Project period: 2024.07-2026.06
Project workers from KBT Vocational College: Preben Hegland, Karl Johan Johansen and Yvonne Vornes
Partner organizations:
- NSPH (Sweden)
- Hlutverkasetur (Iceland)
- Mental Health Perspectives (Litauania)
- The Peer Partnership association (Denmark)
- The Estonian Chamber of Peer Support Counselling (Estonia)
Nordic-Baltic Network with Support from Nordplus
In recent years, KBT Vocational College and several partner organizations have worked to establish a Nordic-Baltic network focused on the education and training of peer support workers. Over multiple phases, Nordplus has supported the development of such a network, which has gradually evolved. The Nordplus network has accelerated the development of training opportunities for peer support workers in several countries. We are now engaged in a new project aimed at creating a network for those involved in the education and training of peer support workers across the Nordic and Baltic countries.
Project goals
Participant level:
- Create new training/educational materials for peer support workers
- To share Insight in strategies to develop training and labour market for peer support workers
- Further develop a network for this field
- Partners using their specific knowledge and expertise to help other partners with issues like research on Peer Support, and improving Peer Support Workers education/training
Organization level:
- Common understandings of topics from education/training
- Common understandings of guidelines for Peer Support Workers
- Employment and Peer Support Workers
- Working tasks and roles in the system
Sector level:
- Expanding the understanding and possibilities for Peer Support in education and health services from Nordic and Baltic perspective
- Overview of how far have each country has come and how it can be improved
Parts of this text was translated from Norwegian with help from an AI-tool