Hmmm, thanks for the advice Stumpy and for the kind words Jodie. Actually I'm slightly concerned I'd be the opposite to your peer mentors Stumpy and not be emotionally involved enough! I know that sounds weird, but because of working as a support worker where nobody knows my connection with services and also my course and on placement, I worry more that I would be too 'removed'. I guess they will cover boundaries etc in the training but at the moment, because I don't really understand exactly what the role entails, I can see myself going into it with 'student nurse' or support worker hat. I've done some STEPPS stuff and seen clients 1-1 as a student nurse and had no issues with boundaries and not getting emotionally involved. I just worry that peer Mentorship will be about balancing the two and it will take some practice to do that!
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