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A day in the life of a peer support worker: a visit

Emma Watson (Peer support worker, based at Nottingham NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK)

Mental Health and Social Inclusion

ISSN: 2042-8308

Article publication date: 6 May 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into a day in the life of a peer support worker (PSW).

Design/methodology/approach

Narrative account of a visit written from the perspective of a PSW.

Findings

Reflective account, no findings presented.

Originality/value

An original viewpoint from the perspective of a PSW in a one-to-one setting, very little has previously been published using this approach.

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Citation

Watson, E. (2014), "A day in the life of a peer support worker: a visit", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 18 No. 2, pp. 59-60. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-05-2014-0015

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2014, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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