Peer Support Program Implementation

Our partnership creates infographics and magazine articles to highlight our research on the implementation of peer support programs. These resources include information on:

  1. Current implementation of peer support programs in community and rehabilitation settings
  2. Recommendations for individuals and organizations to implement peer support programs

Outreach

Articles

Moelle Epinière et Motricité’s ParaQuad Magazine


Orbitexercise.com

"The Power Of Peers: Should People Cope With Disabilities Alone?" by Zhiyang (George) Shi


Relevant citations

  • Sweet, S.N., Hennig, L., Pastore, O.L. et al. Understanding peer mentorship programs delivered by Canadian SCI community-based organizations: perspectives on mentors and organizational considerations. Spinal Cord 59, 1285–1293 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-021-00721-6
  • Shaw, R. B., Sweet, S. N., McBride, C. B., Adair, W. K., & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2019). Operationalizing the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to evaluate the collective impact of autonomous community programs that promote health and well-being. BMC public health19(1), 803. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7131-4
  • Shi Z, Comeau J, Bloom GA, Gainforth H, Thomas A and Sweet SN (2023) Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center. Front. Rehabil. Sci. 4:1296505. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1296505
  • Sweet, S. N., Noreau, L., Leblond, J., & Martin Ginis, K. A. (2016). Peer support need fulfillment among adults with spinal cord injury: relationships with participation, life satisfaction and individual characteristics. Disability and Rehabilitation, 38(6), 558-565.
  • Chemtob, K., Caron, J. G., Fortier, M. S., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., Zelaya, W., & Sweet, S. N. (2018). Exploring the peer mentorship experiences of adults with spinal cord injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 63(4), 542
  • Sweet, S.N., Michalovic, E., Latimer-Cheung, A.E., Fortier, M., Noreau, L., Zelaya, W., Martin Ginis, K.A. (2018). Spinal cord injury peer mentorship: Applying self-determination theory to explain quality of life and participation outcomes. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99, 468-476. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.08.487
  • Rocchi, M., Zeleya, W., & Sweet, S. N. (2018). Peer mentorship for adults with spinal cord injury: a static group comparison between mentees and non-mentees' reported coping strategies. Spinal Cord, 56, 1102-1109.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Canada Research Chairs Program


This research was undertaken thanks to funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Canada Research Chairs Program.

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