Peer Support Roles and Strategies
You can play an important role as a peer supporter on a research team. Many times that role is to help people like you become involved in the research project. Here we describe some roles you might have as a peer supporter, and strategies you might use in that role. Strategies are specific actions, activities, or tasks you can do in your role to meet a goal. As a peer supporter, you can use different strategies to help peer researchers engage in research. This information is based on research about peer support. Click each role to learn more about the role and the strategies you can use.