The Peer Support Program is integrated into the school curricula and sustained through primary and secondary year groups. It supports positive cultural change within schools by incorporating a range of strategies developed through collaboration with members of the whole school community for the specific needs of the school.
Peer Support Australia provides:
- Training and professional development for teachers and parents
- Student leadership training and resources
- Peer led, skills based, experiential learning modules focusing on orientation, relationships, optimism, resilience, anti-bullying and values
- Consultancy to assist schools in raising awareness of the program and planning for implementation
Benefits of The Program
- Provides students with a supportive learning environment in which to develop the skills, understandings, attitudes and strategies to improve mental wellbeing
- Develops key skills in resilience, assertiveness, decision making, problem solving and leadership
- Empowers young people to support each other and contribute positively to society
Structure of The Program
- Develops leadership skills through a 2 day leadership training program
- In primary schools trained Peer Leaders work with multi age groups of 8-10 younger students
- In secondary schools, trained Peer Leaders work with groups of 8-10 younger students from the entry year group