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TPAPN Peer Support Partners are nurse volunteers that provide peer support to nurses participating in TPAPN. Peer Support Partners are an integral part of TPAPN, TPAPN’s recovery support services, and TPAPN participants’ recovery. Peer Support Partners
may also serve as educational resources to employers and schools of nursing. Above all, they lend a listening ear, understanding and emotional support.
Lived experience with substance use and or mental health conditions is not necessary to become a Peer Support Partner, you bring shared experiences simply by virtue of being a nurse.
Peer Support Partner Trainings are held regularly and are available via virtual live courses and on demand. For more information on how to get started check out the Peer Support Partner checklist under the Training resources tab below and or click the
link below to apply.
Peer support services are based on common life experiences. In TPAPN, peer support partners do not have to have lived experience with substance use or mental health conditions. Rather they are peers by virtue of being registered nurses.
SAMSHA describes how peer support facilitates a significant role in recovery and treatment success. It can reduce re-hospitalization and health
care costs. It also helps to create a sense of inclusiveness and belonging within the community. Participants who have peer support develop self-efficacy and can better sustain recovery.
PSPs use peer support methods that are person centered, encourage autonomy, respect diversity, are non-judgmental and inspire hope.
Through regular, supportive, communication, TPAPN social peer support works on four facets:
Peer Support Partner handbook (2025)
Peer Support Partner checklist
Thank you for your interest in being a Peer Support Partner. This checklist is intended to help you
navigate the process for getting started as a PSP with TPAPN.
Learn more about peer support:
While TPAPN advocates do not need certification, you may be interested in pursing more structured training:
Ideally, the purpose of being a peer support partner is to facilitate and support the recovery and re-entry of the nurse back into practice. The role of the TPAPN PSP in monitoring should include:
Being a TPAPN PSP should not include:
Peer Support Partners meet or speak with their paired participants on a regular basis that is agreed upon between the PSP and the nurse participant.
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