Navigating transitions into, through, and beyond peer worker roles: Insider insights from the Supporting Harm Reduction through Peer Support (SHARPS) study

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dc.contributor.authorDumbrell, Josh
dc.contributor.authorCarver, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorPauly, Bernie
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Wez
dc.contributor.authorRoy, Michael
dc.contributor.authorParkes, Tessa
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-18T16:02:05Z
dc.date.available2025-03-18T16:02:05Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractPeer workers are individuals who draw on their personal experiences in a professional capacity to support clients. Existing research on the role of peer workers in mental health, homelessness, and substance use services has primarily focused on their impact on client outcomes. This paper describes the development of peer workers as they transition into, through, and beyond this role. Utilising data from the Supporting Harm Reduction through Peer Support (SHARPS) study, where Peer Navigators supported people experiencing homelessness and substance use challenges, this paper explores the sense-making involved in an intensive peer support worker role, adaptation to organisational culture, and engagement with opportunities for professional advancement.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded in whole by the National Institute for Health Research, grant number HTA 16/153/14. For the purposes of open access, the authors have applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.
dc.identifier.citationDumbrell, J., Carver, H., Foster, R., Pauly, B., Steele, W., Roy, M., & Parkes, T. (2024). Navigating transitions into, through, and beyond peer worker roles: Insider insights from the Supporting Harm Reduction through Peer Support (SHARPS) study. Harm Reduction Journal, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01109-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01109-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/21659
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHarm Reduction Journal
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
dc.subjectcomplex needs
dc.subjectexperiential workers
dc.subjectharm reduction
dc.subjecthomelessness
dc.subjectpeer workers
dc.subjectpsychologically informed environments
dc.subjectqualitative
dc.subjectsubstance use
dc.subjectworkers with lived and living experience
dc.titleNavigating transitions into, through, and beyond peer worker roles: Insider insights from the Supporting Harm Reduction through Peer Support (SHARPS) study
dc.typeArticle

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