Peer Support Training

Peer Support Training is a systematic educational intervention designed to equip individuals with the knowledge, skills, and ethical frameworks necessary to provide effective, empathetic, and boundary-aware support within peer relationships, distinguishing it from general training programs by its focus on mutual, non-hierarchical, lived-experience-informed assistance in contexts such as mental health, education, or social work.

635

Publications

25.8K

Citations

2.5K

Authors

966

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

255

Authors

2.5K

  1. MH
    Michele Heisler

    University of Michigan, United States

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

    11

    h-index

  2. EB
    Edwin B. Fisher

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    11 publications · 616 citations

    10

    h-index

  3. MS
    Mark S. Salzer

    Temple University, United States

    7 publications · 664 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. CD
    Cindy‐Lee Dennis

    University of Toronto, Canada

    6 publications · 673 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. EW
    Emma Watson

    Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 94 citations

    5

    h-index

1–5 of 2.5K

Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 18 publications · 533 citations

    15

    h-index

  2. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

    12 publications · 797 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. Community Mental Health Journal

    9 publications · 524 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. Psychiatric Services

    9 publications · 234 citations

    9

    h-index

  5. 7

    h-index

1–5