Peer Support Program Implementation

Magazine and Online Article 

Moelle Epinière et Motricité’s ParaQuad Magazine

• "Les programmes d'accompagnement par les pairs destinés aux personnes lésées médullaires à travers le canada" by Robert Shaw and Shane Sweet.
• Utiliser la télésanté pour améliorer la motivation, l'activité physique et la qualité de vie chez les adultes souffrant d'une lésion de la moelle épinière. by Meredith Rocchi and Shane Sweet.
• "Les conseillers en intégration sociale et conseillers pairs bénévoles de MÉMO-QC : Promouvoir des stratégies d’adaptation positives" by Meredith Rocchi and Shane Sweet.
• "Ils sont là pour vous! Améliorer vos conditions de vie grâce aux conseillers en intégration et aux conseillers pairs bénévoles de MÉMO-QC" by Shane Sweet.

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

Relevant Citations

• Shi, Z., Gainforth, H. L., Thomas, A., Bloom, G. A., & Sweet, S. N. (2025). Barriers and facilitators to implementing peer mentorship programs for individuals with spinal cord injury into rehabilitation hospitals: a multiple case study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 47(20), 5250–5259. https://doi-org.proxy3.library.mcgill.ca/10.1080/09638288.2025.2471569
• 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 health, 19(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.