PEER EDUCATION
The SLP provides a range of peer led support programmes which include peer education, mentoring and mediation. We can come out to your school college or youth and community group to talk about the different setting up peer education project.
Peer Education
A peer educator is someone who wants to learn about a topic and shares this information with other young people
Young people may not want to listen to parents, carers or teachers but would prefer to listen to another young person
You do not need a qualification to become a peer educator however you will receive training
A peer educator is someone who wants to learn and develop new skills
Specialist training is provided by the SLP or one of its partners agencies so that young people can deliver confidently on a range of topics. To date these have included: - smoking, alcohol, drugs, sexual health or bullying to name just a few.
Peer Mentoring
The peer mentoring scheme is aimed at training young people aged 18 to 24 to undertake a specialist programme of work so that they can be matched with and support an individual who may have a range of complex problems. Some but not all these young people may be offending or at risk of offending. Many have family problems, are underachieving at school or maybe not attending any formal education or training programmes.
Several our mentors have themselves benefited from the service as a young person and have returned to help and support someone who may have found themselves in similar circumstances.
Peer Mediation
This is a much-specialised area of work and as such we do not so this in isolation. We draw on the expertise of those involved in this area of work. Young people must be chosen carefully and undergo very sensitive training to act as mediators. In many circumstances they are working with victims of bullying and the bully. We have been successful in supporting several young people who are dealing with a range of conflicts in the lives.
Peer Mediation forms a part of a focused service being delivered in the townby Luton Mediation.
Our training is delivered by a range of staff with expertise in these fields. In the first instance you should email: info@theslp.couk with your request.
This will then be directed to the appropriate staff member who will contact you to plan and deliver the training to meet your needs