title: Peer Support Providers' Role Experiences on Interprofessional Mental Health Care Teams: A Qualitative Study.
abstract: This study explores how peer support providers' roles are defined and integrated in inter-professional mental health care teams, and how these providers relate to other practitioners and clients. Interviews were conducted with peer support providers in two different formal models of peer support employment. Qualitative data analysis was undertaken. The findings indicate that: peer support providers experience ambiguity and that some ambiguity may offer benefits; peer support providers enhance team acceptance of their role through several means and strategies; setting boundaries with clients is a delicate issue that requires several considerations that we discuss.
authors.affiliation: Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, 55 Laurier Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Sasad099@uottawa.ca.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asad
authors.affiliation: Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, 55 Laurier Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Samia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chreim
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010379:Peer Group; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Boundaries with clients; Inter-professional teams; Peer support; Role