listening
Attention to both content and emotion
Total Score: 30/50
Competency 3: Engaging Across the Recovery Continuum
Meeting peers wherever they are on their journey
Working with denial/resistance - your approach:
Sitting with ambivalence - your approach:
Planning without taking over - your approach:
Supporting without rescuing - your approach:
Keeping engagement fresh - your approach:
Responding without judgment - your approach:
Competency 4: Genuine Acceptance & Respect
Unconditional positive regard in action
Competency 5: Understanding Peers' Experiences
Bridging through lived experience with humility
Your response:
Your response:
Personal Development Plan
Your growth roadmap
Commitment Statement
I commit to developing these five core competencies to provide the highest quality peer support possible. I understand this is an ongoing journey of growth, self-reflection, and learning.