Academy /
Peer Support is amazing: Not just for the people who receive support, but also for their mentors. Cutting-edge research suggests that acting as a Peer Support mentor is actually the key to keeping those mentors on the road to recovery themselves.
If you’re looking to empower or upskill yourself, becoming a Peer Supporter or an accredited Expert by Experience might be for you.
An Expert by Experience (EbE) is someone who has personal experience with a particular situation, condition, or challenge and thus has gained unique insights and understanding from that lived experience.
Experts by Experience are used in healthcare, social care and the mental health sector. At StoriBoard we apply this concept across all contexts.
The value of EbEs lies in their ability to provide a different viewpoint from professionals, which can lead to a more holistic, empathetic, and effective care and service. Their contributions are rooted in real-world experiences.
Other Platforms
- Accredited
- Prices vary
- A hierarchical relationship
- Not based on lived experience
- Mental health focused
- Relationship based on a professional-client nature
StoriBoard
- Accredited
- Affordable
- An equal, peer relationship
- Understands your lived experience
- Holistic approach
- Relationship based on mutual understanding & shared experience
Unique Framework /
Our 'Chair' Peer Support Framework Holds You In Sustained Emotional Wellness 🥰 🪑
We believe that to be effective, Peer Support needs 4 key attributes: think of these like the legs of a chair. If Peer Support is missing even 1 of these 4 “legs”, then it may not be effective.
With trained Experts by Experience and access to Level 1 and Level 3 Accredited Peer Supporter Courses, we promise to provide the highest quality Peer Support out there.
Our Framework was developed in line with the NHS HEE Competence Framework for Peer Support Workers & evidence-based lived experience research from across the world.
1
boundaries and Safeguaring
users’ safety – we promote
trust and openness with the
reassurance that we’ve got your back.
3
Live Group Meetings
meet-ups within communities of
peers, which stregthen the bonds
and resilinece required for long-
term- recovery.
2
Inclusivity
We encourage a sense of
belonging across all members
of our community – no matter who
you are or what your life experience is.
4
Personalised 1-to1 Guidance
We champion trailored 1-to1
support, acknowledgeing individual’s
unique needs and varied journeys.
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