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Establishing a Peer Education Program

Peer education is a teaching or co-teaching relationship between equals. Learn about different types of programs, advantages, and useful circumstances for implementing a peer education program. Get guidance on planning and setting up a successful program.

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Establishing a Peer Education Program

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  1. Establishing a Peer Education Program

  2. What is peer education? Peer education is a teaching or co-teaching relationship between people who are in some way equals.

  3. Some different types of peer education programs • Formal education programs. • Outreach programs. • Workshops. • On-demand or by-request peer education. • Situation-specific peer education.

  4. Advantages of a peer education program: • Low resource costs. • The potential of a high degree of contact. • Growth for both educator and learner.

  5. Useful circumstances for a peer education program • Where other programs are not possible. • Where peers are more likely to be listened. • Where you need to reach a large number of people in the community in a relatively short time. • Where you are starting a process that is meant to be self-maintaining. • Where the "peer" is the most important part of the program.

  6. Planning and setting up a peer education program

  7. Planning the program Deal with: • General rules • Initial questions • Program structure

  8. Setting up a program Deal with: • Recruitment of peer educators and learners. • Peer educator orientation and training. • Peer educator supervision and support. • Personnel policies for peer educators and learners. • Program evaluation and refinement.

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