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CPFT My Peer Worker Journey July 2011

CPFT My Peer Worker Journey July 2011. Claudia Price. My journey. Lived Experience How I got to the application stage PET – Peer Employment Training Interview and Post Offers The Role What now?. Lived Experience. Depression in teen years Suicide attempts before 18

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CPFT My Peer Worker Journey July 2011

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  1. CPFT My Peer Worker Journey July 2011 Claudia Price

  2. My journey • Lived Experience • How I got to the application stage • PET – Peer Employment Training • Interview and Post Offers • The Role • What now?

  3. Lived Experience • Depression in teen years • Suicide attempts before 18 • Post natal depression • Abusive relationships • Classic spiral out of control • Loss of self belief and self worth • Changed countries in order to “fix” the problem • Loads of help from Secondary Care – the most amazing Psychologist • Alternative Therapies rather than medication

  4. How I got to the application stage • Advertisement on NHS Jobs – couldn’t believe that what I had spent years hiding was actually required. • Attend Information session – packed room • Application Form & Whole Life Plan – can of worms • Interview – almost talked myself out of it • Offer on Peer Educator Training • Finally getting to use my dark times as a torch to guide those searching for their Recovery Path

  5. The Training Course • More intense than you actually believe • 72 learning hours, mid-term test, final exam • From Day 1 a journey of re-self discovery • Need to be quite far in your own Recovery Journey • I have finally come to accept that I will always be in Recovery • Definition of Recovery from PET is “remembering who you are and using your strengths to become all you were meant to be”

  6. Interview and Post Offers • Learning to use my challenges as a selling point in interview was extremely difficult • Facing the Panel of interviewers • Long wait to Friday evening • Extremely fortunate position of 3 offers • Poor Terrance

  7. The Role • Two Teams - Continuum as mentioned by Sharon earlier • One totally Recovery focused – so effective • One the other end of the spectrum – so challenging • Tact – diplomacy – acceptance; clinical staff • ITE – dignity – safe space; for Peers • The job satisfaction

  8. What Now? • “I need to believe that something extra ordinary is possible” A Beautiful Mind

  9. Further Questions ? Please contact Claudia Price Mob: 07958 48 5553 Claudia.price@cpft.nhs.uk

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