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    Introduction to Core Competencies for Digital Peer Support: Efforts to Promote Consistency and Standardization of Best Practices

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    Collins-Pisano, Caroline
    Velez Court, Juan
    Johnson, Michael
    Mois, George
    Brooks, Jessica
    Myers, Amanda
    Muralidharan, Anjana
    Storm, Marianne
    Wright, Maggie
    Berger, Nancy
    Kasper, Ann
    Fox, Anthony
    MacDonald, Sandi
    Schultze, Sarah
    Fortuna, Karen
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    Date
    2021-11-04
    Journal
    JMIR Mental Health
    Publisher
    JMIR Publications Inc.
    Type
    Article
    
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    https://doi.org/10.2196/30221
    Abstract
    Background: As digital peer support is quickly expanding across the globe in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, standardization in the training and delivery of digital peer support can advance the professionalism of this field. While telehealth competencies exist for other fields of mental health practice such as social work, psychiatry, and psychology, limited research has been done to develop and promote digital peer support competencies. Objective: The goal of this manuscript is to introduce the co-production of core-competencies which can guide digital peer-support. Peer support specialists were recruited through an international listserv and participated in a 1-hour virtual focus group. Methods: A total of four focus groups were conducted with 59 peer support specialists from 11 states and 3 countries. Results: Analysis was conducted using RADar, and ten themes were identified: (1) protecting the rights of service users; (2) technical knowledge and skill in the practice of digital peer support; (3) available technologies; (4) equity of access; (5) digital communication skills; (6) performance-based training; (7) self-care; (8) monitoring digital peer support and addressing digital crisis; (9) peer support competencies; and (10) health literacy (emerging). The authors present recommendations based on these themes. Conclusions: The introduction of digital peer support core competencies is an initial first step to promote the standardization of best practices in digital peer support. The established competencies can potentially act as a guide for training and skill development to be integrated into state peer support specialist competencies and enhance competencies endorsed by the Substance Abuse for Mental Health Services Administration.
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    digital peer support
    Core competencies
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    10.2196/30221
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